John,
first of all it's not my conference, which I can hold and not hold
wherever I want it. Secondly, I would not be here to ask about
postponing, when another city had been voted to host the OOoCon. I am
living and working in Beijing.
Best regards,
Peter
John Boyle wrote:
To Peter: What most people object to is your holding your conference in
Beijing in the first place! There are lots of countries you could pick
even now! >:o
pj @ OOo wrote:
Dear OOo community,
after evaluating the pros and cons of several possible dates to hold
the OOoCon, we are now planning to welcome you to Beijing from
November 5 to 7.
The main reason to eye November is the fact, that flight prices
normally drop significantly after October. Another important reason
for us is, that we are quite sure, that OOo 3.0 can be celebrated at
the OOoCon.
I just want to ask for another round of complaints about this newly
proposed dates. If nobody gives an significant issue against holding
the OOoCon from November 5 to 7, we will announce this dates as final
by the end of this week.
Best regards,
Peter
pj @ OOo wrote:
Dear OOo Community,
so far, we were sure, that the chosen dates for the OOoCon, October
15 to 17, doesn't cause any significant problem for almost anybody
willing to attend. Recently, we found out, that we have a real big
problem. Northern Germany has public school holidays from October 13
to 25. Sun's engineers, the most active part of the community, all
live there. Probably a lot of them might be on vacation with their
wife and kids at that time, being not able to attend the OOoCon. In
the moment they are evaluating the impact. Consequently, I also want
to request comments here, what would be obstacles to reschedule. From
my point of view, we have no option to prepone. The Beijing
Paralympics end at September 16 and in the first week of October,
there are Chinese national holidays. Our only option is to postpone.
My suggestion would be to face October 29 to 31 as an alternative.
Who has any issues against this dating?
I am really sorry about this news.
Best regards,
Peter
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