Looks great to me - especially the venue. Date wise, Tuesday (19th) lets people fly in on Monday instead of costing a weekend, so selfishly that seems better to me.
On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Gary Dusbabek <gdusba...@gmail.com> wrote: > ## Cassandra list email > > Hi everybody, > > Here are current thoughts about structure and timing. Your feedback is > welcome. > > Date: One of 18, 19, or 22 September 2017. We are aware the Tokyo user > group is planning an event the first week in October. We’re doing our best > to give a buffer there. > > Venue: After evaluating a few options in San Antonio, the event space at > Geekdom seems like a good fit and the right balance of cost and services ( > goo.gl/tViC72). > > Format: This will be a one day event, starting in the morning and running > through the evening. Here is a proposed agenda we can iterate on: > > * 8-9am - catered breakfast, conversation > * 9-12 - presentations, including a coffee/snack break > * 12-1:30pm - catered lunch > * 1:30-4:00pm - presentations, including a coffee/snack break > * 4-5pm - lightning talks > * 5-6:30pm - happy hour and a half > * 6:30-9:30pm - dinner at a local restaurant > > We hope to film the presentations and make them available on Youtube. > > A few have already reached out offering various resources or assistance. > Thank you! Eric or I will be reaching out to coordinate as soon as we are > ready to finalize plans. > > Please chime in if you have suggestions, especially those relating to > format. > > Cheers, > > Gary >
