As a conference-goer I dislike the idea of limiting proposal submissions for the same reason I dislike term limits: it doesn't let *me* choose from all possibilities. The restriction cuts both ways in that it doesn't just put a limit on presenters but on my choices as well. --jay On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Nov 28, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Edward M. Corrado <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > I favor limiting up front. One of the issues we have been discussing > > is that perception that Code4Lib is not as inclusive as it can or > > should be. I believe having multiple proposals from the same person(s) > > and, for that matter, multiple proposals from the same institution(s), > > does nothing to help counter this perception, and possibly perpetuates > > it. > > Since I'm pretty intimately aware of the minutiae of the proposals (since > I have to load them one-by-one into the diebold-o-tron every year), I am > pretty sure that multiple proposal submission is not the exclusive domain > of conference veterans. > > It is a pretty healthy mix of people I know and people I don't. > > While I still stick to not having a problem with multiple submissions, I > can see an issue in the case of second proposals that are similar to other > proposals. That said, the process is never going to be perfect, having > some editorial discretion on the part of the program committee seems to me > to mitigate the worst of the downsides. > > -Ross. >