i also have been asking around for a big room. And Servoy is willing to sponser a big room if needed (if there are really comming 30+ people) The problem is that the coming 2 weeks i can't do much about it because first we (servoy) has its own conference next week (servoy world)
johan On 10/1/07, Arje Cahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Since it's been a bit quiet about the Amsterdam Meetup lately, I was > thinking of simply proposing a date and a venue myself. Maybe I missed out > on the conversation, in which case I apologize upfront! > > By no means I'm trying to push this into a 'real conference' - these > things grow over years! > > But I do like to see this Meetup happen, because: > > - I think it would be good to get 'The People Behind Wicket' on stage, > while > allowing 'New People' to have their say as well, in an informal setting > - It's a good way of attracting non-incrowd people > - The ApacheCons and similar conferences have a too high barrier for > people > that are interested in Wicket but do not know how to start. Of course, > the ApacheCon conference is an excellent way of broadening ones vision, > but for non-Apache people it's hard to dive into > - People who have not yet decided whether they want to use Wicket, > could be held back by a 'private' meetup. These people do not know the > community, and don't know what to expect. A more 'anonymous' (ie. bigger) > meetup could help lower the barrier and bring in new developers > - We need to close the gap between users and developers, and having them > all in one room helps > - Too many little meetups shatter the community instead of building it up > - It's an excellent environment to grow a network and a community > - There's already 28 people on the Wiki page, and this might grow even > further > - Organizing the meetup in a 'neutral' environment ensures the community > stays neutral too > - And finally: it should be initiated, supported and organized by the > community itself > > Covering the costs of such a meetup doesn't have to be hard. For the > Cocoon GetTogether meetups, there's a 125 euro fee for three (3!) whole > days. We do have some sponsors over there to cover for lunches and coffee > and connectivity. If we allow sponsors for a Wicket meetup, I guess a one > day event could easily be free for all attendees. On the other hand, if > sponsors are a concern, then we could have all costs covered by a 50 euro > fee or something. > > The Apache Cocoon community has had a really good experience with > Amsterdam as a venue location. It's very well-reachable from all around the > world, and pretty affordable too. > > Just to have something realistic to talk about - I apologize if I'm moving > too fast here - I've called the Felix Meritis building to ask which rooms > are available (and affordable!). The room can hold up to 50 people sitting > at tables (with laptop and all), but we can scale up to 200 if we want :) > > These dates would fit their schedule: > > Friday November 23rd > Monday November 26th > Friday November 30th > > Please note that these are weekdays. We could also try weekends if that's > better. > We could also try combining this with a course from the London guys.. > > Let me know what others think....! > > ---- > > Kind regards, > > Arjé Cahn > > Hippo > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
