Author: sajolida Date: To: Alison Macrina, Public mailing list about the Tails project Subject: Re: [Tails-project] Rightscon
Alison Macrina: > sajolida:
>> Alison Macrina:
>>> intrigeri:
>>>> Alison Macrina:
>>>>> I'm wondering if someone from Tails might be interested in joining Tor
>>>>> and Simply Secure and some other orgs TBD on a panel proposal for
>>>>> Rightscon about ethical user testing.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the proposal! I'm interested in attending RightsCon but
>>>> I don't think I'm qualified for being on a panel about ethical
>>>> user testing. sajolida, maybe?
>>>
>>> Patiently awaits sajolida's response.
>>>
>>>> Aside of that, we (Tails fundraising team) have been discussing
>>>> sending someone to Rightscon this year but we did not reach any
>>>> conclusion yet.
>>>
>>> Keep us posted! I think there will certainly be at least a couple of Tor
>>> people there.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for the invitation as this sounds very cool.
>>
>> I'm not sure I'll be able to attend RightsCon, there's some
>> uncertainties regarding my housing situation for this sprint and I'm
>> reluctant to plan any new travel...
>
> I understand! If you do decide later that you want to attend, there may
> still be room for you to join this panel (you could even be the
> moderator!!).
Please don't count on me to be the moderator :) Definitely not my
comfort zone in such a context.
>> Do you think it would make sense to involve me in the preparation of the
>> panel even if, in the end, I can't make it? If yes, then I surely
>> wouldn't mind :)
>
> I think that if someone from Tails can't participate, it would be good
> for the Tor panelist to at least briefly discuss the Tails approach to
> usability and user testing, since the overall discussion is about best
> practices. So if we get accepted we'll loop you in to give us some
> talking points.
This I will do for sure! We'll have many exciting things to talk about
regarding user testing (and more in general user research) in May.