Hi Rich It was the request for the Apache Community and Collaboration devroom (Apache CoLab) that was unsuccessful.
So yes, once the CFP opens for the Community devroom, people can submit topics or presentations for it. Thanks Sharan On 2017-10-11 14:19, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > Was this the community devroom? Because another community devroom was > accepted, and perhaps we can participate there. > > On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 6:46 AM Sharan Foga <sha...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone > > > > (Am re-posting this as it looks like the first one didn't get through.) > > > > I've received the response from the FOSDEM organisers regarding our > > application for a devroom and unfortunately it hasn't been accepted. > > Thanks very much to everyone who gave their feedback and comments regarding > > the devroom application and we'll try again next year. > > > > A general email was sent out to the unsuccessful devrooms and I've > > included the details below. > > > > Thanks > > Sharan > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > As you'll appreciate, we do not have enough space for every proposal so > > difficult decisions have to be made. > > > > Each year, we give a few regular devrooms and stands a break so that > > there is space for some new ones. If this has happened to your room > > this year, please do try to see this as an opportunity to have a rest > > from organising things, and enjoy participating in the event as a > > visitor. > > > > We're aware that some proposals have been "almost" accepted a few times, > > yet narrowly missed it again. Please don't be discouraged from trying > > again next year - your turn may come eventually. > > > > One general point worth mentioning is that a few of the proposals fell > > low down the list because they suggested workshops with an emphasis on > > promoting existing software. FOSDEM devrooms should be more aimed at > > encouraging collaboration between developers of related projects and > > sharing ideas about future development work rather than just promoting > > the use of software that already exists. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
