[Scale-planning] SCALE 101 / helping new attendees

[Phil Dibowitz]

On 03/10/2017 10:14 AM, der.hans wrote:
> Do you mean increase the time between the keynote to the start of the
> talks to an hour?

Yup.

>> This would I think be more useful than stuff in the program which people don't
>> read as it is.
> 
> If the information is available online and in the program, would you be
> able to almost go straight to the panel?

From my experience, you need to tell these things to people. Also, DEFCON (who
I cribbed the talk from) found the same thing.

> What is the attendee difference for Fri - Sun vs just the weekend?

We have (now) high attendance now on Thurs/Fri, but it's very focused on
specific sub-events as opposed to general attendance, afaict.

> Maybe have a Friday session during the lunch break since there's no Friday
> keynote?

I wouldn't be opposed to this. Or just before the Friday keynote?

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