Re: speakers mailing list

On 11/9/09, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
> WWW,
>
> Bruce and I were discussing the need for a "speakers" mailing list.
> Like -jobs, this would be a list for all PostgreSQL public speakers to
> subscribe to, and events who want a speaker to post to.
>
> If this sounds like a good idea, could you create it with me & Bruce as
> admins?
>

I don't think it is a good idea. A sizeable percentage of the speakers
at the 3 conferences in Europe that I've been involved in talk
selection for are unlikely to ever have been subscribed to such a
list. Some of them are barely even paying attention to -announce or
[eu-]general.

Consequently I will not be confining future CFPs to a speakers list as
I don't want to miss good talks because ppl didn't subscribe to the
'club'.

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Dave Page
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