On 22/12/11 11:39, Alan Pope wrote:
On 21/12/11 23:55, Bruno Girin wrote:
In case you weren't aware, UDS-Q will be in California [1]. I thought it
alternated between US and Europe but that's now the second in a row on
the other side of the pond [2] so obviously I was wrong. Disappointed as
once again I won't be able to make it...
They traditionally do switch between US and Europe, but if someone
makes a compelling case for it to be held somewhere different and a
suitable venue can be found, then that will happen.
Also worth noting in general the service in the US is better and far
cheaper than in Europe. Not wishing to sleight our European cousins,
but for events, the US really does have venues and facilities really
sewn up. Just a shame that some of the venues are so far from places
for evenings out, but that's nicely offset by all the coaches that
Canonical lays on for attendees. :)
I was lucky in Florida, the cheapest flight we could get included a
car in the deal, so I could drive around. Conversely in Europe we've
tended to have good public transport.
Swings and roundabouts.
I'm sure there are a lot of good reasons to do it in the US. However,
from a personal point of view, it makes it a pain in the backside for me
to attend as I would have to either renew my passport or sort out a visa
(I've got an old non-biometric passport, one of the last ones to be
delivered by the French government so it still has a few years to go).
Then again, that may be a blessing in disguise: I'm sure US immigration
would start asking questions wanting to know why I've got a Russian visa
in it, the same way they wanted to know why the previous passport had so
many middle-eastern stamps...
</rant>
Bruno
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