On 24 November 2014 at 19:07, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:05 AM, Rob Vesse <rve...@dotnetrdf.org> wrote: > > > Kay - > > > > Generally any interested Apache committer can ask to be added to the > > reviewers group for ApacheCon events in the Linux Foundation CFP system. > > > > You simply need to drop an email here/to Rich offering to help. If > you've > > done reviewing for the previous two LF organised events then in principal > > you should already be on the authorised reviewers list. > > > > OK...I actually have reviewed for the last two ApacheCons. I tried to look > at what had been submitted so far about a month ago, and nothing seemed > available to me. I am on the OpenOffice PMC. I'll see what I need to do. > I have added you to the list (which will later be given access), so you dont need to do a lot more right now, except help get the word out, and help get some awesome AOO talks planned (at ACNA 14 we nearly managed to get a full track). rgds jan i > > > > Rich - > > > > In the CFP system if you want to filter reviews by events there are two > > "ApacheCon North America" entries with no easy way to tell which refers > to > > this years event and which is next years. Can we get the LF folks to add > > the year to those event titles in the CFP system to make the two events > > actually distinguishable? > > > > Rob > > > > On 24/11/2014 00:30, "Kay Schenk" <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >On 11/22/2014 09:16 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > > >> The CFP for ApacheCon Austin closes on February 1st, so we have just > > >> over 2 months to get our content solicited for that event. I need your > > >> help. > > >> > > >> At ApacheCon EU this week, I spoke with a number of project PMCs. I > > >> requested that they attempt to put together what they feel would be a > > >> good track - ie., a list of topics that they feel would need to be > > >> covered in order for their project to be properly represented - and > then > > >> attempt to solicit *those* talks from their user/dev community. > > >> > > >> This has a few benefits over the standard "what do you want to talk > > >> about?" CFP process. One, you end up with the talks that represent a > > >> full coverage of a project, without big holes. And it's a great way to > > >> encourage new speakers who are having trouble deciding what they might > > >> speak about. > > >> > > >> I believe I'll be getting tracks from: > > >> > > >> * Cloudstack > > >> * OFBiz > > >> * OpenOffice > > >> * Mesos > > >> * httpd > > >> > > >> I would ask that you make this request of your project PMC, those of > you > > >> who have a project (or more) that you are active on. Or find the > person > > >> who should own this. > > >> > > >> In the coming days, I'd like to build a list of people that are > > >> interested in making ApacheCon Austin happen, and in particular > helping > > >> get PMCs more involved in the process. If that's you, please speak up. > > >> > > >> Question: Do you think we need a dedicated mailing list for this, or > > >> should we continue to do this on dev@community? (I'm open to either > > way, > > >> but if folks feel strongly one way or the other, we should do that.) > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >I think this list is fine for general contact from PMC representatives > > >(yet to be determined). > > > > > >My question/concern at this point is what has been submitted so far? I > > >don't think anyone but a few can review submissions before the closing > > >date. It would help some PMCs to know what's been submitted up to this > > >point. This is not an undesirable change, but different than what's been > > >done in the past that's for sure. > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >MzK > > > > > >"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth > > > to a dancing star." > > > -- Friedrich Nietzsche > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > "One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth > to a dancing star." > -- Friedrich Nietzsche >
