[CCGT] Comments on yesterday's Comm Council Telecon

[Geoffrey Fox]

This looks good. We could implement as a mix of report from
session chair and a survey of attendees?

Craig Lee wrote:

> All,
>
> Yesterday's telecon prompted me to write up these notes
> about maximizing the utility of the Community Track.
> I'm sure there are other metrics/questions that could be
> applied.
>
> --Craig
>
> Community Track Evaluation and Strategic Planning
> How do we evaluate the community tracks we have organized at any 
> particular GGF?
>
> Evaluation of Individual Community Track Session:
> How many people showed up?
> Was there good discussion?
> Did the speakers feel their talk was well-received?
> Did the speaker feel that giving the talk was useful?
>   (Did they feel that whatever expectations they may have had were met?)
> Would the speakers attend another GGF?
>
> Analysis and Insight for Individual Community Track Session:
> What were the main themes voiced in the session as a whole?
> For the session topic/industry area, what are the main concerns wrt 
> distributed computing requirements.
> For these main concerns, what did the session nail head-on?
> What did the session miss completely?
> What new action items for future work were identified?
>
> Analysis, Interpretation and Insight across all Community Track Sessions:
> What were the common themes voiced across sessions?
> What type of new synergies among groups were identified and spun-up?
> Was there overlap in people and organizations across any of the sessions?
>
> ==> Need a pow-wow after all the community sessions to compare notes
> and see what worked/didn't work.
>
> Strategic Action Items for Subsequent GGFs:
> If any "hot button" common themes emerged across sessions, target 
> those next time.
> If any topics were glaringly missing, target those next time.
> If any common themes/synergies across groups emerged, target those 
> next time.
> If any sessions did really well, do it again next time.
>
> ==> Need to summarize these conclusions and present them as part
> of the Closing Plenary as plans for future GGFs.
>
>

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