Sorry for the late reply - it was quite a long holiday here in Malaysia.
I’ll try to answer your question to the best of my knowledge, based on the events happening in the KL chapter. Keep in mind though that I’m not affiliated with the company.
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The afternoon session are more conferences?
[A] Not quite. It’s more like a group discussion where they compare each other’s understanding of the paper. The moderators will be reading the papers beforehand so that the session will be more guided. -
Do you watch the fast.ai videos during the session or ask participants for watching them before ?
[A] The mentors are supposed to go through the videos prior to the session. -
How many participants are in each session concerning the fast.ai course ?
[A] We’ve had a big turnout during the first few weeks (>50). Numbers are getting lesser though as we progress through the lessons. -
How many advanced DL teachers do you have and how long does it take to get ready a session ?
[A] I wouldn’t call any of us “advanced DL teachers” by any measure. We’d usually spend a few days prior to get ready for the session. What usually ends up happening during the session is that if none us could come up with a convincing explanation to a problem posed by the audience, we’d usually take those back and answer them at a later period, either via the forum or slack.