I thought the distinction was that Lightning talks are very short and more informal.
Carol
On Jul 7, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Ed Summers wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Stern, Randall <randy_stern_at_harvard.edu> wrote:
>> This will be a great opportunity to meet your peers at local institutions and generate conversation on code4lib related topics in which you are interested! Please add your proposals now (please, by August 1) for
>>
>> (a) Prepared talks (20 minutes)
>> (b) Lightning talks (5 minutes)
>> (c) Posters
>
> Maybe it's just me, but doesn't It seem a bit odd to submit proposals
> months in advance for lightning talks? My experience of lightning
> talks is that people can sign up for them at the event, so they can be
> more spontaneous and of-the-moment.
>
> //Ed
Carol Bean
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Received on Sat Jul 07 2012 - 09:28:47 EDT