In fact, lightning talks are SOP at most operator group meetings.
I think that would be an excellent experiment.
Brian
On 2009-11-17 22:39, Eliot Lear wrote:
> As a life-long fan of the Gong Show, I think it'd be cool to have a big
> Gong on the dias, where perhaps after a bunch of loud hums, an AD or IAB
> member finally satisfies the audience. This could happen sooner or
> later, depending on whether we're talking about topic (1) "NATs", (2)
> "The standards process", or (3) "Venue location".
>
> But perhaps there's another approach that won't be quite so, well,
> base. To me, if someone wants more than 2 minutes to make a point,
> perhaps that person should request a short agenda slot. Here's a little
> process experiment: why not slot 20 minutes for such time at one of the
> plenaries, allowing for a 5 minute presentation and 5 minute
> discussion? NANOG has been doing something like this- the Lightning
> presos. You could even imagine someone carrying over a topic from this
> IETF discussion list or the previous meeting. This gives people an
> opportunity to collect their thoughts, perhaps even post a draft, and
> then give a quick summary of it.
>
> Some would say that the moment may have passed, and that decisions will
> be taken. But 2 minutes is more than enough time for someone to say
> "-1" or "+1", or to make a very brief point as to why someone should be
> "-1" or "+1".
>
> Eliot
>
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