Gary, have you contacted the TAC? They may be able to pay your whole way--or at least part of it--especially if you intend to speak. If it makes the difference between you coming or not and I don't have anyone else to share the hotel room for, you can share it for free.
Nick On Jan 28, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: > I'd love to go as well but its not in my budget. > > Gary > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Christian Grobmeier > Date:01/28/2014 14:01 (GMT-05:00) > To: Log4J Developers List > Subject: Re: ApacheCon CFP > > I would love to go, but i have to deal with a view personal issues > (which are not meant to be discussed in public) > That makes it impossible for me to travel. > > However I was presenting Apache Logging at ACEU 2012 and it was an > amazing experience. > I can only recommend it to everybody "new" at this project or not. > The things you learn and the people you'll meet definitely make a > difference. > In example I met a few ASF fellow of whom I thought I didn't like them. > I was so wrong! > mails are useful for us, but in reality people are *so* different to > mails. > > What I also enjoyed were the feedback after the talks(s). > > Here are my old slides: > http://www.slideshare.net/christiangrobmeier/world-of-logging > > I also think Logging is an important topic and a focus on logging would > surely help us > to promote log4j in the US. > > > > On 28 Jan 2014, at 18:59, Remko Popma wrote: > > > I'm interested but not sure if I can go (we are expecting our second > > child > > early May...) > > -Remko > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:29 AM, Nick Williams < > > nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: > > > >> Guys, let's show up for Apache Logging! They're hurting for CFP's > >> right > >> now. Rich Bowen at ApacheCon assures me that if money is an issue > >> getting > >> committers to come and lead talks, the Travel Assistance Committee > >> will do > >> everything it can to help you get there. Email them at > >> t...@apache.org. > >> > >> I'm definitely going and I'll submit a CFP as well. I'm open to > >> suggestions. Let's try to get 3-5 good Apache Logging talks in from > >> different people! If we can get two PMC members to come, we can even > >> have a > >> summit, which would be great exposure! We need to coordinate so that > >> we're > >> covering different topics and not stepping on each other. > >> > >> I NEED A ROOMMATE AND YOU DO, TOO! Hotel is the biggest expense for > >> this--more than flights and committer registration combined. I'm > >> looking > >> for someone who wants to go and is willing to share a hotel room and > >> split > >> the cost. If we can get 4 Logging guys there, we can use just 2 hotel > >> rooms > >> and save a bunch of money. I plan on flying in Sunday night and > >> checking > >> out of the hotel Friday morning--that's five nights. If someone can > >> only > >> share the hotel for 3 nights, we can split the price accordingly. > >> > >> Inline below I have included the answers I got to some questions I > >> asked > >> Rich. > >> > >> I hope some of you will come to ApacheCon with me! It'll be a great > >> opportunity to publicize Log4j 2.0 GA! > >> > >> Nick > >> > >> On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Nick Williams wrote: > >> > >>> - What exactly is a project summit? > >> > >> Rich: Some projects are taking the opportunity to have a "summit" of > >> one > >> kind or another, to do sprints on features, or to discuss the > >> direction of > >> the project, or to do bug triage, or whatever. A project summit is > >> whatever > >> you want to make it, if two or more members of the PMC are together > >> in a > >> room to make it happen. > >> > >>> - What exactly is a tutorial and how is it different from a talk on > >>> the > >> normal days? > >> > >> Rich: A talk is 50 minutes. A tutorial is 3 hours. That's the main > >> difference. A tutorial is usually more indepth, with hands-on > >> elements - > >> more of a training class than an overview. > >> > >>> I noticed the fee is normally $799 (until Friday, then $1099), but > >>> it's > >> $275 for "committers." That means that anyone who's a committer on > >> any > >> Apache project whatsoever /only/ pays $275 to attend the entire > >> conference, > >> right? > >> > >> Rich: That's correct. > >> > >>> > >>> The registration page says there is an additional fee for tutorials > >>> on > >> April 10th: "$399 for 1/2 day tutorials ($299 for students) and $749 > >> for full > >> day tutorials (students and attendees)." What it doesn't say is: > >>> 1) Is there an additional fee for tutorials on April 10th for > >> /committers/? > >> > >> Rich: Yes, tutorials have a fee for everyone. > >> > >>> 2) Is there an additional fee for tutorials on April 11th for anyone > >>> (it > >> only mentions April 10th, but the schedule shows tutorials on April > >> 11th as > >> well)? > >> > >> Rich: We'll get that fixed. > >> > >>> 3) Is there an additional fee for project summits on April 10th or > >>> 11th? > >> > >> Rich: Project summits are usually open to anyone interested in the > >> project, and no extra fee is charged. > >> > >>> It says they will have 5-9 tracks going on this year. I assume that > >> means 5-9 conference rooms (based on the # of CFPs submitted), which > >> means > >> 5-9 simultaneous talks can occur. > >> > >> Rich: That is correct. > >> > >>> It sounds like there is potentially time to have multiple talks on > >> Apache Logging. Though I am new-ish, I'd love to present on behalf of > >> Apache Logging. Do we want to have multiple talks? > >>> > >>> Nick > >>> > >>> On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:29 PM, Ralph Goers wrote: > >>> > >>>> I would like to attend but I'm not sure I can. > >>>> > >>>> Ralph > >>>> > >>>> On Jan 25, 2014, at 11:11 AM, Christian Grobmeier > >>>> <grobme...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi folks, > >>>>> > >>>>> I would like to remind you ApacheCon is happening in April 2014. > >>>>> If you would like to submit your talk, now is the chance. > >>>>> > >>>>> I think it would be great to have somebody presenting our Logging > >> frameworks. > >>>>> I will not be there unfortunately. > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> Christian > >>>>> > >>>>> --- > >>>>> http://www.grobmeier.de > >>>>> The Zen Programmer: http://bit.ly/12lC6DL > >>>>> @grobmeier > >>>>> GPG: 0xA5CC90DB > >>>>> > >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org > >> > >> > > > --- > http://www.grobmeier.de > The Zen Programmer: http://bit.ly/12lC6DL > @grobmeier > GPG: 0xA5CC90DB > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org
