Re: PostgreSQL@FOSDEM 2010 - Call for talks

2009/12/3 Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>:
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>
>> We will have a number of 45 minutes slots, and may split one or more
>> into 3 back-to-back 15 minute slots if we receive suitable proposals.
>
> I would like to suggest we reduce the number of talks and have instead
> some more participatory round-table discussions. I think it would be
> better to find out what problems people are facing, what features they
> would be interested in, what's stopping non-users from adopting
> postgres, etc.  I would suggest having a few general topics like
> "security", "replication", "high availability", "change management",
> "postgres upgrades", etc.
>

Not a bad idea. How about scheduling one or two "talk slots" for that,
and then maybe just have visitors tell us beforehand which topics are
interesting? As in not now, but the day before or so?

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