Hello, Russell, all!

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> > That's making a time and place for everyone to meet, but then do as
> > they like among each other.
> This is an interesting idea to try. (I am more used to presentation +
> free-for-all discussions.)
> > I'm happy to give a presentation, but would rather encourage a regular
> > meeting which is more of a group workshop.
>

Russell, are you available at some point during EmacsConf? Testing breakout
rooms in a group workshop / unconference thing might be fun with more
participants. Based on last year's Q&A experience, you might get 30 people
or so (or maybe more, if you run it over lunch break or next to a more
niche talk). I can probably figure out how to add it to the schedule
whenever you want.

It could work like this:
- first 5-15 minutes, people propose topics to talk about while you write
them down in a screenshared text editor (Emacs, of course). Might have an
informal show of virtual hands (not webcam, that makes the performance bad
if there are lots of people; just use the raise hands thing) to make sure
people aren't going to be waiting by themselves
- you create the breakout rooms and people join the ones they want
- they discuss; people can come back to the main room and join other things
- you can check in on them if you want
- maybe a report back if people want?

Could be a peer-to-peer help thing, could be an Org thing, could be
last-minute demos, could be whatever the participants want...

If you or anyone wants to experiment with this, let me know what time you
want to schedule it!

Sacha

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