Count me in as a volunteer also if I can wrangle some food/drink sponsors let me know.

On Jan 28, 2013 4:50 PM, "Gerald Turner" <gturner@unzane.com> wrote:
>
> Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >   http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/Portland
> >
> > 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.
>
> 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 ;-)
>
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