Agreed with Jeff & Jason. On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:45 AM Jeff Jirsa <jji...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks great to me - especially the venue. Date wise, Tuesday (19th) lets > people fly in on Monday instead of costing a weekend, so selfishly that > seems better to me. > > > > On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Gary Dusbabek <gdusba...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > ## Cassandra list email > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > Here are current thoughts about structure and timing. Your feedback is > > welcome. > > > > Date: One of 18, 19, or 22 September 2017. We are aware the Tokyo user > > group is planning an event the first week in October. We’re doing our > best > > to give a buffer there. > > > > Venue: After evaluating a few options in San Antonio, the event space at > > Geekdom seems like a good fit and the right balance of cost and services > ( > > goo.gl/tViC72). > > > > Format: This will be a one day event, starting in the morning and running > > through the evening. Here is a proposed agenda we can iterate on: > > > > * 8-9am - catered breakfast, conversation > > * 9-12 - presentations, including a coffee/snack break > > * 12-1:30pm - catered lunch > > * 1:30-4:00pm - presentations, including a coffee/snack break > > * 4-5pm - lightning talks > > * 5-6:30pm - happy hour and a half > > * 6:30-9:30pm - dinner at a local restaurant > > > > We hope to film the presentations and make them available on Youtube. > > > > A few have already reached out offering various resources or assistance. > > Thank you! Eric or I will be reaching out to coordinate as soon as we are > > ready to finalize plans. > > > > Please chime in if you have suggestions, especially those relating to > > format. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Gary > > >