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Satisfaction: 2
Liked_Best: The opportunities for informal interaction with committers and contributors from the entire Eclipse universe at BOFs, receptions, lunches, and in the exhibit hall.
Short_Talk: Like
Short_Talk_Length: 9
Short_Talk_Format: Horizontal
Parallel: More
Number_Of_Parallel: 10
Format: 1+3
Later_Sessions: No
Exhibit_Hall_Hours: The exhibit hall hours at EclipseCon 2006 were just right.
OS_Pavillion: Yes
Keynotes: Fewer
Reduced_Number_of_Keynotes: 4
Keynote_Speakers: The best keynotes are usually by outsiders from completely unrelated domains that solve a problem analagous to one being faced by the Eclipse community (such as opennes, scalability, community building, etc) Insiders or executives from member companies just make it feel like an Eclipse love-in and don\'t provide much insight.
Improve_Next_Year: I think there should be more parallel, specialized technical talks held in much smaller rooms. Speaking or listening in a cavernous space that seats 1000 or more doesn\'t encourage connection and interaction between speakers and audiences. It\'s too easy in a large, sparsely populated room for the audience to tune out and start web surfing on their laptops. Being in a small room that is nearly full (or even better, standing room only), builds a much greater sense of excitement and community. Rooms for technical track and short talks should be no larger than the theatre room used at EclipseCon 2006 for the final panel discussion.
Location: us_or_canada