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Subject: Re: AC 2010 Draft Blurb
From: Grant Ingersoll <gsingers@apache.org>
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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:38:49 -0400
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Hoss, I think you are right.  We can send them both blurbs, that way =
they have them.  I notice Sally has put out a Biz. Track CFP already.   =
I'll submit both (with the edits)

-Grant

On Mar 23, 2010, at 2:33 PM, Chris Hostetter wrote:

>=20
> : Riffing off of last years...  Could use a little more meat, IMO, but =
I don't think my brain is on yet.
>=20
> I got the sense from Norin's email that what they're really looking =
for at=20
> this time is a "vision" statement of what we intend/expect the Lucene=20=

> track to be like.  This feels like a good marketing blub to =
entice/impress=20
> perspective attendees, whereas i think what would be ideal for now is =
a=20
> blurb intended to entice/impress the confrence organizers.
>=20
> Perhaps we should focus more on the type of info in your second =
paragraph=20
> -- stressing the type of track we hope to have, and the expected =
audience=20
> (and audience sizes) ?
>=20
> Off the cuff here...
>=20
> ---
> Based on size of hte LUcene community, and the success of the Lucene =
track=20
> at previous confrences, we believes there is sufficient intrest in a=20=

> two-day track of sessions focusing on the broader Lucene Ecosystem=20
> (Solr, Nutch, Tika, Mahout, Lucene-Java, and Lucene ports to other=20
> langauges) ...
>=20
> * Day #1: Focusing on introductory material for beginer and=20
>   novice users of Lucene products.  These types of talks have=20
>   routinely been "standing room only" at previous confrences.
>   (In rooms with 100+ chairs)
>   - High level introduction to the Lucene Ecosystem
>   - Deep dives and demonstrations of the features of various=20
>     Lucene (and related) products: Lucene-Java, Solr, Nutch, Tika,=20
>     (and Mahout?)
>=20
> * Day #2: Focusing on more detailed topics, that will appeal to more=20=

>   experienced Users.  While these types of talks generally attract=20
>   smaller more niche audiences then the introductory talks, they=20
>   generally still well attented.
>   - In depth case studies of using one or more Lucene products
>   - Discussions of advanced techniques for utilizing Lucene=20
>     products to solve novel problems
>   - emonstrations of lesser known features
>=20
>=20
>=20
> -Hoss

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