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A Return-of-experience presentation is also known as a real-life or production experience presentation. 

Note that other speaking slots may be of traditional presentation or workshop type.  Those are not covered here.

An RoE presentation is a special multi-company format for the AMM presentations, focused around a shared topic.  Whereas most project presentations at an AMM explain the outcomes and plans of and outcomes of collaborative projects. and thus present a consensus, this format is set up for companies to be able to bring more of a unique focus.


We have created this format of presentation for a number of reasons:

  1. We have many requests for a speaking opportunities and instead of saying no to companies, we want to give the opportunity to many, with shorter time slots.  At the same time we are still selective, so that presentations that give the an interesting, relevant, and diverse mix of viewpoints.
  2. The short talk format should enable getting to the core of things quickly. It will keep the content lively and interesting for the audience.
  3. Much like a panel discussion, but here set up as separate speaking slots instead, we expect each speaker to be able to provide a unique viewpoint on the subject matter.  The combination will build a wide understanding for the audience and for our shared collaborative ecosystem, as well as keep things very interesting.


(Once filled in, this is useful to send to speakers in their confirmation email)

Shared topic:  Blueprint for ...
Abstract:  A common abstract describing the topic / problem statement which companies will bring multiple viewpoints on.

Day and Time (for the shared session): 

List of speaking companies: (Inform all speakers which other companies are part of this block).

Expected length and setup:  E.g. 3 Companies,  1 hour = 18 minutes dedicated to your company, all inclusive, with 2 minutes switching time.

Time schedule breakdown:  Write a strict division of time for each time block.   20-30 minutes is appropriate.  Speakers should be well prepared and stick to the allotted time. 
When planning note the required time for switching speakers such as 2 minutes for example.  If the time is particularly short and/or in a plenary setup, it may be appropriate to avoid Q&A for these sessions – see below.


Speaker Guidelines and tips

In order to make this format successful and fair there should be a balance between providing guidelines for the type of presentation we want all companies to give, while still giving companies a lot of freedom to present their own viewpoint, so that the diversity of input provides the greatest sum of parts when looking at the Return-of-experience topic as a whole.

  1. Keep corporate introductions and similar to a minimum or skip, in the interest of time.  Get to the meat of things.
  2. Present a technical challenge (and if the talk abstract already presents it, this too can be short, but you may prefer to focus on a particular aspect)
  3. Then present solutions.  Do not be afraid to be opinionated here, since these sessions are for "several companies unique view on a subject".
  4. We have a technical audience and this is not a "business track".  Some tips:
    1. Use the opportunity to describe different solution approaches (if you have experience trying them),
    2. include criteria for choosing one method over another
    3. ... and try to include hard technical data which is useful to guide a technically minded audience: Memory footprint, size, lines of code, performance benchmarks, and so on. 
    4. Finally, including negative experiences, mistakes, or reasons why an alternative did not work out, is also extremely useful for everyone.  While that requires courage, please remember that these sessions are about sharing of real-world experience!
  5. Finally your company can of course take this opportunity to mention a solution you may have in your portfolio - a solution to the presented challenge -  but as you can see above, the presentation is not expected to be a plain "sales pitch".  It should explain technical rationale for the offered product, and the presentation should overall add to the shared body of knowledge.
  6. While considering the above, you may interpret the topic quite freely. We are grouping together diverse aspects in this session and as you can see, the abstract for this session is a shared one.  But different speakers will have different things they feel are important to highlight.
  7. If the shared abstract does not match your intentions at all, just let us know, but be aware there is some flexibility built in.
  8. Finally, there might not be time for Q&A, but in many AMM setups we have a related workshop time in which we can follow up on what was presented.  That is where most audience/participant discussion is expected to happen.
    Let's use this guideline for speaker slot length:
    * =< 20 minutes –> no Q&A
    * more than 20 minutes -> optional Q&A, speaker decides (but stay within alotted time)


** Note, for the 2019 Spring AMM in Munich, the speaking slots are 30 minutes.


When you confirm a speaking engagement make sure you send a picture and Bio for the speaker to Unknown User (karinha), and the speaking confirmation should also go to the representative of the programme committee that you are in contact with.

If you have questions or concerns, let us know.


Gunnar Andersson Philippe Robin Steve Crumb




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