[eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters] (no subject)

[John Arthorne <John_Arthorne@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have two general questions about preparing
our tutorial:

1) We strongly require some form of
networking for our tutorial to function. Any ideas on how reliable the
wifi will be? We would likely bring our own wireless router so we can create
an adhoc network as a backup strategy. Is there any chance the venue and/or
EF would provide something like that? While global internet access would
be ideal, we can make do with a local server we run ourselves that participants
can access. As an absolute last resort we will probably have a server on
USB sticks so that each user can install and run their own server locally,
but we'd rather avoid the hassle of this setup step if we can avoid it.

2) Snacks/breaks. Will there be any
form of refreshments provided during the 3-hour tutorial block? We will
obviously need to give the participants a bio-break every hour or so, and
we will build this into our tutorial schedule. But, if refreshments are
provided at some point we can time our break(s) to coincide with that.
I should know this but I honestly can't remember what we had in previous
years, apart from continental breakfast beforehand. As a tip for others
who haven't done a tutorial: it's a good idea to plan breaks at the end
of an exercise, so that people who don't need the break can just keep working
on the exercise without feeling like their time is wasted. You can add
"bonus steps" to an exercise to keep the keeners busy while the
slower attendees catch up. There will usually be a wide range of experience
levels in the audience - some will finish the exercise while you are introducing
it, and others will still be trying to get Eclipse installed/started when
the time runs out...

John