--On Saturday, July 27, 2013 00:37 +0100 Tim Chown
<tjc(_at_)ecs(_dot_)soton(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk> wrote:
...
While we/you can try to guess what the problems are, it may be
better to surveymonkey those who registered as newcomers in a
couple of weeks and ask them about their experience, whether
they were aware of certain things, and what could be done
better.
I hope that the mentoring program and assorted "ask me" dots
will take care of any of these issues for anyone who is in
Berlin. If those newcomers have problems finding these things,
I hope they will bug someone. If they do and can't get answers
or don't bother asking, those I'm slightly different problems.
So, right now, I'm personally more concerned about people who
are trying to participate remotely (or understand the IETF
remotely) for the first several times. Given that, in general,
we have no idea who those people are, surveying them would be a
little difficult. If a side-effect of these discussions is that
we change things enough that we do know who they are (at least
those who are willing to tell us in exchange for a bit more
support, sympathy, and the ability to take
remote-participant-specific surveys if those are offered), I'd
personally consider that a good thing.
best,
john