[EuroPython] some ideas for the registration and talksubmission workflow for EPC 2004

[Joachim Schmitz]

Anna Ravenscroft said the following on 02/03/04 14:05:
> Hi folks,
> 
> sorry to miss the IRC meeting(s) last week. It was a pretty hectic
> week. 
> 
> --- Joachim Schmitz <js at aixtraware.de> wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I will build the new system with ArcheTypes, at the moment I think of
>>
>>these basic types
>>
>>- poeple: contains data for poeple doing something at or for the 
>>conference, can be individuals or organisations.
>>
>>- talks: the talk and tracks
>>
>>- registrations: the registration (conference and lodging)
>>
>>So to register or to submit a talk one first has to register and is
>>then 
>>logged in. This way one has to enter the individual data only once.
> 
> 
> I'm a little confused by what you mean by "register". 

you are right register is a confusing word here,
by register I mean join, or get an account, this can (will) be done 
implicitly, when submitting the first talk for potential speakers.
This way it is easier for to submit more talks, or to add/edit data later.

> 
> Do you mean, in order to submit a talk, the potential speaker would
> first have to *register* for the conference (implying they would have
> to pay money!) and later find out whether or not they'll be a speaker?
> If so, I have concerns about this process:
> 
> *I don't really feel that folks should be required to register in
> advance for the conference (implying coming up with the full
> registration *PAYMENT*) in order to submit a talk and potentially be a
> speaker. 
> 
> *I'd hate to have to deal with the issue of refunding money already
> paid for folks who are accepted as speakers.
> 
> IMHO, submitting a talk should be as easy as possible for the potential
> speakers. Yes - the data for speaker information (Name, address,
> contact info and such) should be linked to the attendee data, but it
> should be "behind the scenes" so that the speaker can simply submit
> their talk and wait to see if they're accepted. Once confirmed, then
> they can complete registration as a speaker at the reduced rate. 
> 
> If registering for the conference and paying the registration fee isn't
> what you mean, can you clarify what you do mean by "register"? I may
> very likely be misunderstanding something...
> 
> Anna


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