Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-03 Thread Jimmy McArthur
Thanks to everyone that weighed in! We'll be working on some updated language around the event to clarify the inclusion of the Ops community. We'll plan to float that to both operators and dev lists when we're a little further along. Meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, don't

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-03 Thread Matt Van Winkle
Looks like we can move forward with co-location!. Jimmy, let us know when we need to work time in for you or other Foundation folks to discuss more details in the UC meeting and/or Ops Meetup Team meetings. Thanks! VW On 4/3/18, 3:49 AM, "Shintaro Mizuno"

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-03 Thread Shintaro Mizuno
I'm also +1 on this. I've circulated to the Japanese Ops group and heard no objection so would be more +1s from our community. Shintaro -- Shintaro MIZUNO (水野伸太郎) NTT Software Innovation Center TEL: 0422-59-4977 E-mail: mizuno.shint...@lab.ntt.co.jp

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-03 Thread Thierry Carrez
Erik McCormick wrote: > I'm a +1 too as long as the devs at large are cool with it and won't > hate on us for crashing their party. As a data point, in a recent survey 89% of surveyed developers supported that the Ops meetup should happen at the same time and place. Amongst past PTG attendees,

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-02 Thread Chris Morgan
elvin Hillsman <mrhills...@gmail.com> > Cc: openstack-operators <openstack-operators@lists.openstack.org> > Subject: Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User > Feedback > > I'm a +1 too as long as the devs at large are cool with it and won't

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-02 Thread Arkady.Kanevsky
+1 From: Erik McCormick [mailto:emccorm...@cirrusseven.com] Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 3:57 PM To: Melvin Hillsman <mrhills...@gmail.com> Cc: openstack-operators <openstack-operators@lists.openstack.org> Subject: Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User F

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-02 Thread Erik McCormick
I'm a +1 too as long as the devs at large are cool with it and won't hate on us for crashing their party. I also +1 the proposed format. It's basically what we're discussed in Tokyo. Make it so. Cheers Erik PS. Sorry for the radio silence the past couple weeks. Vacation, kids, etc. On Apr 2,

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-02 Thread Amy Marrich
+2, I think all concerns have been addressed Amy (spotz) On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Sean McGinnis wrote: > On Mon, Apr 02, 2018 at 03:15:56PM -0500, Melvin Hillsman wrote: > > Unless anyone has any objections I believe we have quorum Jimmy. > > > > I agree, I think

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-02 Thread Sean McGinnis
On Mon, Apr 02, 2018 at 03:15:56PM -0500, Melvin Hillsman wrote: > Unless anyone has any objections I believe we have quorum Jimmy. > I agree, I think the feedback I've heard so far is that all parties are willing to give this a shot. I think we should go ahead. > On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:53

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-02 Thread Melvin Hillsman
+1 On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Jimmy McArthur wrote: > Hi all - > > I'd like to check in to see if we've come to a consensus on the colocation > of the Ops Meetup. Please let us know as soon as possible as we have to > alert our events team. > > Thanks! > Jimmy > >

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-04-02 Thread Jimmy McArthur
Hi all - I'd like to check in to see if we've come to a consensus on the colocation of the Ops Meetup. Please let us know as soon as possible as we have to alert our events team. Thanks! Jimmy Chris Morgan March 27, 2018 at 11:44 AM Hello Everyone, This

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-27 Thread Chris Morgan
Hello Everyone, This proposal looks to have very good backing in the community. There was an informal IRC meeting today with the meetups team, some of the foundation folk and others and everyone seems to like a proposal put forward as a sample definition of the combined event - I certainly do,

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-23 Thread Jonathan Proulx
On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 09:02:48PM -0700, Yih Leong, Sun. wrote: :I support the ideas to try colocating the next Ops Midcycle and PTG. :Although scheduling could be a potential challenge but it worth give it a :try. : :Also having an joint social event in the evening can also help Dev/Ops to :meet

[Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-22 Thread Yih Leong, Sun.
I support the ideas to try colocating the next Ops Midcycle and PTG. Although scheduling could be a potential challenge but it worth give it a try. Also having an joint social event in the evening can also help Dev/Ops to meet and offline discussion. :) On Thursday, March 22, 2018, Melvin

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-22 Thread Melvin Hillsman
Thierry and Matt both hit the nail on the head in terms of the very base/purpose/point of the Forum, PTG, and Ops Midcycles and here is my +2 since I have spoke with both and others outside of this thread and agree with them here as I have in individual discussions. If nothing else I agree with

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-22 Thread Matt Van Winkle
Hey folks, Great discussion! There are number of points to comment on going back through the last few emails. I'll try to do so in line with Theirry's latest below. From a User Committee perspective (and as a member of the Ops Meetup planning team), I am a convert to the idea of co-location,

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-20 Thread Tim Bell
operators@lists.openstack.org> Subject: Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback On 2018-03-20 10:37:21 -0500 (-0500), Jimmy McArthur wrote: [...] > We have an opportunity to co-locate the Ops Meetup at the PTG. [...] To echo what others have s

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-20 Thread Jeremy Stanley
On 2018-03-20 10:37:21 -0500 (-0500), Jimmy McArthur wrote: [...] > We have an opportunity to co-locate the Ops Meetup at the PTG. [...] To echo what others have said so far, I'm wholeheartedly in favor of this idea. It's no secret I'm not a fan of the seemingly artificial schism in our

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-20 Thread Jimmy McArthur
Posting this from Dave Medberry (and with permission): While no longer technically an operator I'm 100% for colocating PTG and Ops Meetups. I know some folks don't want to feel like tagalongs but I think you are addressing that (and making a specific Ops invite and considering a name change.)

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-20 Thread Amy Marrich
I had jokingly called it the 'OpenStack Community Working Midcycle' during the UC meeting because I always wondered if the Gathering part of PTG had made it hard for people to get support to go. But I really do like the word contributor mentioned here and I think we should stress that in the

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-20 Thread David Medberry
On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 10:03 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote: > > Personally, I'm not a big fan of separate branding (or "co-location"). > If the "PTG" name is seen as too developer-centric, I'd rather change > the event name (and clearly make it a work event for anyone

Re: [Openstack-operators] Ops Meetup, Co-Location options, and User Feedback

2018-03-20 Thread Thierry Carrez
Jimmy McArthur wrote: > [...] > We've been meeting regularly with the User Committee to help establish > goals for the Committee as well as Operators and End Users.  There are > three critical things that we identified as immediate areas of concern: > > * How to involve operators, end users,