Author: Adrian Bridgett Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: [Hampshire] meeting suggestions - BOF sessions
Well there has been a distinct lack of offers and suggestions for
talks, so let's try something a little different.
How about a couple of BoF sessions - these are Birds of a Feather
sessions where people interested in the same topic can have a bit of a
natter.
We can try to arrange what the sessions will be in advance, or we can
sort it out on the day. Often at conferences there will be a big
whiteboard which people add subjects to and then people can vote for
(just tick the topic). The most popular topics then get the room :)
So, suggestions for topics?
- PVR (personal video recorders - e.g. mythtv, freevo)
- VoIP (voice over IP, Skype, Asterisk et al)
- Blogs
The actual content of the BoF is generally pretty freeform, often
starting with someone asking a question and then people chipping in
with advice, answers etc. There is normally a chair involved just to
keep order or move things along if it needs to be.