Debian-portland-soc April 2013

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Anyone else want to come to the HP Party / Debian beering tonight?

by Steve Langasek

Hey folks, So it turns out I have an extra ticket for the HP party tonight; if anyone would like to join us this evening (6:30-8:30) and didn't manage to get a ticket while they were available, reply off-list and we'll make arrangements. See y'all tonight, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek(a)ubuntu.com vorlon(a)debian.org

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Special beering

by Robert Collins

Re http://pdx.debian.net/pipermail/debian-portland-soc/2013-March/000231.html that would be good. There are sponsor parties every night of the week(*), so some scheduling competition with that. (*): http://openstacksummitapril2013.sched.org/ -Rob

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Re: [Debian-portland-soc] Beering during OpenStack Summit

by Thomas Goirand

On 04/10/2013 03:34 AM, Steve Langasek wrote: > http://pdx.debian.net/pipermail/debian-portland-soc/2013-March/000231.html > > Feel free to follow up to the list with your preferences (debian.org > addresses and subscribers are whitelisted, all others rejected, die spam > die). Great! I'd be happy to join. Thomas

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DebConf14 Decision Meeting

by Patty Langasek

For those interested, the DebConf14 Bid Decision Meeting is today at 10am PST (in 15 minutes!). IRC: OFTC network (irc.oftc.net), #debconf-team You're also welcome to join the Debian-PDX channel on the same network at #debian-pdx. See y'all there! And thanks to everyone (especially noodles) for all their work on this bid process! Chosen or not, I think we've shown the Debian community in general that there's a strong, thriving and *fantastic* open source presence in Portland. Cheers! Patty -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Patty Langasek harmoney(a)dodds.net ---------------------------------------------------------- At times, you may end up far away from home; you may not be sure of where you belong, anymore. But home is always there... because home is not a place. It's wherever your passion takes you. --- J. Michael Straczynski

11 years, 6 months

DebConf 14 decision meeting prep: Portland bid

by Steve Langasek

Hi folks, Per Moray's mail, I'm sending the materials requested on <https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/BidProcess#Before_the_venue_decision_meeting> to the list. This information can also be found in the wiki here, with direct links to more details on each of the points: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/Portland/Checklist The full bid page can be found here: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/Portland === Priority List === 1. "affordable" for both sponsors and attendees Yes. USD 7200/week for conference facilities, USD 28-33/person/night for double-occupancy accommodation at the residence hall. 2. strong, mature, experienced local team Yes. Local team includes 5 Debian Developers, 1 Debian Maintainer, and many Debian and Ubuntu users. Experience with organizing conferences and communities, and many have attended multiple DebConfs. 3. good working spaces Yes. The conference facilities will include two hacklabs and smaller talk rooms, all with power, wifi, and relocatable chairs. 4. excellent network connectivity Yes. Large college campus network connectivity with extensive infrastructure both wireless and wired. 5. quality and quantity of food and drink in close proximity High, large. Open buffet at the residence hall cafeteria for USD 20/person/day, or there are large numbers of restaurants and food carts nearby. Portland in general is known for being extremely accommodating to dietary restrictions/needs. 6. suitable accommodation in close proximity Yes. The residence hall is 2 blocks from the conference facilities. Many hotels are also within walking distance. 7. presentation facilities Yes. Standard projectors and screens for the presentation rooms. This can even include video and audio recording and streaming. 8. travel logistics Easy. The Portland International Airport was ranked the top airport for business travelers in the United States by Condé Nast Traveler magazine for the years 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. Public transportation connects the airport to downtown, within walking distance of the conference facilities, in 38-minutes. 9. accessibility Yes. The conference facilities are compliant with ADA policies, as is the public transit. === Weak points of the Portland bid === As has been pointed out on the mailing list, Portland's biggest weakness is that as a US city, visas are more of a concern than they are for most other countries. While the vast majority of Debian Developers (and DebConf attendees more generally) hail from countries that don't require visas for travel to the US, there are definitely more attendees (or potential attendees) affected by US visa policy than would be in other countries. It may also be considered a weakness of the Portland bid that there are strict laws governing public consumption of alcohol. This poses a particular challenge for the traditional wine and cheese party! We are looking into options and think it will be possible to overcome, but suffice to say there will be no bottles of mezcal being passed around on the patio if DebConf14 is in Portland. === Strong points of the Puerto La Cruz bid === Conversely to the Portland bid, Venezuela has a very liberal immigration policy, even allowing Americans in without visas despite our unwillingness to reciprocate. This would definitely make it more friendly to many attendees from developing nations. The venue chosen would certainly be more luxurious than Portland. While we propose to hold DebConf in Portland at the time of year when the weather is best, there would be no beaches and definitely not a 5-star hotel. Finally, a strong point of the Venezuelan bid is that the Portland team would not have to do any work for DC14 and could relax on the beach the whole time. ;-) Thanks, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek(a)ubuntu.com vorlon(a)debian.org

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[moray@sermisy.org: [Debconf-team] DC14 decision meeting, Friday 2013-04-05 *17* UTC]

by Patty Langasek

Please note the message below - our bid decision meeting is tomorrow at 10am PST. To my knowledge, we still need to put together the bid document. Steve, you said Kees was working on that, right? Kees, how's that coming along? Will it be ready this evening, by chance? Patty ----- Forwarded message from Moray Allan <moray(a)sermisy.org> ----- Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:57:16 -0600 From: Moray Allan <moray(a)sermisy.org> To: Gunnar Wolf <gwolf(a)gwolf.org> Cc: Margarita Manterola <marga(a)debian.org>, Ana Guerrero <ana(a)ekaia.org>, Andrew McMillan <debian(a)mcmillan.net.nz>, Holger Levsen <holger(a)debian.org>, debconf-team(a)lists.debconf.org, Moray Allan <moray(a)debian.org> Subject: [Debconf-team] DC14 decision meeting, Friday 2013-04-05 *17* UTC User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/0.7.2 This is a reminder and correction for the DC14 decision meeting: On 2013-03-25 12:46, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Location: #debconf-team > IRC network: OFTC (irc.oftc.net, irc.debian.org) > Date: Friday 2013-04-05 > Time: 17:00 UTC i.e. 17 UTC as the body of the previous message said, not 18 UTC as the subject of the previous message said. > > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?iso=20130405T17&p1=0&p… The meeting will follow the standard bid decision format: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Bid_process#Venue_decision_meeting Bid teams, please ensure that you have ready the necessary materials (and preferably post them to the list in advance of the meeting). The current members of the DebConf Committee are: Ana Beatriz Guerrero López (since 2012) Andrew McMillan (since 2011) Bdale Garbee (since 2012) Christian Perrier (since 2012) Guido Trotter (since 2012) Gunnar Wolf (since 2011, DebConf Chair) Holger Levsen (since 2011, DebConf Chair) Margarita Manterola (since 2011) Martín Ferrari (since 2013) Moray Allan (since 2011, DebConf Chair) Tiago Vaz (since 2013) -- Moray _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team(a)lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team ----- End forwarded message ----- -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Patty Langasek harmoney(a)dodds.net ---------------------------------------------------------- At times, you may end up far away from home; you may not be sure of where you belong, anymore. But home is always there... because home is not a place. It's wherever your passion takes you. --- J. Michael Straczynski

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Debian-portland-soc April 2013