[yapc] Talk submissions are closed

[Rob Kinyon]

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 14:50, Michael Peters <mpeters at plusthree.com> wrote:
> On 04/29/2010 02:46 PM, Jonathan Hogue wrote:
>>
>> Well, on the other hand, if you have a single person filtering the
>> talks, then you're probably throwing out some of the good with the
>> bad.
>
> I don't think any conferences have just one person choosing talks.

YAPC::NA traditionally has one person.

> Yes, a filter that's too strict is also bad. I'm not arguing for some
> draconian proposal bashing, just some indication that thought was put into
> selection.

We're trying something new this year - lots of rooms and daypasses. As
such, we didn't get enough talks to have any to filter. Next year, if
this format continues, then they can filter to their heart's content.

Rob