Dear SAS-L-ers,

Art posted the following:

> MMMMIIIIKKKKEEEE, > > I've given your proposal more thought and, given the past expressed > desires > for a contest at the SAS-L meetup, I'll propose the following modified > version of your proposal: > > 1. A total of 15 minutes of the BOF would be devoted to the type of > presentations you proposed. > 2. Entries will have to be submitted, to the meetup chair, at least one > minute before the start of the meetup. > 3. The MAXIMUM time allotted for any presentation will be 15 divided by > the > number of entries > 4. If a presentation goes over the allotted time, by even one second, > the > entry will be automatically disqualified. > 5. At the end of the fifteen minutes if there are any remaining > entrants, > the winner will be selected, by a show of hands, with the voters being > anyone who is in attendance at the meetup. > 6. If there is a winner, they will be announced at the closing ceremony > by > the conference chair and awarded one of MMMMIIIIKKKKEEE's books (if > there is > a tie for first place, each winner will be announced and awarded one of > MMMMIIIIKKKKEEE's books). > > Good revision or do I, too, simply have too much time on my hands and > really, really, r-e-a-l-l-y need to get a life?!?!? > > Art Art, well you are certainly free to do whatever you like, of course:-) However, this deviation from my original idea seems like a forced effort for the allotted time. And, it is a bit less inclusive than I would have preferred, as it is likely to be largely attended by those very hip, in-the-know people who are either SAS-L-ers, know SAS-L-ers, would like to know SAS-L-ers, or who aspire to be SAS-L-ers. My opinion.

Take Care!

----MMMMIIIIKKKKEEEE (aka Michael A. Raithel)