24-02-2024, 03:10 AM
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Good points for certain and if the Malta Conference was able to set up all its sessions to be run virtually, instead of or in addition to in person attendance, and at no cost, this may work for VM Day as well, not only for the research presentations but also the other virtual activities. But there are some key differences between Malta and VM Day that may present challenges for the latter. First, Malta occurred over two days and VM Day is only one day. Second, Malta was one programming track and very likely VM Day will need to be at least two, possibly three or four (hopefully not more than that), tracks of scheduled live programming running simultaneously and that isn't counting the activities that will be offered on demand or through discussion threads. Third, VM Day is currently set to have multiple types of activities and not just talks. Fourth, I don't know how much attendance Malta received, both in person and virtual, but Voynich Ninja does have nearly 2,000 registered members. While I realize only a fraction of them are likely to participate in VM Day, if enough people attend, there will need to be enough activities so everyone gets something out of it as well as there being options in case some activities reach capacity. It all depends on how many submissions are received for the research presentations plus the scheduling of any other live activities as to what will work best, which is why we're asking for presenters to bring their own webinar. Making the event unified and streamlined may be more a matter of coordinated communication and scheduling, making sure all information is easy to find and well-organized. As planning gets underway for all the live events, it is likely I will have schedule grids created that will be filled in as activities are confirmed and finalized. In the end VM Day is likely be more like a virtual mini media convention than simply a scholarly conference. If all goes according to plan. It's a little too early to tell how this will all play out.
If someone can tell me, I would like to know how many attended Malta and how the virtual aspects were handled. Any key takeaways from Malta that can be applied to VM Day would be helpful.
(23-02-2024, 06:03 PM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I do wonder though, wouldn't it be more convenient to host a single event with a single login, and then allot time slots to people wishing to present? Like they did with the Malta conference? Like that it will feel like more of a unified event and it can be streamlined a bit, plus you'd probably have much greater attendance on all the talks.
Good points for certain and if the Malta Conference was able to set up all its sessions to be run virtually, instead of or in addition to in person attendance, and at no cost, this may work for VM Day as well, not only for the research presentations but also the other virtual activities. But there are some key differences between Malta and VM Day that may present challenges for the latter. First, Malta occurred over two days and VM Day is only one day. Second, Malta was one programming track and very likely VM Day will need to be at least two, possibly three or four (hopefully not more than that), tracks of scheduled live programming running simultaneously and that isn't counting the activities that will be offered on demand or through discussion threads. Third, VM Day is currently set to have multiple types of activities and not just talks. Fourth, I don't know how much attendance Malta received, both in person and virtual, but Voynich Ninja does have nearly 2,000 registered members. While I realize only a fraction of them are likely to participate in VM Day, if enough people attend, there will need to be enough activities so everyone gets something out of it as well as there being options in case some activities reach capacity. It all depends on how many submissions are received for the research presentations plus the scheduling of any other live activities as to what will work best, which is why we're asking for presenters to bring their own webinar. Making the event unified and streamlined may be more a matter of coordinated communication and scheduling, making sure all information is easy to find and well-organized. As planning gets underway for all the live events, it is likely I will have schedule grids created that will be filled in as activities are confirmed and finalized. In the end VM Day is likely be more like a virtual mini media convention than simply a scholarly conference. If all goes according to plan. It's a little too early to tell how this will all play out.
If someone can tell me, I would like to know how many attended Malta and how the virtual aspects were handled. Any key takeaways from Malta that can be applied to VM Day would be helpful.