NOOOoooooo! I was so looking forward to computer nerding with skiing in Colorado, but I won't go from Europe to Colorado in the summer time :-( Hope the winter conferance makes a comeback!
Regards Calle On 4 Aug, 21:51, Dick Wall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks > > I am indeed looking forward to the next roundup, and have a lot more > information although we don't have any firm details on time to release > yet (cos we haven't decided exactly when yet). > > For the last three years we have had the roundup during ski season, > and based on some of the feedback from the last one we decided to > shake things up just a little for next year, so instead we will be > holding it in Crested Butte during the summer of next year instead of > the winter (if that helps you decide, Mark :-) ). During the summer, > Crested Butte is very beautiful and offers just as much outdoor > activity albeit different during the summer - there is downhill > mountain biking (the lifts are converted to bike lifts), cross country > mountain biking (including some legendary trails), and of course > hiking. Being a mountain bike enthusiast myself, I am really looking > forward to this for a change. > > This does not mean that we won't go back to skiing in the future - > it's possible that we will alternate years or something, but at least > some of the feedback we got from people was that the skiing was a > barrier rather than a benefit in some cases, so mixing it up seemed > like a good option. > > Also please note that any and all activities are optional. If you just > want to geek out the whole time, you will no doubt find self > organizing groups to join you. Not being much of a skier myself, and > also because it usually takes me some time to adjust to the thin (very > thin) air in CB, the last roundup I actually went skiing only once, > and snow mobiling once, and did a lot of afternoon geeking (code dojos > on JavaFX, Flex, Scala etc.). The conference is totally what you make > it, however we have the advantage over other conferences that you can > easily weave exercise into the overall experience. Personally I can't > wait to do some serious mountain biking, once I have the altitude > under control. > > Also, I know it is an expensive proposition, primary costs are flight > and lodging. Lodging is definitely improved by sorting out a house to > share with people - roundup people tend to be very self organizing and > the shared houses have been super-successful over the past three > conferences - just hang out there that you are looking for housemates > and find a likely rental house in CB. There is also a low cost hostel > (don't know a lot about that). Cheap flights can be found - > particularly to Denver if you are able to drive or car-pool from there > - or you could use air miles. > > If you can get flights and lodging cheaply, but still can't afford the > full cost of admission, by all means contact us. It's $600 for 5 days > (well, technically 4, but we have the extra JVM alternative languages > day now which while open to everyone tends to be seen as the kickoff > to the roundup). We think $600 is pretty decent value, but I have said > before that if anyone wants to contact us, we can certainly talk :-). > > And yes, I am totally looking forward to the next one. We believe it > will be some time in July but obviously don't book tickets just yet > (although if you really want to go, you might mark something in the > calendar so you don't go off on a long cruise around that time...). > > Cheers > > Dick > > On Aug 3, 2:29 pm, Mark Derricutt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > As much as I'd love to go myself, a) I reallllly hate the cold b) > > Flying from New Zealand would make be broke for the next 5 years :( > > -- > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Todd Costella<[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > As someone that has attended the three previous roundups, all paid for out > > > of pocket, all I can say is just go. Pick bottles, busk on a street > > > corner, > > > whatever. Just come. You won’t regret it.- Dölj citerad text - > > - Visa citerad text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
