<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>So jeremy, thank you very much for mentioning APRICOT as a model for this sort of event :)<br><br>I hope you agree with my reply to Fouad.</div><div><br>--srs (iPad)</div><div><br>On 25-Nov-2012, at 10:14, Jeremy Malcolm <<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<p>On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:28:03 +0500, Fouad Bajwa wrote:</p>
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<pre>5. The time allocated to Main Session should be significantly reduced
to half and the majority of Main Sessions should be restricted to one
day otherwise this is negatively impacting audience division and the
numbers in Workshop participation.<br></pre>
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<div>I would say the opposite. Workshops are a sideshow, main sessions are the main event (or should be). But I do agree that the schedule should be arranged so that workshops and main sessions don't overlap (I've said this before). Take a leaf out of the book of other Internet governance events such as APRICOT, which are scheduled in this way.</div>
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