The OpenOffice podling is very eager to get on with planning their portion of the ACEU event. Of course this is *very* hard for them to do when there is so little information about what the event will look like and what options are available to them.
As OOo the project had regular conferences of its own. It has an army of volunteers and it has an extremely high profile with end users. Furthermore, it has cash available (as a by-product of the OOo fundraising efforts) to make contributions towards its own event needs and TAC requirements. As an AOO mentor and a member of ConCom I have encouraged them to just get on with planning. I've indicated that I will work with ConCom to ensure that their plans will, wherever practical and non-conflicting with ACEU objectives, be incorporated into the broader event. I'm watching their planning and will try and course correct if I see problems arising. I've also asked them to make sure they report regularly here. Don already proposed a an AOO portion of the event [1] explaining AOO "can easily fill (1) day worth of sessions, plus generate activity in side sesssions; e.g. hacking, etc. " Don is on this list. The community is coordinating planning at [2] If there are any significant concerns about the potential of this (and me) railroading this let me know what aspects worry you and I'll try and ensure the planning team are aware, but we are just a few months away now and planning needs to start. Ross [1] http://s.apache.org/pZE [2] http://s.apache.org/4cp -- Ross Gardler (@rgardler) Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
