Since 2005, DELPH-IN has held an annual Summit. This is a loosely structured unconference where people update each other about the work they are doing, seek feedback on current work, and occasionally hammer out agreement on standards and best practice.
Previous and Future Meetings
2012 — 8th Summit: Sofia
2011 — 7th Summit: Seattle
2009 — 5th Summit: Barcelona
2007 — 3rd Summit: Berlin
2006 — 2nd Summit: Fefor
We occasionally also have smaller more focused meetings between these larger meetings.
Planning Guidelines
Physical Requirements
- One room that seats everyone, preferably set up for talks and discussion
- One or more other rooms for smaller meetings and breakout sessions
- Good internet connectivity (there is a lot of live wikiing)
- Access to nice coffee preferred
Timing
DELPH-IN Summits are normally held in summer, and are often co-located with another conference (in the past, typically HPSG).
Costs
In most years, there has been a participants fee, to cover local infrastructure expenses, coffee breaks, and the like. We try to keep the meetings cheap, to encourage student participation.
Participation Policy
DELPH-IN Summit attendees can be:
- members of the 'participants' mailing list
- plus up to five nominated by local organizer
- ideally we should be able to have group discussions, hence about 30 people is a practical upper bound
Program format
At the Kyoto meeting, we reflected on the format of the Summit, and generally agreed on the following suggestions for future years:
- Three day core with a few days on either side (preferably afterwards) for less formal time (with format varying depending on whether the Summit is co-located with a conference)
- Split program chair and local host roles
- Program chair solicit proposals for three categories: presentations/updates, discussion, requests for tutorials, allowing time for those agreeing to give tutorials to prepare ahead of the Summit
- No parallel grammarian/developers sessions
- Internet access in the meeting room(s)