Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-16 Thread Paul Ramsey
It's not a given. Those of us with young families back home are under a certain pressure to "get back to the nest". For every example, there is a counter-example. :) P. On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Erik Uzureau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in the event that it's not already completely clear

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-16 Thread Erik Uzureau
in the event that it's not already completely clear from my post 5 minutes ago (d'oh, before reading this thread) i completely concur with what chris has said here. I think it's pretty reasonable to think that anyone who is going to put in the $ to go out to australia is probably planning on spend

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-15 Thread Jody Garnett
Tim Sutton wrote: code sprint. Another option to consider could be to start the sprint on the day before the core conf. starts and then to provide a code sprint space (we could have used the speaker prep room this year since it was underutilised) and allow for ad hoc coding get togethers during t

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-13 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Hi Tim, On Oct 12, 2008, at 7:01 PM, Tim Bowden wrote: Just to confuse things again, we're reconsidering the idea of having it before. It runs the risk of diverting attention from the last minute things that need to be done in the run up to the conf itself. After is looking like a great

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-12 Thread Tim Bowden
On Sat, 2008-10-11 at 21:42 +0200, Tim Sutton wrote: > Hi > > 2008/10/11 Christopher Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 04:45:49PM +0800, Tim Bowden wrote: > >> The FOSS4G 2009 team are planning a 3 day code sprint. The conference > >> itself will be starting with workshops

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-12 Thread Tim Sutton
Hi 2008/10/12 Christopher Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:18:46PM +1100, Cameron Shorter wrote: >> Could someone who was at the 2008 sprint give us a summary about what >> went on, specifically with details like which projects were represented? >> how many people attended

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-12 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:18:46PM +1100, Cameron Shorter wrote: > Could someone who was at the 2008 sprint give us a summary about what > went on, specifically with details like which projects were represented? > how many people attended? OpenLayers had about 8 people. > how long did people att

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-12 Thread Cameron Shorter
Could someone who was at the 2008 sprint give us a summary about what went on, specifically with details like which projects were represented? how many people attended? how long did people attend for? did everyone stay for the full 3 days or did some leave early? What was the attendance on day 1

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-11 Thread Tim Sutton
Hi 2008/10/11 Christopher Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 01:10:47PM -0700, Dave Patton wrote: >> On 2008/10/11 12:42 PM, Tim Sutton wrote: >> >> >Another point to make is that the turn out to the sprint was 3.5 x the >> >number of people who said they would come so getting

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-11 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 01:10:47PM -0700, Dave Patton wrote: > On 2008/10/11 12:42 PM, Tim Sutton wrote: > > >Another point to make is that the turn out to the sprint was 3.5 x the > >number of people who said they would come so getting attendance of the > >sprint as part of the registration proce

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-11 Thread Dave Patton
On 2008/10/11 12:42 PM, Tim Sutton wrote: Another point to make is that the turn out to the sprint was 3.5 x the number of people who said they would come so getting attendance of the sprint as part of the registration process will help you plan better. Were there people who attended the FOSS4

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-11 Thread Tim Sutton
Hi 2008/10/11 Christopher Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 04:45:49PM +0800, Tim Bowden wrote: >> The FOSS4G 2009 team are planning a 3 day code sprint. The conference >> itself will be starting with workshops on Tuesday 20 Oct and finishing >> on Friday 23rd Oct. >> >> The

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-11 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 04:45:49PM +0800, Tim Bowden wrote: > The FOSS4G 2009 team are planning a 3 day code sprint. The conference > itself will be starting with workshops on Tuesday 20 Oct and finishing > on Friday 23rd Oct. > > The possibilities for the code sprint are for the preceding Wednes

[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2009 Code sprint

2008-10-11 Thread Tim Bowden
The FOSS4G 2009 team are planning a 3 day code sprint. The conference itself will be starting with workshops on Tuesday 20 Oct and finishing on Friday 23rd Oct. The possibilities for the code sprint are for the preceding Wednesday- Friday giving a long weekend in between (giving time for touring,