Hi Gerald!
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 04:50:00PM -0800, Gerald Turner wrote:
Steve Langasek <vorlon(a)debian.org> writes:
> In response to Moray's prompting on d-d-a, I'm writing to confirm that
> we are interested in putting forth a bid to host DebConf14 in
> Portland, OR.
> The bid page is still a bit light on logistical
details, but we have a
> prospective lead on space associated with Portland State University
> which we believe would be a good fit for a DebConf.
> I know the bid process for this year is generally
behind schedule.
> Can the DebConf team please provide a deadline for completion of
> <https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/LocationCheckList> for Portland to be
> considered?
Wow! If DC14 were to happen in Portland, maybe
I'd get over my social
anxiety quirks and finally meet some of you fine people, get involved,
perhaps as a developer, and perhaps one day fulfil my fantasy of
traveling to exotic venues of future DebConfs. Ha! Really I ought to
meet you folks at a BSP or Lucky Lab one of these days, irregardless.
Count me in as a volunteer, a year in advance. I
don't have any
connection to PSU, so don't know how helpful I can be other than labor.
Perhaps monitor debconf IRC and mailing lists and offer to help at any
opportunity.
Thanks much for volunteering! I hope we do indeed get to meet you one of
these days at an event - maybe the next beering coming up this Thursday
<nudge>? :)
I've added your name now to the list of volunteers on
<https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/Portland>. Feel free to append
whatever information about yourself you think is appropriate.
DebConf is an amazing whirlwind event, since like everything Debian it is
entirely volunteer-driven. You needn't have any fear that you won't be able
to help - help of all kinds will be needed over the year to come.
Introduction: I'm a lurker, and not connected to
Debian in any official
way other than having been a user since way back in 0.93/pre-toy-story
times, Debian is my "daily driver" at work and home, laptops, a bunch of
Xen hosts at the Pittock building. Work in software development (Java,
telecom), consumes me, I should have plenty of spare time to give back
to Debian other than the odd bug report/patch, but you know how it is
when your career and hobbies overlap, my off-hours are usually wasted on
relaxation and libations ;-)
Libations and software don't need to be mutually exclusive. ;)
Anyway, thanks for introducing yourself, and I hope we'll meet soon!
--
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/
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