Have we invited the xml apache people yet? I think we should...
Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Geir Magnusson Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:05 AM > To: Jakarta General List > Subject: JakartaOne : Plan > > > Enough people have expressed interest in Jakarta One that I > believe we should go forward, at least as a social gathering > so we can see what we all look like. > > Due to the short amount of time available for preparation, as > the de-facto chair of the de-facto committee (James, Jon, > although he doesn't know it, and myself...) I would like to > propose that we table the idea of a separate technical > session and keep it social. > > However, if we have enough interest, we can do them in > conjunction with the social program. That might make in less > formal, and people will be less inhibited. For example, I > know I can get a well-known Java programmer to come and talk > about why he likes .NET so much. If we can convince Sam Ruby > to show up, as chair of the .NET CLR ECMA committee (did I > get that right, Sam?), we can turn it into a discussion > rather than a presentation. > > > JakartaOne 2002 > =============== > > When > ---- > Tuesday, March 26, 2002 time TBA : suggest evening, with > technical talks first, then music afterwards - refreshments > served throughout > > Where > ----- > StudioZ.tv (http://www.studioz.tv/) (Jon Scott Steven's > club/event space) > > What > ---- > Gathering of the Open Source community - meet the faces with > possible informal technical talks. Refreshments certainly available. > > RSVP > ---- > While not required for entrance, the courtesy of an RSVP to > help us gauge attendance will be appreciated. To do so, send > a message to geirm at optonline dot net with the subject line > > [RSVP] JakartaOne > > And that will be fine. > > > Call for Papers > --------------- > Anyone wishing to give a short talk (10-15 mins) on something > they think is interesting and relevant is invited to submit a > short proposal to geirm at optonline dot net, which will be > reviewed by the ad-hoc committee (Geir and > James). If there are enough willing participants, we will > get facilities > set up (white screen and projector...) > > One idea is to invite the Jboss people over - they are having > 'JBossOne' at the same time, but during the day, so maybe we > could get a few to come and talk at JakartaOne as well. > > What We Need > ------------ > I am on the east coast of the US, and will be in the UK the > week before JakartaOne, so need some local help. Since we > are minimizing the scope, and StudioZ.tv will be managing the > refreshments, it seems that the biggest need > will be wrt publicity. I have no clue how to do this, but > here are things > that spring to mind. I assume that Jon with his event > organization experience will correct and add to the list. > > o Can we get volunteers to distribute flyers at the Tuesday > morning keynote, or in the lunch areas during the day? We > could do that both Monday and Tuesday to get some awareness.... > > o We will need some financial support to pay for the paper > and copying cost. Maybe 1/4 size 8.5x11 handbills can be > cheap to produce at kinko's? If someone could figure out how > much it would cost, I will be happy to pay for some, and we > can take a collection or approach the ASF. > > o Once we iron out the specifics (like what times are > appropos) I'll be happy to post the finaly announcement > anywhere and everywhere. If we can get it on Slashdot... :) > > Anything else? > > > > > -- > Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > System and Software Consulting > You're going to end up getting pissed at your software > anyway, so you might as well not pay for it. Try Open Source. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:general-> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For > additional commands, > e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
