Hey folks, I am new here and to mailing lists. Please forgive any etiquettes I am breaking but point them out.
> While it's fair to say that socializing is a big part of events like FOSDEM, > organising such a "in person" event requires a huge amount of money, time and > human ressources that Arch may not have right now. I organised the Home Assistant Community Day in Cologne (Germany) in May. We were 50 people and had a fun day. If not for the spontaneous cancellation from the first venue, it was pretty chill to organize. But it was more like a meetup. Say hello, I talked for 40ish minutes about Home Assistant, and then hung out with some drinks. I have connections in the venue space (in Cologne) and could get spaces to do it for free, a small amount, or in exchange for selling the drinks, etc. A lot of possibilities. Sponsoring via drinks with local breweries is also possible. Depends. So, if you are interested, I could help with finding a location here. Cologne has good connections in Germany via train and airport, if you are interested. All the best, Am 12. August 2025 05:09:09 MESZ schrieb Robin Candau <[email protected]>: > > >Le 12 août 2025 04:32:24 GMT+02:00, Polarian <[email protected]> a écrit : >>Hello, >> >>Whats the point of a conference if it is not in person? Conferences are >>just excuses for socialisation and drinking beer, lets be real here. >>Take one look at FOSDEM and tell me people aren't there as an excuse to >>drink lots of beer and yap the entire time. >> >>Take care, > >Online conferences are a thing. >As a matter of facts, ArchConf 2020 was fully online [1]. > >While it's fair to say that socializing is a big part of events like FOSDEM, >organising such a "in person" event requires a huge amount of money, time and >human ressources that Arch may not have right now. > >[1] ><https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3tfdJ8q1zXRFu6QPELCaIwU3BIzauUJi&si=Gd7A5jVnMBFtk_B0> > >Regards, >Robin Candau / Antiz
