Re: [Qgis-user] [QGIS-Developer] QGIS Meeting #20 : 21-25 February 2018, Madeira

2017-11-01 Thread Tim Sutton 
Hi Vincent

Thanks for your comments. Inline replies below:

> On 01 Nov 2017, at 12:37, Vincent Picavet (ml)  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks for organizing this community meeting !
> 
> I would like to stress a few points.
> 
> First, would it be possible to publish the details of the program as
> soon as possible ? 21th to 25th of February means 5 full days. It is not
> possible for most developers to attend this whole period. In order to be
> able to anticipate for plane tickets and all, having the program would
> allow to focus on the most adapted days for each of us.

This will be a hackfest not a conference so I would think we follow tradition 
and keep formal programming to a minimum and rather provide a shared space and 
time that we can be in the same venue and timezone to collaborate and work 
together. So from that perspective it will probably be good if you identify 
those people that you are hoping to collaborate during the event and try to 
coordinate that the times overlap.

I think having one afternoon or morning could be set aside for scheduled time 
limited presentations (please start a section in the wiki if you are interested 
in presenting something) and then we should expect the rest of the time to be 
fairly ad-hoc.

We have a longer than usual 5 days because some people expressed interest in 
maximising the longer than usual travel distances. I expect the ‘core’ time 
when most participants are there will be the 22, 23 and 24 with people arriving 
and leaving on the 21st and 25.


> 
> Second, I think we should be more careful on the dates for the community
> meetings. It is the third time in a row that QGIS developer meeting
> takes place during school holidays ( in France and other European
> countries at least).
> I know that finding dates for such a (big) event is very difficult, and
> depends on a lot of external parameters. Holidays especially can be
> different for different countries. But a quick check may be useful to
> allow for more people to come without them having to cancel holidays
> with their families.

Yes you are right there are a lot of other considerations - in particular the 
availability of the venue and accommodation is the main driver (which is 
generally donated). In fact this makes holidays more optimal often because we 
can access university facilities or other venues that might otherwise be 
occupied in non-holiday times. 

> Note that this was particularly true for the event organized on May 1st,
> which is a mandatory day off in most countries in the world.
> 
> In the same spirit, please have the codesprint where you want developers
> to attend on week days and not during the weekend. QGIS developers are
> paid professionals, and working on weekend is an exception which should
> be reduced to the minimum.
> 
> This points are probably worth discussing, and I hope we will have this
> opportunity in Madeira.

Sure we can discuss it in Madeira. I don’t think it is an easy problem to solve 
with so many objectives.

Regards

> 
> Greetings,
> Vincent
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 29/10/2017 23:08, Tim Sutton wrote:
>> Hi All
>> 
>> We have a confirmed venue for the next QGIS get together - it is in
>> Madeira from the 20-25 February 2018. If you plan on attending please
>> head over to the wiki page and register your intention to be there:
>> 
>> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/DeveloperMeetingMadeira2018
>> 
>> Please also note that this time we are going to try to be a little more
>> organised for helping newcomers, so I have added sections to the wiki
>> page for ‘Mentor streams’ - I have nominally added 4 streams but if you
>> would like to host more please add a new section to the wiki page. If
>> you are interested in attending one of the streams, please add your name
>> to the appropriate section.
>> 
>> Lene will no doubt provide you with more details (via the wiki)  as we
>> get closer to the event as will Duarte and Sara (our local organisers in
>> Madeira).
>> 
>> Another important thing to note is that the cost of attending will be
>> higher than usual given the more removed location and that we do not
>> have very cheap accommodation available. If you intend on requesting
>> travel assistance for the event, please fill out our new form
>> > > as soon as possible. Also be
>> aware that funds are limited so we may not be able to cover everyone’s
>> costs or all costs completely - applications will be taken on merit with
>> priority given to active contributors to the QGIS project.
>> 
>> Looking forward to seeing you all in Madeira!
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ---
>> 
>> *Tim Sutton*
>> QGIS Project Steering Committee Chair
>> t...@qgis.org  > >
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Qgis-user] [QGIS-Developer] QGIS Meeting #20 : 21-25 February 2018, Madeira

2017-11-01 Thread Jürgen E . Fischer 
Hi Vincent,

On Wed, 01. Nov 2017 at 11:37:46 +0100, Vincent Picavet (ml) wrote:
> Note that this was particularly true for the event organized on May 1st,
> which is a mandatory day off in most countries in the world.

Not sure if that was in Essen.  If it was it probably was the very reason to
put it there.  The Linux hotel offer the weeks when there are holidays off
(like reunion day in germany in october) at a cheaper rates.


> In the same spirit, please have the codesprint where you want developers to
> attend on week days and not during the weekend.

Or right the opposite.  Keep having it on weekends as it interferes with our
day jobs the least.



Jürgen

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Re: [Qgis-user] [QGIS-Developer] QGIS Meeting #20 : 21-25 February 2018, Madeira

2017-11-01 Thread Astrid Emde (FOSSGIS e.V.) 

Hello,

don't forget, that we organize the OSGeo Code Sprint in Bonn from 
Sunday-Sunday, March 18 to 25, 2018 (8 days - Arrival/Departure Sundays)


https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Code_Sprint_2018

We hope you will all come to Bonn.

We are a bit late and will start advertizing the event soon.

See you Astrid



Am 01.11.2017 11:37 schrieb Vincent Picavet (ml):

Hello,

Thanks for organizing this community meeting !

I would like to stress a few points.

First, would it be possible to publish the details of the program as
soon as possible ? 21th to 25th of February means 5 full days. It is 
not
possible for most developers to attend this whole period. In order to 
be

able to anticipate for plane tickets and all, having the program would
allow to focus on the most adapted days for each of us.

Second, I think we should be more careful on the dates for the 
community

meetings. It is the third time in a row that QGIS developer meeting
takes place during school holidays ( in France and other European
countries at least).
I know that finding dates for such a (big) event is very difficult, and
depends on a lot of external parameters. Holidays especially can be
different for different countries. But a quick check may be useful to
allow for more people to come without them having to cancel holidays
with their families.
Note that this was particularly true for the event organized on May 
1st,

which is a mandatory day off in most countries in the world.

In the same spirit, please have the codesprint where you want 
developers

to attend on week days and not during the weekend. QGIS developers are
paid professionals, and working on weekend is an exception which should
be reduced to the minimum.

This points are probably worth discussing, and I hope we will have this
opportunity in Madeira.

Greetings,
Vincent





On 29/10/2017 23:08, Tim Sutton wrote:

Hi All

We have a confirmed venue for the next QGIS get together - it is in
Madeira from the 20-25 February 2018. If you plan on attending please
head over to the wiki page and register your intention to be there:

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/DeveloperMeetingMadeira2018

Please also note that this time we are going to try to be a little 
more

organised for helping newcomers, so I have added sections to the wiki
page for ‘Mentor streams’ - I have nominally added 4 streams but if 
you

would like to host more please add a new section to the wiki page. If
you are interested in attending one of the streams, please add your 
name

to the appropriate section.

Lene will no doubt provide you with more details (via the wiki)  as we
get closer to the event as will Duarte and Sara (our local organisers 
in

Madeira).

Another important thing to note is that the cost of attending will be
higher than usual given the more removed location and that we do not
have very cheap accommodation available. If you intend on requesting
travel assistance for the event, please fill out our new form
 as soon as possible. Also be
aware that funds are limited so we may not be able to cover everyone’s
costs or all costs completely - applications will be taken on merit 
with

priority given to active contributors to the QGIS project.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Madeira!

Regards



 



---

*Tim Sutton*
QGIS Project Steering Committee Chair
t...@qgis.org 






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Re: [Qgis-user] [QGIS-Developer] QGIS Meeting #20 : 21-25 February 2018, Madeira

2017-11-01 Thread Vincent Picavet (ml) 
Hello,

Thanks for organizing this community meeting !

I would like to stress a few points.

First, would it be possible to publish the details of the program as
soon as possible ? 21th to 25th of February means 5 full days. It is not
possible for most developers to attend this whole period. In order to be
able to anticipate for plane tickets and all, having the program would
allow to focus on the most adapted days for each of us.

Second, I think we should be more careful on the dates for the community
meetings. It is the third time in a row that QGIS developer meeting
takes place during school holidays ( in France and other European
countries at least).
I know that finding dates for such a (big) event is very difficult, and
depends on a lot of external parameters. Holidays especially can be
different for different countries. But a quick check may be useful to
allow for more people to come without them having to cancel holidays
with their families.
Note that this was particularly true for the event organized on May 1st,
which is a mandatory day off in most countries in the world.

In the same spirit, please have the codesprint where you want developers
to attend on week days and not during the weekend. QGIS developers are
paid professionals, and working on weekend is an exception which should
be reduced to the minimum.

This points are probably worth discussing, and I hope we will have this
opportunity in Madeira.

Greetings,
Vincent





On 29/10/2017 23:08, Tim Sutton wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> We have a confirmed venue for the next QGIS get together - it is in
> Madeira from the 20-25 February 2018. If you plan on attending please
> head over to the wiki page and register your intention to be there:
> 
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/DeveloperMeetingMadeira2018
> 
> Please also note that this time we are going to try to be a little more
> organised for helping newcomers, so I have added sections to the wiki
> page for ‘Mentor streams’ - I have nominally added 4 streams but if you
> would like to host more please add a new section to the wiki page. If
> you are interested in attending one of the streams, please add your name
> to the appropriate section.
> 
> Lene will no doubt provide you with more details (via the wiki)  as we
> get closer to the event as will Duarte and Sara (our local organisers in
> Madeira).
> 
> Another important thing to note is that the cost of attending will be
> higher than usual given the more removed location and that we do not
> have very cheap accommodation available. If you intend on requesting
> travel assistance for the event, please fill out our new form
>  as soon as possible. Also be
> aware that funds are limited so we may not be able to cover everyone’s
> costs or all costs completely - applications will be taken on merit with
> priority given to active contributors to the QGIS project.
> 
> Looking forward to seeing you all in Madeira!
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> *Tim Sutton*
> QGIS Project Steering Committee Chair
> t...@qgis.org 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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