On 08/18/2013 10:12 PM, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: > Another option: a "science fair" room (like the posters section of an > academic conference) where individuals set up and stand near posters and > demonstrations of their recent work. I went to an "open source science > fair" recently http://opensourcesciencefair.com/events.html and loved > it. This is a nice format. Quieter people can drift around the room > looking and listening without having to speak up. It's like lightning > talks, but simultaneous instead of sequential, and allowing for more ad > hoc conversations.
Yes, I did a demo at Wikisym 2009, which used such a room, and it worked well. It's a more low-key alternative to a full presentation. Matt Flaschen _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
