[Sigmet-officers] Workshop (Judit)

Sat Aug 20 06:13:20 EDT 2011

Dear Cassidy,

How about the student paper contest submissions? Are these included in the
14? Do we know if these students are going to attend the conference and do
they plan to stay for the workshop day?

Regards,
Judit

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> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:18:47 -0400
> From: Cassidy Sugimoto <cassidysugimoto at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Sigmet-officers] workshop
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> Dear All:
>
> We received 14 submissions for the workshop: 12 presentations and two
> posters. This is not as many as I had hoped for, but I think we have
> some very interesting topics and very intelligent people in the
> roster. I would, however, suggest that we move to a half-day workshop
> rather than a full day workshop. My suggestion would be to do the
> following:
>
> 1) Send all submissions out for review. If we have each person do 4
> reviews, we only need to have 7 reviewers.
> 2) Select the top 9 papers for the workshop.
> 3) Suggest to the bottom 3 papers that they turn their paper into a poster.
> 4) Accept the other 2 posters.
> 5) Move to a half-day schedule:
> 8:30-9:30 gather for breakfast foods, observe posters, and registration
> 9:30-10:30 first session (3 papers)
> 10:30-11:30 second session (3 papers)
> 11:30-11:45 snack break
> 11:45-12:45 third session (3 papers)
> 12:45-1:15 wrap-up discussion
>
> My goal is to shorten the presentation times to focus on discussion
> over presentation. I would like to have 10 minutes for the
> presentation for each, 5 minutes of discussion on just that paper and
> then 15 minutes at the end for general topic discussion in each
> session. This will require skilled moderators.
>
> I would appreciate your thoughts on this as I set up the reviewers.
>
> Best,
> Cassidy
>
>
>
> --
> Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> School of Library and Information Science
> Indiana University Bloomington
> http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:01:52 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Dietmar Wolfram <dwolfram at uwm.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Sigmet-officers] workshop
> To: Cassidy Sugimoto <cassidysugimoto at gmail.com>
> Cc: SIG/MET <sigmet-officers at mail.asis.org>
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> Hi Cassidy,
>
> I think 14 is a reasonable number given the short lead time and that this
> is the first time we are trying this format. If the price for the workshop
> won't change, we could try to extend the time of the workshop to occupy
> essentially the full day. It's a rare opportunity to bring together metrics
> researchers at the conference, so we may wish to take advantage of it. If
> so, would 25 minutes per paper be too long (or 15 minutes per paper with 30
> minutes total for discussion per session)? It would allow more opportunity
> for a detailed presentation and discussion, so the schedule would just
> extend a bit with the addition of lunch and a couple of breaks:
>
> 8:30-9:00 gather for breakfast foods and registration
> 9:00-10:15 first session (3 papers)
> 10:15-10:30 break
> 10:30-11:45 second session (3 papers)
> 11:45-1:00 lunch on your own
> 1:00-2:00 posters (assuming 5)
> 2:00-3:15 third session (3 papers)
> 3:15-3:30 break
> 3:30-4:30 wrap-up discussion
>
> The wrap-up could also integrate discussion of attendees' interests and
> suggestions for future SIG events. At the metrics event in Vancouver, we
> ended the day with a dutch treat dinner (very informal, with interested
> attendees meeting at a designated restaurant about an hour after the
> workshop ended).
>
> However, if SIG officers would prefer a half-day session to allow time for
> attendees to do other things in the afternoon (or get ready to leave town),
> I'm fine with that. As a post-conference event, attendees may be thinking of
> heading back home by Wednesday afternoon.
>
> Dietmar
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cassidy Sugimoto" <cassidysugimoto at gmail.com>
> To: "SIG/MET" <sigmet-officers at mail.asis.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 7:18:47 PM
> Subject: [Sigmet-officers] workshop
>
> Dear All:
>
> We received 14 submissions for the workshop: 12 presentations and two
> posters. This is not as many as I had hoped for, but I think we have
> some very interesting topics and very intelligent people in the
> roster. I would, however, suggest that we move to a half-day workshop
> rather than a full day workshop. My suggestion would be to do the
> following:
>
> 1) Send all submissions out for review. If we have each person do 4
> reviews, we only need to have 7 reviewers.
> 2) Select the top 9 papers for the workshop.
> 3) Suggest to the bottom 3 papers that they turn their paper into a poster.
> 4) Accept the other 2 posters.
> 5) Move to a half-day schedule:
> 8:30-9:30 gather for breakfast foods, observe posters, and registration
> 9:30-10:30 first session (3 papers)
> 10:30-11:30 second session (3 papers)
> 11:30-11:45 snack break
> 11:45-12:45 third session (3 papers)
> 12:45-1:15 wrap-up discussion
>
> My goal is to shorten the presentation times to focus on discussion
> over presentation. I would like to have 10 minutes for the
> presentation for each, 5 minutes of discussion on just that paper and
> then 15 minutes at the end for general topic discussion in each
> session. This will require skilled moderators.
>
> I would appreciate your thoughts on this as I set up the reviewers.
>
> Best,
> Cassidy
>
>
>
> --
> Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> School of Library and Information Science
> Indiana University Bloomington
> http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto
> _______________________________________________
> Sigmet-officers mailing list
> Sigmet-officers at mail.asis.org
> http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigmet-officers
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:20:02 -0400
> From: Cassidy Sugimoto <cassidysugimoto at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sigmet-officers] workshop
> To: Dietmar Wolfram <dwolfram at uwm.edu>
> Cc: SIG/MET <sigmet-officers at mail.asis.org>
> Message-ID:
>        <CAK73nFgVs+7F8yW-AgW72X4vi4sn1jGwAKYEwFYCycXgBfOJFw at mail.gmail.com
> >
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>
> Dear All:
>
> Thank you, Dietmar, for your thoughts on this. Just to clarify a few
> items, the shortened time would reduce the price of the workshop.
> However, I could also see doing a longer time. In this case, we might
> consider accepting all the papers (if they are of sufficient quality).
>
> We could also think of other activities at the workshop: a hands-on
> portion, a tutorial, a keynote speaker, a panel, a debate, etc. if we
> wanted to extend it to the longer time frame. This would also allow
> for informal activities (lunch, dinner, etc.).
>
> My only concern would be in getting a large attendance beyond the
> presenters, since this is the last day of the conference and people
> may be heading home.
>
> However, I am happy to organize it however you all see fit.
>
> Cassidy
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Dietmar Wolfram <dwolfram at uwm.edu> wrote:
> > Hi Cassidy,
> >
> > I think 14 is a reasonable number given the short lead time and that this
> is the first time we are trying this format. If the price for the workshop
> won't change, we could try to extend the time of the workshop to occupy
> essentially the full day. It's a rare opportunity to bring together metrics
> researchers at the conference, so we may wish to take advantage of it. If
> so, would 25 minutes per paper be too long (or 15 minutes per paper with 30
> minutes total for discussion per session)? It would allow more opportunity
> for a detailed presentation and discussion, so the schedule would just
> extend a bit with the addition of lunch and a couple of breaks:
> >
> > 8:30-9:00 gather for breakfast foods and registration
> > 9:00-10:15 first session (3 papers)
> > 10:15-10:30 break
> > 10:30-11:45 second session (3 papers)
> > 11:45-1:00 lunch on your own
> > 1:00-2:00 posters (assuming 5)
> > 2:00-3:15 third session (3 papers)
> > 3:15-3:30 break
> > 3:30-4:30 wrap-up discussion
> >
> > The wrap-up could also integrate discussion of attendees' interests and
> suggestions for future SIG events. At the metrics event in Vancouver, we
> ended the day with a dutch treat dinner (very informal, with interested
> attendees meeting at a designated restaurant about an hour after the
> workshop ended).
> >
> > However, if SIG officers would prefer a half-day session to allow time
> for attendees to do other things in the afternoon (or get ready to leave
> town), I'm fine with that. As a post-conference event, attendees may be
> thinking of heading back home by Wednesday afternoon.
> >
> > Dietmar
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cassidy Sugimoto" <cassidysugimoto at gmail.com>
> > To: "SIG/MET" <sigmet-officers at mail.asis.org>
> > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 7:18:47 PM
> > Subject: [Sigmet-officers] workshop
> >
> > Dear All:
> >
> > We received 14 submissions for the workshop: 12 presentations and two
> > posters. This is not as many as I had hoped for, but I think we have
> > some very interesting topics and very intelligent people in the
> > roster. I would, however, suggest that we move to a half-day workshop
> > rather than a full day workshop. My suggestion would be to do the
> > following:
> >
> > 1) Send all submissions out for review. If we have each person do 4
> > reviews, we only need to have 7 reviewers.
> > 2) Select the top 9 papers for the workshop.
> > 3) Suggest to the bottom 3 papers that they turn their paper into a
> poster.
> > 4) Accept the other 2 posters.
> > 5) Move to a half-day schedule:
> > 8:30-9:30 gather for breakfast foods, observe posters, and registration
> > 9:30-10:30 first session (3 papers)
> > 10:30-11:30 second session (3 papers)
> > 11:30-11:45 snack break
> > 11:45-12:45 third session (3 papers)
> > 12:45-1:15 wrap-up discussion
> >
> > My goal is to shorten the presentation times to focus on discussion
> > over presentation. I would like to have 10 minutes for the
> > presentation for each, 5 minutes of discussion on just that paper and
> > then 15 minutes at the end for general topic discussion in each
> > session. This will require skilled moderators.
> >
> > I would appreciate your thoughts on this as I set up the reviewers.
> >
> > Best,
> > Cassidy
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
> > Assistant Professor
> > School of Library and Information Science
> > Indiana University Bloomington
> > http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sigmet-officers mailing list
> > Sigmet-officers at mail.asis.org
> > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigmet-officers
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> School of Library and Information Science
> Indiana University Bloomington
> http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto
>
>
>
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