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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi folks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I guess it is high time to put some addl. information on the web.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To this end, I have compiled a little writeup as enclosed. Please<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">read & comment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">I will come in from Vienna on the morning of the workshop<br>
day (conflicting EU project kickoff meeting, should be there<br>
all week, so I have to be there at lease Monday and Monday<br>
night) arriving 7.45 in Frankfurt, I should be in time for <br>
the start at 9.30 (this seems to be the general starting time,<br>
cf. ubicomp workshop web site)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">We still have no confirmation from Paul re. venue and re.
<br>
our holding the workshop on Tuesday. Of course, we cannot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-US">change the day any more and we have the OK from Albrecht<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-US">Schmidt, but I suggest that in the process of getting our<br>
text online, we should ask for the venue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">I’m including a time table. I guess that the coffee and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-US">lunch breaks are pretty fixed (see workshop web page:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-US">all workshops have the same agenda), so I tried to
<br>
comply with that </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings">à</span><span lang="EN-US">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">after the “elevater pitches”, there’s only room for a
<br>
short 15 min. of general-advice, but I think that this<br>
is ideal: we can re-emphasize what the presentations<br>
should focus on, and make the feedback process transparent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">I suggested 3 block à 3 papers in the three 1.30h blocks<br>
that are planned in the general workshop timetable.<br>
This means that we could, for instance, have 3x20 min.<br>
presentations and 30min. combined feedback. Any<br>
comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">I reserved one hour at the end; my idea is to have
<br>
each panelist present the essence of their general<br>
advice to PhD students; we might organized<br>
different categories (time management, related work<br>
assessment, scientific methods, ensuring scientific<br>
originality, evaluation, paper-writing, thesis-writing --<br>
probably we should synchronize some of this with<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">our “evaluation sheet”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">btw., we might consider doing the evaluations<br>
online via google doc – we recently made very<br>
good experience with that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">At former conferences, the DC organizers were also<br>
on the panel. I think we should copy that. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We now have to decide and to clarify with Paul & others<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">if we need a Web site of our own and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">if so, if we should provide a short description of the workshop<br>
just like the ones on the Ubicomp Website<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’d appreciate your help and comments. IN particular, if there is
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">any problem with my schedule (arrival “just in time” on Tuesday)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">pls. let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Brgds, Max<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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