17-05-2024, 10:33 PM
(17-05-2024, 01:43 PM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.One thing I wonder about is the timing: how long will it last ideally? Do we intend to make it a program people can comfortably watch entirely? Which hours of the day are the best to suit both Europe and America?
(17-05-2024, 01:49 PM)Lissu wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm prepared to stay up all night to see the entire program.. x)
But yes, a set schedule would be nice so that people can plan their day and take lunch/dinner breaks and comment/ask questions in between of presentations.
Lissu!
That is a good question and I think it will be partially determined by when the timed/live events end up being scheduled. Threads that don't have set times and curated content that is pre-recorded will probably be active all day and people will be able to check them out freely even after VM Day.
Ideally, I currently envision at least the majority of the timed/live events occurring between roughly 10:00am and 5:00pm in the Zoom account time zone. Since it is Koen's account, that would mean Central European Summer Time (UTC+2:00). But that is 6 hours later than Eastern Time US, for example, and we do have one presenter on Australia time (I forget which specific time zone but they range UTC+8:00 to UTC+10:00). It will be a challenge to keep things reasonable but I'm sure we can figure out something for everyone. The recorded content will help a lot for those who miss out on a live event. Publishing the program by the deadline I have set will also help so everyone can figure out in advance what they want to see and do.
As for staying up all night, I know all about that. Back in 1985, I was in London and watched the entirety of the Live Aid concert, save about an hour when I went home to shower and change (TMI LOL), from the Noon start at Wembley to the Midnight finale at JFK. THAT was a LONG day! And I used to work at that local convention that has over 500 hours of programming running on about 20 tracks simultaneously. One can never do everything one wants to do at something like that, though there are plenty who do try to last all weekend without sleep (I'm not one of them). OMG!
I am hopeful VM Day will be a lot more reasonable than those events. But it will still be a pretty packed schedule of activities. We have over 2,000 registered members but it is likely a lot fewer will participate and there will be plenty for everyone to enjoy. At least that is the plan.