[VoCamp Discuss] VoCamp at WWW09?

[Tom Heath]

Really? I wouldn't see this as too much of a problem, as I think the
audiences (and quite possibly the format) will be different.

That's just my hunch though. What do others think?

Tom.


2009/1/8 Peter Mika <pmika at yahoo-inc.com>:
> Hi Marie,
>
> I would be slightly worried by a VoCamp overload, i.e. a VoCamp in Ibiza and
> then another the week after ;)
>
> Peter
>
> Marie-Claire Forgue wrote:
>>
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> Peter Mika wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Marie,
>>>
>>> Would it be possible to have a two-day event at WWW?
>>
>> That might be possible though I can't confirmed it yet. Otherwise, I
>> wonder if the set up of a "VoCamp light" version (one day event) is possible
>> too?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> - Marie-Claire.
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> Marie-Claire Forgue wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Happy new year! Just to let you that the offer to host VoCamp during
>>>> WWW09 still stands :)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> - Marie-Claire.
>>>>
>>>> Peter Mika wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> Happy New Year to everyone!
>>>>>
>>>>> A brief update on VoCamp Barcelona... so we have a room and open wifi
>>>>> in the building and we can have both free of charge. However, there is
>>>>> another option, namely to collocate the event with the next Future of Web
>>>>> Search Workshop, which will take place in Ibiza on the Friday and Saturday
>>>>> before WWW. This workshop is organized by Yahoo! Research Barcelona every
>>>>> year, and it's a larger but still fairly informal gathering as well (no
>>>>> paper submissions). Ibiza has possibly even cheaper hotels, flights would be
>>>>> probably the same, around 50 euros each way. It is not certain yet, but it
>>>>> might be possible that the workshop would also focus on semantic search.
>>>>>
>>>>> In light of this somewhat partial information, I'm wondering how many
>>>>> of you feel strongly either for Barcelona or Ibiza, e.g. raise your hand if
>>>>> you would not come if VoCamp would take place in one or the other location.
>>>>> I'm also interested how many of you would attend the Future of Web Search
>>>>> WS. Last year's program can give you an impression of that workshop [1].
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Peter
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] http://grupoweb.upf.es/tfws08/home.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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