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From arpa!encore.com!boykin Tue May 23 09:29:03 0400 1989
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From: Joe Boykin <boykin@encore.com>
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To: bud@next.com, presotto@research.att.com
Subject: Re: paper review update

> I like Joe's suggestions, except with regard to the way we actually
> run panels.  I would prefer to see panels in which we pick
> people and questions in advance (topics that he suggests are fine)
> and ask people to prepare position statments on these questions.
> Ideally, perhaps 2 questions per panel but more like 5 or 10
> minutes to lay out a position.
> 
> My concern is that in a 2-minute comment on a question, one doesn't
> have time to say anything provocative.  The audience then addresses
> questions based more on their general knowledge regarding the speaker
> then on the comments made.  More then 10 minutes turns into short
> talks, which we should obviously avoid.  I would hope that somewhere
> in between we can get people to address the question in enough detail
> to trigger a serious dialog.

I guess it depends on how you view the "panels".  Kens view says that
these are, essentially, a group presentation with some discussion
afterwards.  My view is that the panels are more dialogue and Q&A.

> Is email a workable way to discuss this?  Perhaps some subgroup of us
> with an interest in this should formulate a proposal (conference
> phone call?) and then circulate it for general reaction?  I would be
> happy to participate...

I agree with trying to divide this into a subgroup.  Any (or all) can
get involved, but I'll make bets that some of you don't really care
(or at least don't want to participate).  As for conference calls...
every time I have one it always winds up that half the people can't
hear the other half and its more frustrating than useful.  Let's stick
with email.

I would like to have this resolved ASAP so we can also decide how many
presentors there will be.  It's almost time to send out acceptance/
rejection letters.

On another note... The Campbell paper is being mailed to all of you
today, along with registration and housing request forms.  Some of
you have already returned the registration forms, so you can
ignore the duplication (its not worth my time to make up selective
packets).

jb