Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf14 Dates And Upcoming Decisions
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:28:46AM -0700, Patty Langasek wrote:
> Good morning, everyone!
> The time has come, my oyster friends, to speak of dates and things!
> So, we know we have Portland State University reserved for the last week of
> August, and can get the weekends capping either side of that week for Things
> We Need. Now, though, we need to decide what dates we should start and end
> the conference proper, what dates will be available for travel, arrivals and
> departures, and how, if at all, we're going to handle separate hacking time
> (as opposed to talks/BOFs).
> ==== Calendar ====
> August
> Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
> 01 02
> 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
> 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
> 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
> 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
> 31
> ==== Things We Know ====
> Right now, we know we have the dates 24 Aug - 30 Aug, with departure of no
> later than 1 September 2014 for our official venue.
> Right now, we know the official venue (for talks and BOFs) is booked on
> either side of those dates during the week for other
> conferences/organizations, so for the rooms we need, we'll *have to* have
> talks scheduled somewhere between 23/24 August and 30/31 August.
> Right now, we know our accommodations will become limited starting on 1
> September 2014 (people are returning to school and the dorms will no longer
> be available to us at that time).
> Monday, 1 September 2014 is a US holiday, meaning our access to university
> personnel may be severely limited. (And people will need to keep that in
> mind for travel reasons; this is Labor Day in the US, and travel is
> *extremely* busy on this day.)
> ==== Things We Need to Decide ====
> 1. Daytrip - yes or no? And when? During the week is ideal, as there will
> be less traffic and less conflict with other tourists/weekend
> travellers.
> 2. DebCamp - yes or no? We do not have official venue (talk rooms) for the
> week prior to our reserved dates (or the week after). If we do have
> DebCamp, it will need to be restricted in number and time (it won't be
> a week long).
> 3. Separate Hacking Time - yes or no? One thing the organizers would like
> to see is hacking and collaborating time (different from DebCamp) that
> doesn't conflict with the Talks Schedule.
> 4. Talks - Call for Team! - We need to decide when the talks start, when
> they end, tracks, what days, how many, etc. This is key to declaring
> our dates.
> ==== DC13 Final Report ====
> How close to finished with this are we? What remains?
> ==== DC14 Fundraising Brochure ====
> Where are we at with this? How long after the DC13 Final Report is finished
> can we be ready to push out the DC14 information?
> ==== Summary ====
> Go team, go!
Addendum:
==== Website ====
I saw some interest in driving the website transition. Is there still
interest out there, who is interested and how can we help you?
Patty
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Patty Langasek
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