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Posted to dev@community.apache.org by Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> on 2014/07/24 18:26:59 UTC
ApacheCon Schedule announced: Help still needed
We're delighted to announce the schedule for ApacheCon Europe 2014
http://t.co/yVMgqGW80L
There are still several ways that you can you can help. Examine the
parts of the schedule you care about and:
* Identify talks that are in a sub-optimal order
* Identify speakers that are speaking twice at once, or back-to-back
* Read talk titles and abstracts - send me edits for grammar, clarity,
spelling, whatever. Point out boring titles.
And, most importantly, tweet, blog, facebook, G+, mail user lists, dev
lists, and PMC lists, put up posters, and get the word out. Follow
@apachecon on Twitter and obsessively retweet everything.
Early bird pricing ends AUGUST 1, so the next week is important in
getting tickets sold.
Thanks!
--
Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
Re: ApacheCon Schedule announced: Help still needed
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
HI,
> * Identify speakers that are speaking twice at once, or back-to-back
I have two talks back to back on the same day (Monday 350 + 4:50) but I'm good with that.
Thanks,
Justin
Re: ApacheCon Schedule announced: Help still needed
Posted by Bertrand Delacretaz <bd...@apache.org>.
Hi,
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
> ...* Identify talks that are in a sub-optimal order...
I have 3 talks back-to-back on Nov.18 starting at 14h40. There's a
break between the first two so those would work, but no break between
second and third talk. if one of those can be moved that would be
great.
-Bertrand
Re: ApacheCon Schedule announced: Help still needed
Posted by Mike Kienenberger <mk...@gmail.com>.
"The" would be a noun in that sentence and not an article.
While I'd prefer standard capitalization, I think the most important
thing is consistent capitalization rules for all talks. Let's pick a
style and use it for all of them.
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Lefty Leverenz <le...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rules vary, but if you're capitalizing more than the first word then the
> last word should be capitalized too, even if it's not usually capitalized.
> For example: "A Discussion of When to Capitalize the Word The."
>
> Here's a handy converter: http://titlecapitalization.com/. And here's a
> short explanation:
> http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/rules-for-capitalization-in-titles.html
> .
>
> Use your favorite search engine for "capitalization rules titles" if you
> want to delve into the exceptions and alternative rules.
>
> -- Lefty
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org> wrote:
>
>> On 25.07.2014 14:44, Mike Kienenberger wrote:
>> > Inconsistent capitalization. I'd recommend changing titles to standard
>> > capitalization rules.
>>
>> +1 to that. I had "fun" noticing that session titles that were already
>> correctly capitalized in the submissions got mangled in the schedule.
>>
>> -- Brane
>>
>>
Re: ApacheCon Schedule announced: Help still needed
Posted by Lefty Leverenz <le...@gmail.com>.
Rules vary, but if you're capitalizing more than the first word then the
last word should be capitalized too, even if it's not usually capitalized.
For example: "A Discussion of When to Capitalize the Word The."
Here's a handy converter: http://titlecapitalization.com/. And here's a
short explanation:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/rules-for-capitalization-in-titles.html
.
Use your favorite search engine for "capitalization rules titles" if you
want to delve into the exceptions and alternative rules.
-- Lefty
On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 25.07.2014 14:44, Mike Kienenberger wrote:
> > Inconsistent capitalization. I'd recommend changing titles to standard
> > capitalization rules.
>
> +1 to that. I had "fun" noticing that session titles that were already
> correctly capitalized in the submissions got mangled in the schedule.
>
> -- Brane
>
>
Re: ApacheCon Schedule announced: Help still needed
Posted by Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org>.
On 25.07.2014 14:44, Mike Kienenberger wrote:
> Inconsistent capitalization. I'd recommend changing titles to standard
> capitalization rules.
+1 to that. I had "fun" noticing that session titles that were already
correctly capitalized in the submissions got mangled in the schedule.
-- Brane
Re: ApacheCon Schedule announced: Help still needed
Posted by Mike Kienenberger <mk...@gmail.com>.
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
> * Read talk titles and abstracts - send me edits for grammar, clarity,
> spelling, whatever. Point out boring titles.
I started to go through and send you the full list of changes, but
then realized it'd be faster for you to make the changes directly
rather than to try to merge my changes in. Let me know if you'd
prefer a comprehensive list, though. Here's a couple of
recommendations.
Inconsistent "&/and". I'd recommend changing "&" to "and":
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Inconsistent capitalization. I'd recommend changing titles to
standard capitalization rules. Capitalize only the first word and
important words in a title, not articles (a, an, the), prepositions
(in, to, of, with, etc.), or conjunctions (and, but, or, as, for,
etc.):
Keynote: iDemocracy and Political Reform; How the Internet Is
Changing the Relationship Between the Governing and the Governed -
Douglas Carswell, MP
Accelerating Big Data Application Development with Cascading -
Supreet Oberoi, Concurrent, Inc.