On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 12:00:35PM +0200, Maximiliano Curia wrote: > Hi, > > We are considering introducing a new talk length for DebConf 15: 20' talks. > > These talks would have their own slot (30' slot with a 10' pause between > talks), and at a certain time any concurrent talks would have the same length. > > Personally, I think most talks can fit in this length. Think about TEDs 18' > presentations, and also the currently believed maximum attention span [1]. > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_span > > From my personal point of view, for complex technical topics it's impossible > to cover them in 45' anyway, so it's better to have a talk that provokes > hunger to learn more on a topic, with good pointers for where to find out more > than to have details that you won't remember after the talk. > > We would like to hear your opinion on this idea.
I totally agree with this proposal, just keep 45min slots available for those speakers who prefer it. Regards, -- tiago _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
