From 42b4402ba43b953585faa52f71f4d1c618973392 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:23:01 -0400 Subject: flesh out intro task --- 2023/organizers-notebook.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to '2023/organizers-notebook.md') diff --git a/2023/organizers-notebook.md b/2023/organizers-notebook.md index 08225417..4acd6cb5 100644 --- a/2023/organizers-notebook.md +++ b/2023/organizers-notebook.md @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ These times are in EST (GMT-5). ## Check infrastructure -### WAITING Get access to media.emacsconf.org so that we can set up the upload service +### WAITING Get access to media.emacsconf.org so that we can set up the upload service and the backstage area ### TODO Double-check streaming on res @@ -581,10 +581,49 @@ It kept dropping last year and sachac didn’t have the mental bandwidth to ## Prepare assets -### TODO Generate intro slides +### TODO Generate intro slides and overlays + +We generate intro slides to display in between talks so that people +can find out information about the previous talk and learn about the +next talk. It includes talk titles, speaker names, URLs, and Q&A +methods. The image will also be used for an introduction video if we +can record one before the conference. + +We also generate overlays that show talk information during the talk +itself. + +SVGs don’t support line-wrapping, so it helps to do a quick pass to +make sure all the talks are displayed properly. ### TODO Write 1-2 sentence intros for all the talks +We do a brief introduction before each talk so that people know the +topic of the next talk, the pronunciation of the speaker’s name, the +pronouns to use when referring to them, and the type of Q&A that will +follow. + +The template we used last year was: “In this talk, SPEAKER shares +TITLE OR SUMMARY. Afterwards, PRONOUN will handle questions over Q&A +METHOD.” + +This year, we asked speakers to contribute a short introduction. These +are in conf.org in the private repository. Many of the introductions +are a little longer than the template, but we might be able to handle +that. Some need to be rewritten into third-person (using the speaker’s +name/pronouns instead of I). Some might be a bit of a tongue-twister +and can be rewritten to be easier to say. + +We can store the introduction in the `INTRO_NOTE` property in +conf.org. + +Actually recording the introductions can wait until closer to the +conference because talk titles and Q&A methods can change. We can +verify speaker name pronunciations at that time. + +Decisions to make: + +- Do we want to use honorifics like Dr.? + ### BLOCKED Record intro videos with 1-2 sentence intros for all the talks @@ -599,7 +638,7 @@ It kept dropping last year and sachac didn’t have the mental bandwidth to AM: 9-12 PM EST, PM: 1-5 PM EST (plus a little extra for setup/transition) Saturday Dec 2 2023 - +
@@ -672,7 +711,7 @@ Saturday Dec 2 2023
Sunday Dec 3 2023 - +
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