Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-19 Thread Philip Hands
Richard Hartmann writes: > Could the video volunteer peek into a dedicated question channel during the > qa part? This video volunteer couldn't -- dyslexia means that if I'm IRCing then I'm not doing anything else (so not directing the video or mixing the sound or whatever my job was supposed to

Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-19 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Philip Hands wrote: > This sounds like a job for a new volunteer, unless people think that > i.e. the talk-meister should have enough spare time at that point in a > talk, but then it needs to be made very clear to the volunteers that that > is part of the role.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-19 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 19. September 2014, Richard Hartmann wrote: > Other ideas: > * A good seat in the front with a sign "if you sit here, you're the > IRC volunteer" > * The talk-meister designates an IRC volunteer for each talk. those two. cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This i

Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-19 Thread Nicolas Dandrimont
* Holger Levsen [2014-09-19 11:09:24 +0200]: > Hi, > > On Freitag, 19. September 2014, Richard Hartmann wrote: > > Other ideas: > > * A good seat in the front with a sign "if you sit here, you're the > > IRC volunteer" > > * The talk-meister designates an IRC volunteer for each talk. > > those

Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-19 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Nicolas Dandrimont [2014-09-19 16:05 +0200]: > For a few years (3-4?) CCC has had the "signal angel" role which > is exactly this: sit in front, close to a microphone, read IRC, > and relay questions. At LISA, sponsored attendees had to sign up and submit summaries for 2 or 3 of the s

[Debconf-discuss] Requiring work in exchange of sponsoring? (was: remote participation in DebConf)

2014-09-19 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
On 19 septembre 2014 17:17:45 UTC+02:00, martin f krafft wrote: > we could expect our sponsored attendees > to do one or two of these, right? I'm increasingly worried by suggestions that sponsoring grants should be somehow "paid back" by those getting them, and I think we thould discuss this.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] remote participation in DebConf

2014-09-19 Thread Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 09:29:46AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > Richard Hartmann writes: > > Could the video volunteer peek into a dedicated question channel during the > > qa part? > > This video volunteer couldn't -- dyslexia means that if I'm IRCing then > I'm not doing anything else (so not d

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Requiring work in exchange of sponsoring? (was: remote participation in DebConf)

2014-09-19 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 3:49 AM, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > I think it's Okay to _suggest_ available tasks to sponsored attendees (as > well as to all attendees IMHO), but I don't think it is Okay to _require_ > their accomplishment. Agreed, thanks for bringing this up. I also think that volu

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Requiring work in exchange of sponsoring? (was: remote participation in DebConf)

2014-09-19 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 20. September 2014, Paul Wise wrote: > I also think that volunteering should be suggested (perhaps via a > sign-up board/sheet at front-desk and a mention in the welcome > mail/wiki page) but it should be suggested to *all* attendees, > including those who pay extra to help DebConf