I am curious to know that as well, about the reason for this change. We could benefit alot by staying open as it has been.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Arunabha Ghosh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Dave Lester <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Mesos Community! >> >> About a week ago I had an email exchange with the Mesos PMC regarding the >> future of MesosCon, the community-driven conference for the Apache Mesos >> community. This is an abbreviated version of that email — I wanted to make >> sure we are transparent about where things stand, and give a peak at next >> year! >> >> *MesosCon in 2016* >> We’re looking at holding three MesosCon events in 2016: North America in >> (early) June, MesosCon Europe (date TBD), and to expand the conference >> internationally with MesosCon China (end of year, possibly December). The >> Linux Foundation will continue to handle logistics and sponsorship for >> these events, and we’re excited to continue our relationship with them as >> we grow the conference in scale and internationally. The only potential >> difference is that our 2016 events may be stand-alone instead of co-located >> with LinuxCon. >> >> An announcement regarding the location and dates for MesosCon North >> American 2016 should be made in early January. We’ll keep the mailing lists >> up-to-date on MesosCon Europe and MesosCon China as well, and the Linux >> Foundation has already begun exploring locations in Europe. >> >> *Structure of MesosCon Program Committee* >> Following the first two MesosCon events (Chicago 2014, Seattle 2015) >> where I was conference chair, we shook up our organizational structure for >> MesosCon Europe 2015 by adopting a conference chair trio, including myself >> (independent), David Greenberg (Two Sigma), and Kiersten Gaffney >> (Mesosphere). >> >> Why the structure of three co-chairs? To ensure there aren’t bottle-necks >> in the planning process, to better divide up the conference work without >> having too many people involved, and to ensure balanced representation and >> neutral participation — no one company or group will dominate the direction >> or organization of the conference. Final decisions are being made by the >> three of us. >> >> Coming out of MesosCon Europe, we’ve continued that structure and have >> also included Chris Schaefer and Chris Aniszczyk in the provisional >> planning of 2016 conferences given their consistent participation in >> planning previous events. The idea is to add additional program committee >> members as needed and during the proposal review process, but finalize the >> basics before we grow our ranks — we’ll let the mailing lists know if/when >> we need your help! >> > > I'm confused, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the earlier structure > where the PMC was decided on as a result of a call to action on the mailing > list. This resulted in a very open and democratic PMC with fairly broad > participation from the community. This year, for instance we had > representatives from multiple companies and geographic regions. Openness > and community participation has been a hallmark of Mesoscon. Reaching out > the community has been a constant theme (e.g asking community participation > for selecting talks) and one which has made Mesoscon one of the most > inclusive and open conferences. Having a very small group decide the basics > and further decide if any help is needed seems like a step in the reverse > direction. > > I can understand that there are logistical issues and challenges as > Mesoscon grows bigger, but we should also keep in mind the spirit of > Mesoscon. As it stands the current standing committee is much less diverse > both in terms of corporate background and geographical spread than this > year's PMC. Perhaps we can keep the core and invite volunteers from the > community from the get go rather than on a as needed basis for narrowly > defined roles ? > >> >> If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, let us know! We look >> forward to sharing future updates, and seeing you at a MesosCon in 2016! >> >> Dave >> > >
