Re: [guadec-list] Keynotes

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Ekaterina Gerasimova wrote: > Hi all, does anyone know where the keynote suggestions from last year > are? I couldn't find them on the wiki or in my mailbox. We wanted to > have a look at them to get some ideas to start with for 2017. They are at https://wiki.gno

[guadec-list] Stuff from last GUADEC

Hello, There are various things distributed around Manchester from last year's GUADEC. I plan to bring it all to FOSDEM, but I can't really store it going forwards. So... is anyone going to be able to take some of this stuff over to Almería after FOSDEM ? What we have is... * a box of T-shirts *

Re: [guadec-list] 2017 videos on YouTube?

Hello I don't have much opinion on where they go. It takes a significant amount of time to upload 45 HD videos to YouTube, but I guess I can upload 1 a day to the GUADEC channel and it won't be so bad :-) Sam On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Alexandre Franke wrote: > On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 11:4

[guadec-list] GUADEC talk videos are now available

Hi everyone, We had a very successful weekend of editing videos and pretty much everything is now available. YouTube playlist is: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcb5uDX8FIoDxgxTDxE_hpu4hJm_47bTp Downloads are here: http://videos.guadec.org/2017/ Sadly there are 6 talks that we can't do v

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 28

Hi all This is my weekly summary of what I did with regards to GUADEC organizing. The conference starts next week!! Which is quite soon. * Conference call on Monday 10th, minutes: https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/20170710 * Emails and phone calls: - 5 bike lockers will now be av

Re: [guadec-list] Student room availability from 27th through 31st

Hi Stephen, I've reallocated things so that there's one block available for those dates, if you go to registration.guadec.org now you should be able to purchase it. Thanks sam On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 8:55 PM, Stephen Pearce wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking to attend Guadec from Thursday 27th July thr

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 28

Hi all This is my weekly summary of what I did with regards to GUADEC organizing. There are less than 3 weeks left until the conference! * Conference call on Monday 3rd, minutes: https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/20170703 * Many emails: - Emailed desktop-devel list encouraging regi

Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC report week 26

On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Alexandre Franke wrote: > On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Sam Thursfield wrote: >> - Looked at whether we can use existing Codethink lanyards; we'd >> need to buy pouches though so should maybe still get our own. > > Are you aw

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 26

Hi all This is my weekly summary of what I did with regards to GUADEC organizing. There are less than 4 weeks left until the conference! * Conference call on Monday; minutes are here: * Accommodation: - Worked with travel committee to fi

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 25

This is my weekly summary of what I did with regards to GUADEC organizing. There are five weeks left until the conference! * Conference call on Monday; minutes are here: * Budget: - Various updates to budget spreadsheet - The full trave

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 24

Hi all, This is my weekly summary of what I did with regards to GUADEC organizing. There are six weeks left until the conference! * Conference call on Tuesday; minutes are here: * Banking: - long mission to discover the IBAN for our ba

Re: [guadec-list] Proposal for a Women's Dinner at GUADEC 2017

Hi Nuritzi, On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 11:15 PM, Nuritzi Sanchez wrote: > I was hoping to help organize the annual women's dinner at GUADEC this year > and wanted to be mindful of some of the feedback we received last year, and > also see if this year's GUADEC team would be able to help us with some

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 23

Hi all, This is my weekly summary of what I did with regards to GUADEC organizing. There are seven weeks left until the conference! * Conference call on Tuesday; minutes are here: * Requested money for various upcoming payments * Looked in

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 21

Hi all This is my weekly summary of what I did with regards to GUADEC organizing. There are nine weeks left until the conference! * Monday conference call; minutes are here: * Emails: * Received an invite letter from the University * U

Re: [guadec-list] Receipt for payments

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Ekaterina Gerasimova wrote: > It would be great if the template could be updated to read as follows: > > "Receipt > > Thank you, Kat, for registering for GUADEC 2017! > > We received your payment of £408 to the GNOME Foundation/ > > You purchased the following: >

Re: [guadec-list] Receipt for payments

On rereading, seems I misunderstood your request slightly. I'll see if it's possible to simply update the template. It's a little tricky due to the way the database stores payments. Sam ___ guadec-list mailing list guadec-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnom

Re: [guadec-list] Receipt for payments

Hi Kat On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Ekaterina Gerasimova wrote: > It would be great if the template could be updated to read as follows: > > "Receipt > > Thank you, Kat, for registering for GUADEC 2017! > > We received your payment of £408 to the GNOME Foundation/ > > You purchased the follo

Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC report week 20

> Next meeting is Monday 21st May at 18:00, join #guadec for more details. 18:00 BST that is :-) 17:00 UTC ___ guadec-list mailing list guadec-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list

[guadec-list] GUADEC report week 20

Hi all With 10 weeks to go til GUADEC starts, I'm going to start summarizing what I do each week to this list. Others on the team please feel free to do the same :-) This doesn't replace the weekly meeting minutes which are available at https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/ as before. My h

Re: [guadec-list] 20th Birthday Celebration at GUADEC

Hi again, On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 9:47 PM, Nuritzi Sanchez wrote: > The Engagement team has been talking about several initiatives to run for > GNOME's 20th Birthday celebration this year, and some of those include doing > things at this year's GUADEC. We know that you guys are already planning o

Re: [guadec-list] URGENT - extending the CfP deadline

Hi Allan, On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Allan Day wrote: > The CfP deadline is tomorrow. Yesterday we had a website outage which meant > that there was a period where people couldn't submit papers. It was the > final working day before the CfP closes. > > I think it would be a good idea if we

Re: [guadec-list] 20th Birthday Celebration at GUADEC

Hi Nuritzi, We already have Kat joining then next call to discuss the talks schedule, and we missed a meeting this week so have a lot of general stuff to catch up on too. But we should meet to discuss this stuff soon! We indeed meet at 17:00 UTC on Mondays, but Monday 1st May is a public holiday i

[guadec-list] Meeting minutes

Hello I noticed that I've not sent meeting minutes to this list for a while. Unless people find that really useful, I'll stop doing that and just publish them on the wiki because it's a bit of a faff otherwise. Here are all the minutes so far that haven't been forwarded to the list: https://wiki.

[guadec-list] GUADEC call for papers announcement draft

Hello We agreed a while back that the GUADEC call for papers would close on 23rd April this year, so we need to announce the call for papers very soon. We are hoping to put out an announcement on Monday (20th March). The regcfp instance at https://registration.guadec.org/ is ready to accept paper

[guadec-list] GUADEC 2017 registration is now open

This year, the GNOME project's annual European conference will be taking place in Manchester, UK. Happening between 28th July and 2nd August, it will be the biggest and most important GNOME event of 2017. The conference will provide an opportunity to find out about the latest technical developments

[guadec-list] DRAFT GUADEC Registration and Call for Papers announcement

Hello Finally, I think we have a working usable setup of regcfp at https://registration.guadec.org/. You can actually register and submit papers already if you want. (The test instance I mentioned previously[1] is also still working). I registered and paid a regfee already :-) Here's a draft anno

[guadec-list] GUADEC registration... nearly there

Hello Registration has been delayed a bit, but we are going to open it this week. The test site at https://test-guadec2017-regcfp.herokuapp.com is running the latest regcfp code, you can fill it with junk registrations and papers, and you can even make fake PayPal payments to test the booking mach

[guadec-list] Minutes of meeting 2017-02-27

Core team meeting 2017-02-27, in https://meet.jit.si/guadec2017 == Present == * AlbertoRuiz * NeilMcGovern * SamThursfield == Absent == * AllanDay * JavierJardon == Actions == * Sam to sort out a guadec.org Wordpress login for Neil * Sam and Lene to supply more accurate numbers for eve

[guadec-list] Minutes of meeting 2017-02-21

These minutes are also available at https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/20170220 Core team meeting 2017-02-20, in https://meet.jit.si/guadec2017 == Present == * AllanDay * AlbertoRuiz * LeneRaastad * NeilMcGovern * SamThursfield == Absent == * JavierJardon == Actions == * Alla

[guadec-list] Posters for GUADEC 2017

Hello We would like to do some promo for this year's GUADEC beyond the "usual" channels: places like local universities, hackspaces and co-working spaces. A poster would be great for some of these. I've come up with initial content & layout for a poster and am interested in feedback on it. We're

[guadec-list] Minutes of meeting 2017-02-16

Core team meeting 2017-02-16, in Google Hangout == Present == * AllanDay * AlbertoRuiz * SamThursfield == Absent == * JavierJardon == Actions == * Alberto to contact Linux Format & Linux Action Show * Alberto to work with Neil on sponsor search * Allan to contact engagement team about

Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC registration site - design improvements

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 12:00 PM, Benjamin Berg wrote: > Asking for the exact age just didn't seem to add anything and I > strongly believe that one should never collect data if one doesn't have > any immediate use for it. That suggests we should remove all the fields other than "Gender identity"

Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC registration site - design improvements

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 10:36 PM, Nuritzi Sanchez wrote: > Hey, > > What do you guys think about the idea of adding the option of social media > links (linkedin, twitter) at the time of registration so that people can > network a bit more before and after the conference? It was a suggestion made >

Re: [guadec-list] Registration for GUADEC 2017: request for opinions & testing

I've updated https://test-guadec2017-regcfp.herokuapp.com/ again. Changes: * bring the theme in line with the 2017.guadec.org theme, as much as my limited CSS ability allows * update registration form text based on Allan's feedback Still to do: * integrate the new identity system Patrick has pr

[guadec-list] Minutes of GUADEC team meeting 2017-02-08

These minutes are also available here: https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/20170208 Core team meeting 2017-02-08, in Google Hangout == Present == * AllanDay * AlbertoRuiz * SamThursfield == Absent == * JavierJardon == Actions == * Sam to copy 2016 code of conduct (done: https://

[guadec-list] GUADEC 2017: Friday 28th July to Wednesday 2nd August in Manchester, UK

Dear GNOME enthusiasts, The GUADEC 2017 team is happy to officially announce the dates and location of this year's conference. GUADEC 2017 will run from Friday 28th July to Wednesday 2nd August. The first three days will include talks and social events, as well as the GNOME Foundation's AGM. This

Re: [guadec-list] Registration for GUADEC 2017: request for opinions & testing

On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Sam Thursfield wrote: > I've updated https://test-guadec2017-regcfp.herokuapp.com/ with some changes: We are currently testing themes, there's no need to point out that it talks about LAS rather than GUADEC everyw

Re: [guadec-list] Registration for GUADEC 2017: request for opinions & testing

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I've updated https://test-guadec2017-regcfp.herokuapp.com/ with some changes: * added all the stats fields that were used last year * updated cancellation policies * added volunteering option * radio buttons instead of dropdowns in a couple of places * re-allowed

Re: [guadec-list] Self introduction

Hi Vladimír! On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:47 PM, Vladimír Beneš wrote: > Are these dates actually from 28th till 2nd and not those stated here > for example for several months already? > https://github.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-marketing/blob/master/events/guadec/2017/poster-a3.png Yes, it's def

Re: [guadec-list] Registration for GUADEC 2017: request for opinions & testing

On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 6:56 PM, Benjamin Berg wrote: > Hey, > a bit off topic. Have you remembered to reserve beds for use by the > travel committee? Yes, we've got 40 rooms reserved at the University for that ___ guadec-list mailing list guadec-list@g

Re: [guadec-list] Self introduction

> Yes, the website was deliberately left in an incomplete state on Friday. > >> Oliver / Allan do you have time to fix these? Or should I have a go? > > I have some ideas for how to fix them from a design point of view. I haven't > tried modifying the site myself yet, though. Ah, OK. Do you have a

Re: [guadec-list] Self introduction

elopers, foundation leaders, individuals, governments and business in the world." Sam On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Allan Day wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 3:56 PM, Sam Thursfield wrote: > ... >> >> I tried the theme that LAS GNOME used and found that it works OK for

Re: [guadec-list] Registration for GUADEC 2017: request for opinions & testing

One other thing: > Are we sure we want to do the reg fee with 1 EUR == 1 GBP? If we want to use the real exchange rate then I think I have to write more JavaScript code to make the slider change based on selected currency, and writing JavaScript makes me sad. If we keep it pay-as-you-feel then I

Re: [guadec-list] Registration for GUADEC 2017: request for opinions & testing

Hi Benjamin, cheers for all the info. I'll dig into the config etc. later on, but I can reply to a few bits now On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Benjamin Berg wrote: >> * Will we offer a free T-shirt for donations over £100/€100? > > btw. we called it "fee" last year as we couldn't book it as a

[guadec-list] Registration for GUADEC 2017: request for opinions & testing

Hi all We are getting closer to properly announcing GUADEC 2017 and opening up registration. I have some questions about how registration should work this year that I don't have a strong opinion on. * Do we want to do 'pay as you feel' for reg fees again? * Do the student (£15/€15), hobbyis

Re: [guadec-list] Self introduction

Hi Oliver! We chatted a bit in IRC already about the theme for 2017.guadec.org. I tried the theme that LAS GNOME used and found that it works OK for now, so there's no need to try and fix the header of the other theme we were using. We can just use that Sensible theme. There are still lots of impr

[guadec-list] GUADEC 2017: keynote speaker ideas

Hello Next month we are going to start organising the keynote speakers for GUADEC 2017. So we would like your suggestions for people who would make good keynote speakers! Our goal with these talks is to bring different perspectives to the conference, so we want suggestions for people who are of in

Re: [guadec-list] Minutes of GUADEC team meeting 2017-01-16

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 6:43 PM, Sam Thursfield wrote: > === Payments for venue & accommodation === > > These should have been paid, but haven't received confirmation either > from the Foundation or from the University. These have indeed been paid. > === Second d

[guadec-list] Minutes of GUADEC team meeting 2017-01-16

These minutes also available at: https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/20170116 Core team meeting 2017-01-16, at https://meet.jit.si/guadec2017 == Present == * AllanDay * JavierJardon * AlbertoRuiz * SamThursfield == Actions == * Sam to write draft accommodation & travel info for th

Re: [guadec-list] Conference Brochure

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Allan Day wrote: > Thanks for working on this! It looks great to me. If the GUADEC team can > provide details on any other content they'd like, I could try to find a > visual designer to help finish the layout. It looks great to me at a glance. Alberto may have so

[guadec-list] Minutes of GUADEC team meeting 2016-12-08

These minutes also available at: https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/20161209 Core team meeting 2016-12-08, at https://meet.jit.si/guadec2017 == Present == * AllanDay * JavierJardon * AlbertoRuiz * SamThursfield == Actions == * Sam and Javier will apply for bank account * Alberto

Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC 2017 accommodation survey

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 1:24 AM, Ekaterina Gerasimova wrote: > The TC provides accommodation rather than cash to those who are > sponsored for GUADEC (exception to the rule tends to be less than > 1/100). > > We prefer to go for the cheapest option per person as that allows us > to offer sponsorsh

Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC 2017 accommodation survey

Thank to everyone who did the survey, we got 30 responses in the end which is definitely helpful. I've processed the results with state-of-the-art data analysis technology (i.e. Python) and got the following answers: Total responses: 30 How many people would consider staying at the MMU Townhouses

Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC 2017 accommodation survey

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. I'm going to close the survey tomorrow & count up the results (I'll share them here) so please respond by tonight if you have an opinion on this! Sam ___ guadec-list mailing list guadec-list@gnome.org https://m

[guadec-list] GUADEC 2017 accommodation survey

Hello We are looking at accommodation options for GUADEC 2017 in Manchester and we would like some feedback from you! Manchester's hotels fill up quickly in summer so we are going to do one or more group bookings now to ensure we have enough rooms for everyone. There are 3 potential locations we

[guadec-list] [2017] Minutes of meeting 2016-09-05

See: https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Meetings/20160905 Core team meeting 2016-09-05, at https://meet.jit.si/guadec2017 == Present == * AllanDay * JavierJardon * AlbertoRuiz * SamThursfield == Actions == * Sam to pass our many questions onto Kate at MMU * Javier to try to contact U of

[guadec-list] Change of speaker for "Baserock - A Viable Solution to Build GNOME OS"

Hi! I'd like to take the place of Jannis for the talk "Baserock - A Viable Solution to Build GNOME OS," as he's not going to be available. Javier will still be co-presenting. I hope this is OK Thanks! Sam ___ guadec-list mailing list guadec-list@gnome.