- From: Klaus Miesenberger <Klaus.Miesenberger@jku.at>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:28:30 +0100
- To: "Peter Thiessen" <thiessenp@acm.org>, "Shadi Abou-Zahra" <shadi@w3.org>
- Cc: "Andrea Petz" <Andrea.Petz@jku.at>, "Kerstin Matausch" <kerstin.matausch@ki-i.at>, "Simon Harper" <Simon.Harper@manchester.ac.uk>, "RDWG" <public-wai-rd@w3.org>
- Message-Id: <5098CA2E02000099000F0C6F@gwia1.im.jku.at>
Thanks for all your feedback! We accepted 14 contributions so we are challenged to make it an intense, interesting but also joyful experience for participants! Klaus >>> Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org> 06.11.2012 07:35 >>> I agree with you Peter but also concur with Simon - we need to try different modalities and learn from each symposium. It will need careful planning of the questions and strict moderation but we need some way of handling this amount of papers. I guess this is the downside of a successful call for papers... ;) Best, Shadi On 5.11.2012 23:58, Peter wrote: > Sounds ambitious but ok. > > Keep in mind how few papers the mobile symposium had and we still barely > fit into the allotted time. What's that line again, oh yes, "Challenge > accepted?!" ? :-) > > Cheers > +p > > > On 5 November 2012 21:05, Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>wrote: > >> Hi Klaus, >> >> I support your proposal - we've not done it like this before, it will be >> interesting to see the result, and finally you as chair and editors for >> this should have a degree of autonomy to choose what you feel is best. >> >> Cheers >> >> Si. >> >> PS I check my email at 08:00 and 17:00 GMT. If you require a faster >> response please include the word 'fast' in the subject line. >> >> ======================= >> Simon Harper >> http://simon.harper.name/about/card/ >> >> University of Manchester (UK) >> Web Ergonomics Lab - Information Management Group >> http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk >> >> On 05/11/12 10:46, Klaus Miesenberger wrote: >>> Hi there, >>> >>> I agree that 14 papers is too much for 2 hours and also I agree that a >> second date is difficult. >>> >>> The issues why we were considering to accept 14 papers - besides seeing >> good value in them - was, that we >>> GO AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS. >>> >>> We do NOT intend that each author presents its paper - this would ask >> for going down to 8 - 10 papers for 2 hours or even less. >>> >>> I thaught there is agreement that we run a panel discussion based on the >> questions we prepare and questions from the audience which has read all >> papers in advance. In this sense we thaught it seems to be manageable to >> have three panel discussions on the defined topics. >>> >>> What I do need NOW is a decision on the number of papers to accept: a) >> 14 (as proposed) or b) 11 (as outlined as an option) or c) even less (8). >>> >>> The result of the review for me gives a clear preference to accept 14 >> papers as they do not overlap and provide good materials for a rich >> publicatioin in particular regarding tools for e2r. But this only makes >> sense when we do not base the symposium on paper presentations. >>> >>> The style of questions etc we can discuss in one of our telcos but I >> have to send out notifications today that we do not loose credit. >>> >>> So could I ask if you object against >>> - accepting 14 contributions >>> - running 3 panel discussions without paper presentations >>> >>> Many thanks >>> Klaus >>> >>> >>> a.Univ.Prof.Dr. Klaus Miesenberger >>> University of Linz, Institut Integriert Studieren >>> Altenbergerstrasse 69, A-4040 Linz >>> klaus.miesenberger@jku.at, http://www.integriert-studieren.jku.at/ >>> Tel: +43-732-2468-3751 Fax: ...-23751 >>> International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, >> ICCHP: http://www.icchp.org >>> International Camps on Computers&Communication, ICC: >> http://www.icc-camp.info/ >>> >>> Association for the Advancement for Assistive Technology in Europe, >> AAATE: www.aaate.net >>> eAccess+ The eAccessibility newtork: www.eaccessplus.eu >>> Austrian Computer Society, OCG: www.ocg.at/ >>>>>> Annika Nietzio <an@ftb-volmarstein.de> 05.11.2012 08:16 >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I agree with Christos that 14 papers in 2 hours is a tight schedule. It >>> is also a question of how good the audience will be able to follow the >>> presentation and discussion. A presenter who has only little time might >>> be tempted to speak faster and maybe even read out prepared written >>> notes. That happened at the Web metrics symposium. It was really hard to >>> follow. >>> >>> If we decide to allocate more time, I'd prefer one symposium with 3 hrs >>> instead of two telecons. It will be difficult to find a date in >>> December. Moreover, some opportunities for finding connections and >>> cross-references between the panel are lost. >>> >>> Regarding the additional preparation by the authors: I agree that we >>> shouldn't ask them to prepare more writing. I like the two options: Ask >>> the authors to prepare questions about other paper. And send out a set >>> of questions to all authors in the panel (without specifying who gets to >>> answer which question). >>> >>> By the way, how will the audience ask their questions? I expect that >>> written questions (via email, chat, twitter) will we much more efficient >>> than oral questions. Not only because the technical (sound / mic) >>> problems are avoided but also because chairs can select the most >>> interesting questions. >>> >>> Kind regards >>> Annika >>> >>> >>> On 11/03/2012 07:27 PM, Christos Kouroupetroglou wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Summing up what the main pints... >>>> -We don't want to split in 2 days... (it might be unfair for some >> people) >>>> -We don't want to ask them to write more ... apart from having them >>>> write this will also mean that the audience should read more beforehand >>>> in order to be on track. Having 14 papers it's already enough material >>>> having additional questions might lead to an audience not able to follow >>>> and maybe asking questions already answered in written. >>>> -Presenters should have enough time to discuss their papers... but the >>>> audience should not get tired. >>>> >>>> Doing my math I see that having a slot of 2 hours would mean each >>>> presenter would have about 8 minutes (115/14 = 8,2) but schedule must be >>>> really strict. Given the time for asking questions too... this leaves >>>> about 7 minues for each presenter. If I was a presenter I would feel >>>> really pressed for time. >>>> >>>> Assuming we have 3 hours (180 minutes)... and two 5min breaks in between >>>> panels we are left with 165 minutes which is about 12mins for each >>>> presenter (165/14 = 11,78). Given also the time for asking questions, >>>> this leaves a bit more that 10 minutes for each presenter. This feels >>>> more comfortable and less stressful both for presenters and chairs. And >>>> it also gives enough time for breaks in between panels to clear our >> minds. >>>> >>>> Moreover, having also the starting and ending session taking about 40 >>>> minutes and middle one being bigger (slightly over an hour) is also >>>> easier for audience to follow. It's like have a proper 3 course meal! >>>> Starter, main course and dessert. And that's exactly the actual meaning >>>> of a symposio in greek (a rich and delicious meal accompanied by >>>> discussions and spirits which lead to even more lively discussions). >>>> >>>> So, in my opinion the best solution would be a 3 hours symposio with 3 >>>> panels (as Klaus described them) and short 5 min breaks in between. In >>>> that case... I would also consider the option of sending the presenters >>>> a request to prepare some questions for other presenters (within a >>>> panel) in case the chairs run out of ideas or the audience isn't that >>>> "brave". >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Christos. >>>> >>>> >>>> 2012/11/3 Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org <mailto:shadi@w3.org>> >>>> >>>> Hi Yeliz, >>>> >>>> We discussed that on the last call and there was concern that >>>> authors may get frustrated about being required to write yet more >>>> material, in particular where such a requirement was not made >> clear >>>> from the start. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Shadi >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2.11.2012 21:21, Yeliz Yesilada wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> What about sending the prepared questions to all authors >> before >>>> the panel and asking them to write their answers back to >> the >>>> organisers. These could then be published before the >> symposium >>>> to all attendees. These answers can then be published as >> part of >>>> the note. The symposium will then have three panels >> (actual >>>> panels) as specified below: >>>> >>>> Panel A: Guidelines (25 min) >>>> - each author can take turn and highlight the main >> challenge >>>> that they address with their work. >>>> - open questions >>>> Panel B: Tools (60 min) >>>> - each author can take turn and highlight the main >> challenge >>>> that they address with their work. >>>> - open questions >>>> Panel C: Workflow, Process, Services (30 min) >>>> - each author can take turn and highlight the main >> challenge >>>> that they address with their work. >>>> - open questions >>>> >>>> I think these discussion sessions will be more >> productive. If >>>> some of the authors will not participate in the >> discussions and >>>> some are very talkative, it will then be the chairs who >> will >>>> monitor these and will make sure that each author in each >>>> session will have time to speak. >>>> >>>> I think having a longer session will not work. It is very >>>> difficult to follow an online symposium after sometime. >> It can >>>> get tiring and I think having two symposium will mean >> that the >>>> first one might be more popular and will not be fair to >> the >>>> authors who will present their paper in the second >> symposium. >>>> However, with the proposed format above, each author will >> have >>>> chance to speak (not present their work but mainly >> summarise the >>>> challenge[1] they address) and have good discussion >> around each >>>> theme. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Yeliz. >>>> >>>> [1] Have you seen Tiny Transactions on Computer Science >>>> (TinyToCS) <http://tinytocs.org/>? This is a similar >> idea...You >>>> can ask authors that if they were asked to twit about >> their >>>> paper, how would they twit about the challenge they >> address in >>>> their paper? Short and concise :)) >>>> >>>> On 2 Nov 2012, at 16:19, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Simon, Klaus, >>>> >>>> One of the concerns of doing 2 teleconferences is >> that (a) >>>> the new teleconference time was never >> pre-announced and may >>>> be disadvantaging to the papers being discussed >> during that >>>> teleconference, (b) we have the TC4R symposium >> just two >>>> weeks before, and, (c) it is difficult to get >> people attend >>>> another teleconference shortly before Christmas. >>>> >>>> I think we need to either reduce the accepted >> paper or >>>> allocate more time for the teleconference in a >> format that >>>> does not disadvantage any of the papers (like >> doing a "group >>>> 1" and a "group 2" format). >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Shadi >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2.11.2012 12:16, Simon Harper wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Klaus, >>>> >>>> we did panel sessions with questions for >> the Mobile - >>>> but it was still >>>> took ages... >>>> >>>> Si. >>>> >>>> >>>> PS I check my email at 08:00 and 17:00 >> GMT. If you >>>> require a faster response please include >> the word 'fast' >>>> in the subject line. >>>> >>>> ======================= >>>> Simon Harper >>>> http://simon.harper.name/ about/card/ >>>> <http://simon.harper.name/about/card/> >>>> >>>> University of Manchester (UK) >>>> Web Ergonomics Lab - Information >> Management Group >>>> http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk >>>> >>>> On 02/11/2012 11:04, Klaus Miesenberger >> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Good to hear from you Simon - >> hope you are well back! >>>> >>>> >>>> This is also my concern. My >> understanding was that >>>> we do not run a >>>> traditional presentation of >> papers but a discussion >>>> with the panel of >>>> authors. >>>> >>>> Participant har read the papers >> and we do not ask >>>> for presentation. >>>> >>>> >>>> If we ask for presentaitons, I >> would also opt for 2 >>>> symposia (e.g. a >>>> week inbetween. >>>> >>>> >>>> In the last telco my >> understanding was that we >>>> should go away from >>>> presenting papers but making it >> more disussion based. >>>> >>>> >>>> Klaus >>>> >>>> >>>> a.Univ.Prof.Dr. Klaus Miesenberger >>>> University of Linz, Institut >> Integriert Studieren >>>> Altenbergerstrasse 69, A-4040 Linz >>>> klaus.miesenberger@jku.at >>>> <mailto:klaus.miesenberger@jku.at >>> , >>>> http://www.integriert- >> studieren.jku.at/ >>>> < >> http://www.integriert-studieren.jku.at/> >>>> Tel: +43-732-2468-9232<tel:%2B43-732-2468-9232> >>>> Fax: ...-9322 >>>> >>>> International Conference on >> Computers Helping People >>>> with Special >>>> Needs, ICCHP: >> http://www.icchp.org >>>> International Camps on >> Computers&Communication, ICC: >>>> http://www.icc-camp.info/ >>>> Association for the Advancement >> for Assistive >>>> Technology in Europe, >>>> AAATE: www.aaate.net < >> http://www.aaate.net> >>>> <http://www.aaate.net> >>>> eAccess+ The eAccessibility >> newtork: >>>> www.eaccessplus.eu < >> http://www.eaccessplus.eu> >>>> <http://www.eaccessplus.eu> >>>> Austrian Computer Society, OCG: >> www.ocg.at/ >>>> <http://www.ocg.at/> < >> http://www.ocg.at/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Simon >> Harper >>>> < >> simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk >>>> <mailto: >> simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk> > >>>> 2.11.2012 >> 11:13 AM >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Klaus, >>>> >>>> this is really great news - I >> agree wrt 1 and 2 - >>>> my worry is that we >>>> won't be able to run through all >> papers in the time >>>> we have available. I >>>> wonder if it is worth having 2 >> symposiums and 1 note? >>>> >>>> Si. >>>> >>>> >>>> PS I check my email at 08:00 and >> 17:00 GMT. If you >>>> require a faster >>>> response please include the word >> 'fast' in the >>>> subject line. >>>> >>>> ======================= >>>> Simon Harper >>>> http://simon.harper.name/about/card/ >>>> < >> http://simon.harper.name/about/card/> >>>> >>>> University of Manchester (UK) >>>> Web Ergonomics Lab - Information >> Management Group >>>> http://wel.cs.manchester.ac.uk >>>> >>>> On 02/11/2012 08:50, Klaus >> Miesenberger wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear colleagues, >>>> >>>> unfortunatly Sandy blew >> away our telco this week >>>> - I do hope that >>>> Simon and others are not >> affected too much by this. >>>> >>>> Following our timeline we >> have to notify >>>> submitters about >> acceptance >>>> or decline of papers for >> the symposium - that's >>>> what I wanted to >>>> discuss on Wednesday. >>>> >>>> Here is a proposal, >> following a chair meeting we >>>> did in Linz, for both >>>> acceptance and symposium >> structure (numbers >>>> refer to the list >> attached) >>>> >>>> A) Acceptance our of 17 >> submissions >>>> 1) Clear accept for 11 >> papers: 8, 11, 2, 3, 9, >>>> 12, 13, 17, 4, 16, 10 >>>> 2) Tend to accept for 3 >> papers: 6, 5, 15 >>>> 3) Not accept for 3 >> papers: 1, 7, 14 >>>> >>>> Our suggestion is to >> accept 1) and 2) due to the >>>> following reasons: >>>> a) They all provide very >> valuable information on >>>> a new topic; pushing >>>> this field as a new >> research area merits to >>>> include a broad >> perspective >>>> b) It is hard to evaluate >> on basis of short >>>> abstracts. The difference >>>> in quality is not that >> high. >>>> c) And most important: >> Selecting these 14 >>>> papers would support a >> fine >>>> structuring of the >> symposium: >>>> >>>> B) Thematic Grouping of >> 14 papers: >>>> 1) Guidelines and WCAG >> update: 4,9,10 >>>> 2) Tools: 2,(5), (6), 12, >> 13, (15), 17 >>>> 3) Workflow, Process, >> Services: 3, 8, 11, 16 >>>> >>>> C) Programme >>>> INTRODUCTION (5 min) >>>> Panel A: Guidelines (25 >> min) >>>> - prepared >> questions to all panelists (15) >>>> - open questions >> (10) >>>> Panel B: Tools (60 min) >>>> - prepared >> question to all panelists (40) >>>> - open questions >> (20) >>>> Panel C: Workflow, >> Process, Services (30 min) >>>> - prepared >> questions to all panelists (20) >>>> - open questions >> (10) >>>> Follow up discussion for >> interested people >>>> Before sending out >> notifications I wanted to ask >>>> if the group could >>>> basically agree to this >> strucutre. I will inform >>>> all contributors that >>>> the notification will be >> delayed till Monday. >>>> Therefore I would need >>>> feedback till Monday noon >> next week. >>>> >>>> Many thanks >>>> Klaus >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> a.Univ.Prof.Dr. Klaus >> Miesenberger >>>> University of Linz, >> Institut Integriert Studieren >>>> Altenbergerstrasse 69, >> A-4040 Linz >>>> klaus.miesenberger@jku.at >>>> <mailto: >> klaus.miesenberger@jku.at> >>>> <mailto: >> klaus.miesenberger@ jku.at >>>> <mailto: >> klaus.miesenberger@jku.at>>, >>>> >>>> http://www.integriert- >> studieren.jku.at/ >>>> < >> http://www.integriert-studieren.jku.at/> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tel: +43-732-2468-3751<tel:%2B43-732-2468-3751> >>>> Fax: ...-23751 >>>> International Conference >> on Computers Helping >>>> People with Special >>>> Needs, ICCHP: >> http://www.icchp.org >>>> <http://www.icchp.org/> >>>> International Camps on >> Computers&Communication, ICC: >>>> http://www.icc-camp.info/ >>>> Association for the >> Advancement for Assistive >>>> Technology in Europe, >>>> AAATE: www.aaate.net < >> http://www.aaate.net> >>>> <http://www.aaate.net/> >>>> eAccess+ The >> eAccessibility newtork: >>>> www.eaccessplus.eu < >> http://www.eaccessplus.eu> >>>> < >> http://www.eaccessplus.eu/> >>>> Austrian Computer >> Society, OCG: www.ocg.at/ >>>> <http://www.ocg.at/> < >> http://www.ocg.at/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ >>>> <http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/> >>>> Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program >> Office >>>> Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) >>>> Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/ shadi/ >>>> <http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/> >>>> Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office >>>> Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) >>>> Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)
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