# Table of Contents
- [How do we want to schedule talks?](#schedule)
- [Notes](#legend)
- [Option A: General and development tracks - 15/25 buffers, 60 min lunch, dev starts at 10](#gen-and-dev)
- [Option B: Two afternoon tracks (dev starts at 13:30), 10/20 buffer, 60 min lunch](#two-afternoons)
- [Option C: One afternoon track, 5/10 minute buffers, 60 minute lunch](#one-afternoon)
- [Option D: Remove buffer from non-live talks](#no-irc)
- [Option E: Reduce buffer to non-round numbers (3/7 minutes, like 2021); 10min break 30min lunch](#non-round)
- [Option F: Pack everything in one long day](#long)
# How do we want to schedule talks?
## Notes
- Green: no availability constraints
- Red: invalid because of availability constraint
- Dashed: IRC/pad Q&A, not live
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## Option A: General and development tracks - 15/25 buffers, 60 min lunch, dev starts at 10
- Lots of space for Q&A and hallway conversations
- People can probably find lots of sessions that interest them throughout the day
- Can give some talks extra time if we want
- Need host/streamer(s) for dev track
- ![img](schedule-option-gen-and-dev.svg)
## Option B: Two afternoon tracks (dev starts at 13:30), 10/20 buffer, 60 min lunch
- Some room to breathe, some dev talks still on the main track
- LUNCH: Ends at 13:45 after 13:30
- ![img](schedule-option-two-afternoon-tracks.svg)
## Option C: One afternoon track, 5/10 minute buffers, 60 minute lunch
- Lightens up the schedule a little bit, allows us to test out tracks without committing too much
- Needs a host/streamer for the other track
- ![img](schedule-option-one-afternoon-track.svg)
## Option D: Remove buffer from non-live talks
- Considerations:
- Frees up about 20 minutes on each day, so we might be able to squeeze in two more talks sideways.
- Pretty frenetic
- ![img](schedule-option-only-live-qa.svg)
## Option E: Reduce buffer to non-round numbers (3/7 minutes, like 2021); 10min break 30min lunch
- Schedule looks too precise, sets expectations; timekeeping is more challenging
- Pretty frenetic
- Could probably use shifts for hosts or streamers
- ![img](schedule-option-non-round-buffer.svg)
## Option F: Pack everything in one long day
- Considerations:
- Difficult to accommodate extra talks
- Host/streamer have a very long intense day
- Ideas:
- Split up hosting duties into shifts (volunteers can read the questions)
- Use prerecorded intros and outros
- Split up streaming duties into shifts (volunteers can adjust audio volume, switch to the right BBB room)
- Set up cloud streaming so that streamers can work in shifts
- ![img](schedule-option-one-full-day.svg)