Re: ApacheCon NA 2014 ??
On Fri, 4 Oct 2013, J.Lance Wilkinson wrote: It's now been 7 months since the suggestion that in 2-3 months the questions with regard to ApacheCon NA 2014 would be answered. I've yet to see those answers, so I'll ask again: Any determination of IF/WHEN/WHERE and [within some reasonable ballpark] HOW MUCH for ApacheCon NA 2014? TL;DR - no news, and no longer my responsibility Longer Answer - After ApacheCon NA 2013 in Portland, I proposed to the board some changes to the Conference Planning committee/project/role, to better match what I thought was needed after those two ApacheCons and discussions in/around them. The board agreed with some of them, had reservations with others, and instead opted in the May board meeting[1] to Dissolve the office of Vice President, Conference Planning (and associated committee). Unfortunately, the change wasn't as well managed as perhaps it could have been. Not all of the committees/posts taking on the former duties were quite ready, websites were slow to be updated, processes and policies took time to be changed for the new setup, communities felt somewhat unsupported, and external parties sometimes felt ignored. The negotiations with the producer for ACNA13/ACEU12 about new events simillarly stalled in the changeover. The good news is that things now seem to be sorting themselves out. Communities are starting to do events again, some volunteer energy is returning, policies are being updated, and external parties seem less frustrated. On the ApacheCon front, those now tasked with handling the negotiations and interactions with an external producer have been making progress. There's nothing public on that yet, but based on what I've seen in private, I believe an initial announcement is due in the 6-8 week timeframe. Nothing public yet though on the timescale after that. I know that some people have given up waiting, which is a shame, but sadly understandable. For others, there is a sign of light up ahead, but I'll have to leave it to those now responsible to reply, if they wish. Nick [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2013/board_minutes_2013_05_15.txt
Re: ApacheCon NA 2014 ??
Nick Burch wrote: On Mon, 4 Mar 2013, J.Lance Wilkinson wrote: So I couldn't identify who to ask about this while AT the conference, and realize that this, unlike most conferences that I've attended over the decades, is not common practice with ApacheCon, but I'll ask it anyway since the funding controllers here always want to know with a reasonable degree of accuracy as they go into annual fiscal renewal mode in May: Any determination of IF/WHEN/WHERE and [within some reasonable ballpark] HOW MUCH for ApacheCon NA 2014? Best guess is 2-3 months until that's all known (the Conference committee needs to review how ACNA 13 went, decide, then work with the producer). If you need to put in a budget request shortly, I'd suggest you put in for a similar number to Portland, as it's likely to be in the same ballpark (Based on how the discussions went, and how things are going now those have been brought back to the list, any Europe decisions are likely to be several months further on than ACNA ones) Nick It's now been 7 months since the suggestion that in 2-3 months the questions with regard to ApacheCon NA 2014 would be answered. I've yet to see those answers, so I'll ask again: Any determination of IF/WHEN/WHERE and [within some reasonable ballpark] HOW MUCH for ApacheCon NA 2014? Those of us who have to beg/borrow/steal funding and training/travel hours to attend need to know so we can plan appropriately. -- J.Lance Wilkinson (Lance) InterNet: lance.wilkin...@psu.edu Systems Design Specialist - LeadPhone: (814) 865-4870 Information Technology Services FAX: (814) 863-3560 Penn State University Digital Library Technologies, E3 Paterno Library, University Park, PA 16802 http://ucs.psu.edu/home/jl...@psu.edu?fmt=freebusy
Re: ApacheCon NA 2014 ??
On Mon, 4 Mar 2013, J.Lance Wilkinson wrote: So I couldn't identify who to ask about this while AT the conference, and realize that this, unlike most conferences that I've attended over the decades, is not common practice with ApacheCon, but I'll ask it anyway since the funding controllers here always want to know with a reasonable degree of accuracy as they go into annual fiscal renewal mode in May: Any determination of IF/WHEN/WHERE and [within some reasonable ballpark] HOW MUCH for ApacheCon NA 2014? Best guess is 2-3 months until that's all known (the Conference committee needs to review how ACNA 13 went, decide, then work with the producer). If you need to put in a budget request shortly, I'd suggest you put in for a similar number to Portland, as it's likely to be in the same ballpark (Based on how the discussions went, and how things are going now those have been brought back to the list, any Europe decisions are likely to be several months further on than ACNA ones) Nick
