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+ | * less talks/ | ||
+ | * shorter agenda items, longer breaks after each item: | ||
+ | * no item longer than 45 minutes, **evahr** | ||
+ | * **minimum** 20 minutes of break after **every** agenda item - try to schedule longer (25-30min) breaks if possible. You //need// this as a buffer zone when a talk goes longer than expected, so the audience has at least another 10 minutes of the break left. Ignore this advice, and the next talk //will// suffer. Hard. | ||
+ | * never ever schedule two talks back to back. //It is **VERBOTEN, SCHWEINHUND!**// | ||
+ | * Absolutely do not give in to Mike#1 when he wants additional talks added! ;-) | ||
+ | * move talks to the evenings/ | ||
+ | * easier wrt/ projector | ||
+ | * schedule coding sessions during daytime | ||
+ | * needs no projector | ||
+ | * can take place outside if weather permits | ||
+ | * Entertainment event/ | ||
+ | * should be around dinner (before or after is less relevant, though afterwards is recommended) | ||
+ | * only one event per day | ||
+ | * none on departure day | ||
+ | * an entirely optional one on arrival day | ||
+ | * Lunch vs. Dinner | ||
+ | * go for a short lunch break (20-30 minutes) and a long dinner break (60-90 minutes) | ||
+ | * make sure there is ample time to sit together and discuss things after dinner - // With no computers present! **¡Muy importante!** // | ||
+ | * remember that //birds of a feather flock together// (no, this is **not** about a BoF meeting), so try to match people with similar interests in a way that they share the same | ||
+ | * hotel room, | ||
+ | * hotel floor, | ||
+ | * or at least the same hotel building (This will be especially important for Treuchtlingen, |