[LGM] Update on LGM 2017

[Gregory Pittman]

On 12/29/2016 09:24 AM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
> Hi Dave
> 
> Thanks for the interest in this. Indeed it would be great if we could
> have folks from different regions of Brazil participating in LGM17.
> I'm thinking maybe 1 session w/ perspectives of design in Brazil w/ a
> sign up sheet, something like a Google form
> It is likely, however, these folks will need some advance to arrange
> attending the conference. There could be some who work for public
> education (federal unviersities) and getting permission to leave is a
> very bureaucratic process.
> So if we can confirm the dates of the event and if it would be
> possible to put up a sign up sheet in the site would be cool
> 
> 

Normally there are talks called "Lightning Talks" which are only
assigned after the meeting starts, so this might be one way to
accommodate such talks. They are designed to be brief, but are in
practice somewhat variable in length.

Greg