Re: [DISCUSS] Fwd: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
On 29/09/2015 RA Stehmann wrote: On 28.09.2015 23:08, Andrea Pescetti wrote: So you think it's better not to apply (additionally) as OpenOffice? We don't have any assurance that the ASF will be granted a stand, and OpenOffice has always been granted one for years. Before your posting, I've no doubts, that Apache will get a booth at FOSDEM, if they ask for it. Especially, if they say, they will come with Apache OpenOffice. Time passed and it seems today (Friday) is the last day for proposing a stand/booth. As things stand now, with no information at all, probably it would make sense to submit a quick request on behalf of OpenOffice saying that we would accept (and we recommend!) that the request is merged with the Apache one (I mean, the one reportedly sent by Daniel), and that Apache can get adequate table space for the merged booth, on the ground floor. I'm not going to submit it; I'm leaving this to Michael for consideration. Of course, if we already know that Daniel's request will be accepted, there is no reason for submitting this "extra" request. Regards, Andrea.
Re: [DISCUSS] Fwd: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
On 06/10/2015 Andrea Pescetti wrote: I'm going to submit a proposal for an ODF Editors devroom too, similar to http://s.apache.org/ved (the one we sent last year). This was sent yesterday. I didn't CC the list since submissions now happen through a web form, but content is not much different from the 2015 submission linked above. Regards, Andrea.
Re: [DISCUSS] Fwd: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
Roman Shaposhnik wrote: just wanted to let you guys know that I've just submitted a proposal for Big Data and Data Science devroom for FOSDEM. Good! Not sure how to increase our chances of being accepted, but would love any feedback on that. Both booths/stands and devrooms are accepted (or rejected) directly by the FOSDEM organizers, with (as far as I know) no way to influence the decision. But organizers prefer to see devrooms that focus on one topic rather than one software and that gather similar projects. Acceptance of a stand and/or a devroom for the same project are independent. So a stand for OpenOffice is unrelated to a devroom for ODF Editors. And a stand for Apache is unrelated to a devroom for Big Data projects. And different Apache projects can show up in different devrooms since they apply to different areas. I'm going to submit a proposal for an ODF Editors devroom too, similar to http://s.apache.org/ved (the one we sent last year). Regards, Andrea.
Re: [DISCUSS] Fwd: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
Hi! just wanted to let you guys know that I've just submitted a proposal for Big Data and Data Science devroom for FOSDEM. ASF is the org that can make it a really successfull DEVROOM and last year the feedback was asking for something like this big time. Not sure how to increase our chances of being accepted, but would love any feedback on that. Thanks, Roman. On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 10:59 AM, RA Stehmannwrote: > On 28.09.2015 23:08, Andrea Pescetti wrote: >> On 28/09/2015 RA Stehmann wrote: >>> as promised Mechtilde and I will join the Apache booth (stand) team at >>> FOSDEM 2016. >> >> So you think it's better not to apply (additionally) as OpenOffice? We >> don't have any assurance that the ASF will be granted a stand, and >> OpenOffice has always been granted one for years. > > Before your posting, I've no doubts, that Apache will get a booth at > FOSDEM, if they ask for it. Especially, if they say, they will come with > Apache OpenOffice. > > Apache is one of the major (and greatest ;-) ) projects in the Free > Software world. > >> >>> It's a great pleasure for us, that the greater Apache Community joins >>> FOSDEM with a booth. >> >> I was assuming/understanding that we would have sent both the OpenOffice >> request (highly likely to be approved; but less important) and the ASF >> request (new, so less likely; but more important). And that, if both >> were approved, we would merge the tables, or if one was approved we >> would share the table. > > We might get a problem, if both booths are granted, but in different > places. It isn't a proper behavior to quit one of the booths in that case. > >> >> So no doubt we would all be together, in any case; I thought we would >> try and maximize the chance of getting a presence. >> >> It appears Daniel has already sent a request on behalf on the ASF >> (deadline is in November) but I haven't seen it at >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COMDEV/FOSDEM+2016 or on the >> lists, so I have no idea about the contents. I just want to be sure that >> the ASF at large, and OpenOffice as part of it, get a presence under >> whatever name; and that we maximize our chances to be at FOSDEM. >> > > Perhaps we should make a conditional request. But the best thing would > be, that Daniel ask the orga sufficiently early before the deadline. > They are all nice human beings. > > Regards > Michael > > >
Re: [DISCUSS] Fwd: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
On 28.09.2015 23:08, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > On 28/09/2015 RA Stehmann wrote: >> as promised Mechtilde and I will join the Apache booth (stand) team at >> FOSDEM 2016. > > So you think it's better not to apply (additionally) as OpenOffice? We > don't have any assurance that the ASF will be granted a stand, and > OpenOffice has always been granted one for years. Before your posting, I've no doubts, that Apache will get a booth at FOSDEM, if they ask for it. Especially, if they say, they will come with Apache OpenOffice. Apache is one of the major (and greatest ;-) ) projects in the Free Software world. > >> It's a great pleasure for us, that the greater Apache Community joins >> FOSDEM with a booth. > > I was assuming/understanding that we would have sent both the OpenOffice > request (highly likely to be approved; but less important) and the ASF > request (new, so less likely; but more important). And that, if both > were approved, we would merge the tables, or if one was approved we > would share the table. We might get a problem, if both booths are granted, but in different places. It isn't a proper behavior to quit one of the booths in that case. > > So no doubt we would all be together, in any case; I thought we would > try and maximize the chance of getting a presence. > > It appears Daniel has already sent a request on behalf on the ASF > (deadline is in November) but I haven't seen it at > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COMDEV/FOSDEM+2016 or on the > lists, so I have no idea about the contents. I just want to be sure that > the ASF at large, and OpenOffice as part of it, get a presence under > whatever name; and that we maximize our chances to be at FOSDEM. > Perhaps we should make a conditional request. But the best thing would be, that Daniel ask the orga sufficiently early before the deadline. They are all nice human beings. Regards Michael signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [DISCUSS] Fwd: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
On 28/09/2015 RA Stehmann wrote: as promised Mechtilde and I will join the Apache booth (stand) team at FOSDEM 2016. So you think it's better not to apply (additionally) as OpenOffice? We don't have any assurance that the ASF will be granted a stand, and OpenOffice has always been granted one for years. It's a great pleasure for us, that the greater Apache Community joins FOSDEM with a booth. I was assuming/understanding that we would have sent both the OpenOffice request (highly likely to be approved; but less important) and the ASF request (new, so less likely; but more important). And that, if both were approved, we would merge the tables, or if one was approved we would share the table. So no doubt we would all be together, in any case; I thought we would try and maximize the chance of getting a presence. It appears Daniel has already sent a request on behalf on the ASF (deadline is in November) but I haven't seen it at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COMDEV/FOSDEM+2016 or on the lists, so I have no idea about the contents. I just want to be sure that the ASF at large, and OpenOffice as part of it, get a presence under whatever name; and that we maximize our chances to be at FOSDEM. Regards, Andrea.
Re: [DISCUSS] Fwd: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
Hello, as promised Mechtilde and I will join the Apache booth (stand) team at FOSDEM 2016. It's a great pleasure for us, that the greater Apache Community joins FOSDEM with a booth. Kind regards Michael signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Daniel Grunowrote: > On 09/25/2015 09:11 AM, Sharan Foga wrote: >> Hi All >> >> I've just seen this call for participation at FOSDEM and I know we >> talked about getting more of an Apache presence there. >> >> https://fosdem.org/2016/news/2015-09-24-call-for-participation/ > > Indeedy, I was notified by FOSDEM staff about this, and will note that > the ASF has formally requested a stand at FOSDEM 2016. Awesome! Is there any chance to have FOSDEM guys CC comdev to make it easier for everybody to follow. > Time will tell what sort of stand we'll get (how big etc), but we should > plan ahead and _assume_ we'll get two tables (might get one, might get > three, but let's assume two). > > This will require 3-4 volunteers at most times (not to speak of endless > amounts of swag to give away), so I would imagine we'd need at least > double that in available people, so as to do it in shifts. I've volunteered for the booth. And looking at the # of folks who volunteered as well I think we may be covered actually. > Depending on the number of projects that are interested in a presence at > FOSDEM, we'll likely do a rotation, so that each project get N hours of > fame at the stand. FOSDEM has notified us that they are really limited > on space this time around, due to the huge interest in this from FOSS > communities, so if we can help them by rotating a bit, that would work > out for everyone. Having been to previous FOSDEMs, I can also say with > some certainty, that you won't risk getting the "boring time slot", as > the stands are pretty much always crowded. FYI: I will also be trying to organized Bigdata/Data science dev. room. And you all know what projects are the majority in the category ;-) Thanks, Roman.
Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
On 25/09/2015 Daniel Gruno wrote: On 09/25/2015 09:11 AM, Sharan Foga wrote: I've just seen this call for participation at FOSDEM and I know we talked about getting more of an Apache presence there. https://fosdem.org/2016/news/2015-09-24-call-for-participation/ Indeedy, I was notified by FOSDEM staff about this, and will note that the ASF has formally requested a stand at FOSDEM 2016. That was fast! I had committed to inform this list when I would see the calls, but you were faster. Deadline is 13 November but it does not matter if you already applied. Depending on the number of projects that are interested in a presence at FOSDEM, we'll likely do a rotation, so that each project get N hours OpenOffice has traditionally had an own stand/booth at FOSDEM and, as clarified since the beginning of this thread, it may ask for one independently, as it has always done. That said, if both stands are granted we might ask to have them placed next to each other so as to share space more effectively. Regards, Andrea.
RE: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation
Thank you Daniel. -Original Message- From: Daniel Gruno [mailto:humbed...@apache.org] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 12:43 AM To: dev@community.apache.org Subject: Re: FOSDEM 2016 - Call for Participation On 09/25/2015 09:11 AM, Sharan Foga wrote: > Hi All > > I've just seen this call for participation at FOSDEM and I know we > talked about getting more of an Apache presence there. > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2ffosde > m.org%2f2016%2fnews%2f2015-09-24-call-for-participation%2f=01%7c0 > 1%7cRoss.Gardler%40microsoft.com%7c73e0bcd89e0c4f4cda1808d2c57d051c%7c > 72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1=oIJwr0NoDWii2FwjznxG50y4uD% > 2fQpDlqmSrWoCto%2bEQ%3d Indeedy, I was notified by FOSDEM staff about this, and will note that the ASF has formally requested a stand at FOSDEM 2016. Time will tell what sort of stand we'll get (how big etc), but we should plan ahead and _assume_ we'll get two tables (might get one, might get three, but let's assume two). This will require 3-4 volunteers at most times (not to speak of endless amounts of swag to give away), so I would imagine we'd need at least double that in available people, so as to do it in shifts. Depending on the number of projects that are interested in a presence at FOSDEM, we'll likely do a rotation, so that each project get N hours of fame at the stand. FOSDEM has notified us that they are really limited on space this time around, due to the huge interest in this from FOSS communities, so if we can help them by rotating a bit, that would work out for everyone. Having been to previous FOSDEMs, I can also say with some certainty, that you won't risk getting the "boring time slot", as the stands are pretty much always crowded. With regards, Daniel. > > Earlier this year I think Jan setup a wiki page setup about it and > called for volunteers. > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fcwiki > .apache.org%2fconfluence%2fdisplay%2fCOMDEV%2fFOSDEM%2b2016=01%7c > 01%7cRoss.Gardler%40microsoft.com%7c73e0bcd89e0c4f4cda1808d2c57d051c%7 > c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1=JF4cZeIaroWBdZ1ZkIaspbMMK8 > lbLctL6rB9tthZ1Nk%3d > > I'd like to help so please can someone grant me karma to the Comdev > cwiki? (username is sharan) > > Thanks > Sharan >