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Title: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 20 Feb 2012, 04:47
Hello Backstage.

So, after a little fumbling around in SYNE, we decided that now is as good a time as any to hold the third Seyllin Conference.


https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=70420&find=unread (https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=70420&find=unread)

WHAT IS IT?

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The Seyllin Conference is essentially a point for interested parties to meet and discuss scientific advancements, problems and mysteries in New Eden. On top of that it has also served to be a place to discuss the war with Nation and how to fight the Nation effectively, or reveal any threat we may not have previously seen.

Topics for the 3rd Seyllin Conference this time are likely to have a greater focus on the type of work that Arek'jaalan does, and the odd events such as the Awakened Infomorph and Sleeper activity in K-Space.

We're not neccessarily looking for completed projects or theories, the conference is aout discovery after all. If you've observed something you have no idea about, here is the place to present what you know so far and seek answers.

Each topic will be presented by one or more speakers, the Chairman (myself) will allow questions at appropriate times and at the end of each presentation, the ideas are up for full discussion.


WHY SHOULD I CARE?

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SYNE has been doing this since Apocrypha, what gets discussed at Seyllin shapes peoples IC understanding of crazy phenomena in EVE.

But, if science and mystery isnt your thing and you just prefer shooting, we'll still be doing things on shooting down the spikey ships.

Although we've encountered a few developer abandonment issues, we're still looking and we're still open to whatever you've found too :)


WHAT CAN I DO?

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Well, we're still in the preliminary stages of planning right now. We have a venue, moderator roles assigned and a rough idea of what we'd like to see. So all this really leaves us is finding energetic speakers and topics to present, and just plain attracting a crowd

If this has grabbed your fancy at all and you might attend the conference, stay tuned here and on the IGS!

If you would like to present a topic at the conference, drop a mail to either N'maro Makari, Ollie Rundle or Ninavask.

In the next few weeks we may directly seek people out and invite them to present. Dont be offended, if we sought you out its because we think you boss your topic  :D

Remember we're not looking for flawless presentations with no questions left un-answered, half the fun is theorising about the answer! People with unfinished Arek'Jaalan projects are more than welcome to present what they have so far here.
But be warned, those who have actively assisted the Nation may find themselves being turned away at the door. But it never hurts to ask  ;)


TL;DR

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We're doing a thing. It has science and Sansha, come along!

 :psyccp:

Sincerely (not that sincerely)

N'maro

USEFUL LINKS:
http://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/first-seyllin-conference-18-07-111yc/transcript-part-1/ (http://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/first-seyllin-conference-18-07-111yc/transcript-part-1/)
http://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/second-seyllin-conference-14-15-08-112yc/transcript-day-1-part-1/ (http://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/second-seyllin-conference-14-15-08-112yc/transcript-day-1-part-1/)
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 23 Feb 2012, 18:02
Just to confirm, there will indeed be an after-party  ;)
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Senn Typhos on 23 Feb 2012, 18:05
Just to confirm, there will indeed be an after-party  ;)

Will it be in the hotel lobby? :O
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Myyona on 26 Feb 2012, 06:15
I sadly have to decline your invitation, Nmaro.

But with a pregnant wife, transfer of apartment along with a dwindling interest in EVE I simply cannot commit myself to any tasks. Besides, I am horrible poor at "live" roleplaying. :)
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 28 Feb 2012, 16:47
Just to confirm, there will indeed be an after-party  ;)

Will it be in the hotel lobby? :O

Quite possibly  :P

I sadly have to decline your invitation, Nmaro.

But with a pregnant wife, transfer of apartment along with a dwindling interest in EVE I simply cannot commit myself to any tasks. Besides, I am horrible poor at "live" roleplaying. :)

Awww, thats a shame  :cry: Well, if you have any ideas for who would be suitable for presenting any topic, do pop me a mail :)

Good luck with all the RL stuff  :D
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Rin Kaelestria on 29 Feb 2012, 09:20
I could be convinced to show up IC wise for this, provided that pesky thing called RL doesn't get in the way.  :P  Probably just to see other people speak, and less talking to the crowd about a topic, though. Sadly, I don't think my character could contribute any other way then to show up as a spectator.  :ugh:
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 01 Mar 2012, 04:38
Small edit to "What Is It" and "What Can You Do"

Just explaining that we're not strictly looking for things where all the answers have been discovered.

Half the fun is asking questions about the unknown :D
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 01 Mar 2012, 04:39
I could be convinced to show up IC wise for this, provided that pesky thing called RL doesn't get in the way.  :P  Probably just to see other people speak, and less talking to the crowd about a topic, though. Sadly, I don't think my character could contribute any other way then to show up as a spectator.  :ugh:

Hey, feel free :) We certainly need an audience!

Plus, the after party :P
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: khojassteh on 01 Mar 2012, 08:03
You had me at:
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As a current undergraduate and a  firm believer in education for all (what that education should be, especially IC, is always a fun debate), I look forward to attending this conference, even if only as a member of the audience.  I am only sad that I was unable to attend the previous conferences, but will be sure to read the transcripts sometime in the near future.  Now where is that subscribe button...... :D

Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 30 Mar 2012, 19:06
UPDATE

We're thinking about mid-May or early June.

We've put it back this far because we want to see if DUST 514 provides anything worth presenting.
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Ghost Hunter on 31 Mar 2012, 03:38
The launch of DUST may eclipse the conference, FWIW. Have you considered doing it before hand so DUST's launch doesn't drag attention away?
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 31 Mar 2012, 05:54
The launch of DUST may eclipse the conference, FWIW. Have you considered doing it before hand so DUST's launch doesn't drag attention away?

Good point, thanks for bringing it up. No, we hadnt quite considered that, so I'd put my money on Mid-May as a date, that way we dont clash with the full release, just the Beta. Unless CCP stuns all of us and does something early.
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Horatius Caul on 06 Apr 2012, 17:26
Kitzless will be there, and maybe we will have something to talk about. *pokes N'maro with a stick*
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 10 Apr 2012, 17:27
Dates announced!

Conference will be over two days, 26th and 27th of May, both start at 22:00 EVE Time
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Akrasjel Lanate on 11 Apr 2012, 03:27
Oh, thats late to bad  :(
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Milo Caman on 11 Apr 2012, 10:11
Writing an IC research paper for this. Dunno if I'll be there to present it in person, but I can probably pass it across to someone who will.
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 11 Apr 2012, 15:20
Writing an IC research paper for this. Dunno if I'll be there to present it in person, but I can probably pass it across to someone who will.

Cool, send me a mail and I'll see about getting you a space :)
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Milo Caman on 12 Apr 2012, 02:03
Cool, send me a mail and I'll see about getting you a space :)

Sweet. Dunno if I'll be subbed up in time, but I'll finish writing up an abstract for the thing and drop you a line.  :D
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Myyona on 16 Apr 2012, 02:19
Does sound like a fun event, but as it is right in the middle of my "moving appartment" weekend I have for certain no time to participate. Likely, no Internet connection at all either.

Good luck with the event, hope to read some transcript.
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 07 May 2012, 13:17
Hey all :)

Just letting you know we're in the process of making a finalised timetable, watch this space!
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Nmaro Makari on 22 May 2012, 17:12
Hai guys :D

Good news, the channel, timetable and all the other oddbits are just about good to go and can be found here: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1341996&#post1341996 (https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1341996&#post1341996)

See you there :)
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Milo Caman on 28 May 2012, 04:35
I've had a whole bunch of people asking me about the full paper I presented. I did spread it around in a few OOC channels, but I don't think it made it that far. The full paper can be found linked at the bottom of the post here (http://out-of-sinq.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/ld50.html).

Enjoyed the conference. Got to shoot at some bad-guys, and the talks were interesting. Might've actually spurred me back into producing content on a regular basis again. Fun times.
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Myyona on 28 May 2012, 06:41
Looks like a real academic paper.  :D




Except... you rarely present a single number as a result for a population. Instead it is mean±std.dev. (ex. 28±5%)  :P
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Milo Caman on 28 May 2012, 07:23
Except... you rarely present a single number as a result for a population. Instead it is mean±std.dev. (ex. 28±5%)  :P

Thing: I am terrible at statistics of any description. Will remember that for the next one I write though.
Title: Re: 3rd Seyllin Conference "SeyCon114"
Post by: Julianus Soter on 28 May 2012, 14:32
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4238627/Reeeport.pdf The trinity report, as well, if anyone needs it.

Been using some social media to trumpet the conference: https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23seycon03