Re: [Gimp-developer] GimpCon 2004 (follow-up)
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:00:51 +0100, David Neary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far there are 5 propositions in various stages of development, each of which has some + points and some - points. 1) GUADEC 2) Lyon 3) London 4) Dublin 5) Chemnitz Are there others? We need volunteers. I could also mention FOSDEM (Free Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting) in Brussels. The 4th edition will take place on the 21st and 22nd of February 2004. Some GIMP people have been there in the previous years, such as jimmac giving some great demos (as usual) and he will do it again for the 2004 edition. Plus: - Brussels is easy to access by train or plane. FOSDEM is organized on the university campus, which is well served by bus, subway, etc. - It should not be too difficult to reserve a room for the GIMP developers. Network access and other facilities will be available. - Although we would have to organize the accomodations, the FOSDEM site lists several decent youth hostels that should be suitable. Minus: - Not much time between now and the end of February. And I don't think that they would shift FOSDEM to June only for us. ;-) - Only two days (Saturday and Sunday). It may be difficult to extend our meeting before or after that week-end because most of the rooms will be booked for courses. Although from my point of view, two days for gimpcon2004 would be enough so I wouldn't have to take days off of work (except for recovering, maybe). - May be a bit crowded. -Raphaël ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] GimpCon 2004 (follow-up)
Hi, On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 12:00, David Neary wrote: I want to start a new thread to get this discussion (which I consider important) back on track. Good idea. LOCATION So far there are 5 propositions in various stages of development, each of which has some + points and some - points. 1) GUADEC 2) Lyon 3) London 4) Dublin 5) Chemnitz Are there others? We need volunteers. Personally I think it would be best to piggy-back on an existing event given that the organizers wouldn't mind, of course. This would give us the benefit of an existing infrastructure. FACILITIES What facilities do we need? I've been working (in my head) with figures of 20-30 people, needing fairly liberal access to conference facilities and computer network, preferably staying with LUGgers, but perhaps in a hotel. 20-30 people sounds right to me. We need a conference room or similar (the GimpTent at GIMPCon 2003 wasn't exactly a conference room, but it filled our need perfectly) and access to the internet. Of course we need a place/places to sleep as well, but anything from a tent to a hotel would fit this need. MONEY Who will manage the money side of things? We need someone who is good with numbers, to organise a few people to do fundraising. It would be ideal if The GIMP Foundation was a reality when we start the fund-raising. We could then use the conference to evaluate the steps taken to raise funds - and perhaps improve the process. DATE When is the earliest we could meet? When's the latest reasonable date? I like late June, I think June/July/August is our target area. Any comments? I agree. I would say late June, July or early August. Sincerely, ./Brix -- Henrik Brix Andersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] GimpCon 2004 (follow-up)
Hi Henrik, thanks for the feedback. Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: LOCATION Personally I think it would be best to piggy-back on an existing event given that the organizers wouldn't mind, of course. This would give us the benefit of an existing infrastructure. In this case, what IT events do people know of in the timescale we're looking at? GUADEC obviously fits, the Chemnitz event is a little early for my tastes, but is certainly an option. What other events are there that people know about? MONEY Who will manage the money side of things? We need someone who is good with numbers, to organise a few people to do fundraising. It would be ideal if The GIMP Foundation was a reality when we start the fund-raising. We could then use the conference to evaluate the steps taken to raise funds - and perhaps improve the process. I don't think we can rely on the foundation existing in time. And even if we did, the foundation would need a treasurer to be the person In Charge. In either case, we need someone to say they'll take responsibility for money. It might well be reasonable that that person then become the treasurer of the foundation. Are there any candidates? Personally I think it would be a good idea to separate the organisation of physical structures from fundraising - they're 2 very different jobs, and teach represents a considerable workload. If one person does both, he's likely to be overloaded with work. Cheers, Dave. -- David Neary, Lyon, France E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] GimpCon 2004 (follow-up)
On 21 Nov 2003, at 12:00, David Neary wrote: I want to start a new thread to get this discussion (which I consider important) back on track. LOCATION So far there are 5 propositions in various stages of development, each of which has some + points and some - points. 1) GUADEC 2) Lyon 3) London 4) Dublin 5) Chemnitz Are there others? We need volunteers. Sven suggested (IIRC), Hacking Extreme http://www.hex2005.org, the follow-up event to Hackers At Large in 2001, but that is of course still more than one and a half year away. The advantage, from what I understood, and IIRC, was that it tied into a networked camping event. FACILITIES What facilities do we need? I've been working (in my head) with figures of 20-30 people, needing fairly liberal access to conference facilities and computer network, preferably staying with LUGgers, but perhaps in a hotel. I did not mind the camping thing, which is an option as long as it's not too cold. -- branko collin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-user] Re: [Gimp-developer] GimpCon 2004 (follow-up)
Hi, David Neary [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In this case, what IT events do people know of in the timescale we're looking at? GUADEC obviously fits, the Chemnitz event is a little early for my tastes, but is certainly an option. What other events are there that people know about? Well, there will probably be LinuxTag again (www.linuxtag.org). It usually takes place in Juli but it's more of a trade fair and thus probably not that well suited. I also think that it would be boring to have the conference in Germany again. I expect that 2004 will see another Hackmeeting but the webpage doesn't mention a date nor a place yet: http://www.hackmeeting.org/2003/history_en Perhaps someone knows more about the plans for 2004. I heard a lot of good things about past Hackmeetings and it would probably fit well. Then, there seems to be a vague plan for a HackSchiff in 2004: http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a9900470/cngwiki/wiki.cgi?HackSchiff2004EN The planned route would probably take a few weeks so that would give us enough time for some decent hacking and chatting ;) Sven ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-user] Re: [Gimp-developer] GimpCon 2004 (follow-up)
Hi, Sven Neumann wrote: I expect that 2004 will see another Hackmeeting but the webpage doesn't mention a date nor a place yet: http://www.hackmeeting.org/2003/history_en Perhaps someone knows more about the plans for 2004. I heard a lot of good things about past Hackmeetings and it would probably fit well. Sounds like a definite possibility. Then, there seems to be a vague plan for a HackSchiff in 2004: http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a9900470/cngwiki/wiki.cgi?HackSchiff2004EN The planned route would probably take a few weeks so that would give us enough time for some decent hacking and chatting ;) I can't speak for others, but there would be no chance of me taking 3 weeks on a ship this year. Add the cost, and the time to get to Hamburg and from Italy, and I'm voting against this :) Nice idea, though... wish I were still young happygolucky. Cheers, Dave. -- David Neary, Lyon, France E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
