Re: [eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters] (no subject)

["Sohn, Matthias" <matthias.sohn@xxxxxxx>]

We would also need at least 5 USB sticks for the git tutorial

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Matthias

From: "Toedter, Kai" <kai.toedter@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kai.toedter@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
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Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 08:43:59 +0100
To: Eclipsecon tutorial presenters <eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: Re: [eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters] (no subject)

Anne wrote:

> As a reminder, we'll have two 2GB USB sticks available per tutorial
Anne, why only 2 this year. I’ll need at least 10 :).
5 (as last year) would be ok, then I reuse my 5 from last year and have 10.


Kai

From: eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anne Jacko
Sent: Samstag, 3. März 2012 20:33
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Subject: Re: [eclipsecon-tutorial-presenters] (no subject)

Hi John,

To answer your questions:

1) Our standard caveat about WiFi is that the reliability is not guaranteed. That said, our EclipseCon NA WiFi is usually quite good. This is a new venue, but it's the same provider we had last year in Santa Clara (Swisscom) and it worked well then. We'll have a mirror server there for Eclipse downloads, as usual. We can't bring our own equipment or set up other networks without permission from Swisscom. If you want me to get more info on this, let me know.

The biggest problem we've had with WiFi is downloading software at the start of tutorials -- there's just no way it can handle hundreds of people downloading large packages during the same 30-minutes period. That's why we encourage presenters to tell attendees what to download ahead of time.

As a reminder, we'll have two 2GB USB sticks available per tutorial (to be picked up at registration), so if you want us to provide more, be sure to let me know ASAP.

2) There's no set time for breaks on Monday. There will be beverages available mid-morning (~10:30am) and mid-afternoon (~2:30pm). Breakfast will be a simple continental (coffee plus roll). There is a coffee bar/deli in the hotel where attendees can get a snack if they need something between breakfast and lunch, or get an espresso if they need high-test caffeine.

Anne Jacko
Eclipse Foundation
503-784-3788 (cell)

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On Mar 2, 2012, at 2:23 PM, John Arthorne wrote:


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...

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