What is the Main Deterrent to Participation?

There are lots of reasons why members participate in Road Tests and Design Challenges and there are lots of reasons why they don't.

This poll explores what seem to be the main deterrents. What is the main reason you do not participate?

Or if you participate in some, why not more?

Top Comments

jlangbridge over 7 years ago +8

I'd like to add something. I've seen a few people talk about lack of confidence, maybe I'm not the right person, maybe there are better people, etc. I'm an author, I've written (in my name) two technical…
mcb1 over 7 years ago in reply to kas.lewis +7

I stopped entering design competitions when I see some of the "Top Members" have applied That should not be a motivation to NOT enter. I was fortunate to talk with Christian DeFeo while I was in England…
DAB over 7 years ago +6

I had to drop out of design challenges and complex events due to health issues. The spirit was willing, but I no longer could dedicate the time and effort in a timely fashion to justify participation.…

dougw over 6 years ago in reply to mcb1

True, but the opposite case can happen as well - you don't apply because the deadline is too tight and then the deadline gets extended after it is too late to apply.
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ciorga over 6 years ago in reply to COMPACT

Sure, I haven't seen much activity in high-speed signaling, but I will be glad to share my expertise in signal integrity and power integrity within the Element14 community members if there is interest.

Cosmin
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Jan Cumps over 6 years ago in reply to kas.lewis

if you’re going for a collaboration, a Document is a better tool than a Blog here on element14.
you can grant your team members update rights, and it’s versioned.
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kas.lewis over 6 years ago in reply to dougw

Maybe we could make a group for finding collaborators, or at least have some mechanism if people are really interested in this concept.

Kas
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COMPACT over 6 years ago in reply to ciorga

Cosmin,
Please do tell us how to keep 112GHz signals nice and clean!
How do you stop the unwanted effects of PCB vias, selecting the PCB substrates and having to use really thick transmission lines.
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ciorga over 6 years ago

I have voted "other". In my case I enjoy participating in road tests and design challenges but sometimes I have to prioritize other activities. I used to have more time in the past but now I got involved in multiple side projects primarily related to power integrity and signal integrity in FPGA systems (besides a demanding full time job and a part time teaching job at UCLA Extension). I still hope that I will be able to participate in 2-3 road tests this year and one design challenge.
Cosmin
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dougw over 6 years ago in reply to kas.lewis

I don't know about smarter, but I almost qualify as a senior.
I have already submitted a collaboration proposal with a new member. When that one is done I will likely be looking around for another project and co-conspirator.
If you wish to try collaboration on a particular contest, let us know. If I am not available or capable there may be smarter members who would also like to collaborate.
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kas.lewis over 6 years ago in reply to dougw

Personally I would love to collaborate with one of the more senior (read as much smarter) members of the community. The opportunity to learn from someone with much more skill and understanding than myself is invaluable.

Kas
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dougw over 7 years ago in reply to kas.lewis

Collaboration as a requirement hasn't caught on, but it isn't disallowed either, so I think I will try to collaborate on a project and see if I can make it work out and also find out how well it is received. It seems the only way to move beyond discussion is to actually try it.
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COMPACT over 7 years ago in reply to DAB

Me too.
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