Re: [EXTERNAL] emacsconf-discuss Digest, Vol 18, Issue 1

[Amin Bandali]

Hi Blaine,

[ apologies for my super late reply; June turned out a very hectic and
  turbulent month for me, with a rather big and tiresome move, and an
  unwellness that followed it ]

Mooers, Blaine H.M.  (HSC) writes:

> Please keep up the great work with the virtual format! With impeding
> food shortages, civil unrest, runaway inflation, a forever pandemic,
> and inadequately addressed global warming, I am not excited about
> travelling long distances to in-person conferences.
>
> I think that the proposed schedule is difficult to optimize further.
> Nonetheless, thank you for soliciting input.

Thank you indeed for the kind words, and I very much agree; we plan on
holding the conference online this year, and continue having at least
an online component for future years.

> Please do not reduce the length of the conference because that would
> reduce the opportunities for people to share.   The meeting is
> virtual, so participants can check out whenever they like, and they
> can catch on-line later what they missed.

Thank you, noted!

> I thought the chatrooms for each talk last year worked well because
> they ran longer than conventional Q & A sessions, and there was a
> written record of the discussion.

Thanks.  I, too, think the extended Q&A sessions worked really great,
and we had several sessions that continued well past the end time of
their main talk.  I definitely hope we have more of them again this
year as well. :)

> Best regards,
>
> Blaine Mooers

My best,
amin

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