Hi, On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Jukka Zitting<jukka.zitt...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm putting together a plan for a "Content Technology" track for the > ApacheCon US 2009 in Oakland later this year.
I'm moving forward with this. Apart from Thorsten's proposal, are you interested in organizing some Cocoon-related program at the ApacheCon? The Content Technology track is already pretty crowded so I probably can't promise you more than a single normal session with speaker benefits (note that unlike before, speaker travel is not covered), but we can also arrange space for unofficial sessions, workshops, meetups, etc. To do this, I need people who'd like to help in planning and organizing the Cocoon parts of the event. Any volunteers? See the suggestions below and http://wiki.apache.org/jackrabbit/ContentTrackApacheConUs2009 for more information. BR, Jukka Zitting SUGGESTIONS * People pay to see the scheduled content at ApacheCon. Provide material which will reach and attract our paying audience. If you have Geeks for Geeks content to present, please save that for the daytime un-con tracks, or evening MeetUps/BOFs. Consider that people attending the main tracks probably need to have a clear business case for registration costs - but your community are free to attend the free evening programming (and that's free as in beer!), so choose appropriately! * Work with your community. Some of the best presentations have been from presenters who don't belong to that project's PMC. * Be creative! You're not limited to the strict 50-minute-sessions model. You can organize the schedule in whatever way makes the most sense for your project's content. (Ensure that your attendees still get their coffee- and lunch-breaks and keynote sessions.) * The main track drives paid attendence, so you must submit well-written proposals. If the proposals are not clearly written, and answer "Who, What, and Why?", then what can be expected of the presentations? We've reviewed the proposals that were received in the main CFP, and they accompany this email. You can use these verbatim (appropriately edited for spelling/to fit the program!), or work with the submitters to refine them to work better within the track you're planning and/or solicit completely new proposals. Use whichever solution creates the most effective program. * During the day, we will run un-con tracks on Wednesday through Friday in smaller rooms (capacity ~50), also coordinated by PMCs. They do not need to be formalized until the morning of the track, but guidance for the prospective audience can be gathered on the un-con tracks' wiki pages. Registration will be required to attend these parallel tracks, but they're a great place to schedule the ?Geeks4Geeks content that's really interesting for a narrower audience. FREE STUFF! During the day, on Monday and Tuesday, we will run a free BarCamp alongside the traditional Hackathon. The space set aside for the BarCamp and Hackathon is truly massive, and should have a very open feel without excessive background noise. By colocating these events, we can enable attendees to jump between hacking together and attending BarCamp sessions. Free evening activities include MeetUps and BOFs. These will be organized by the PMCs, and can be scheduled for any night from Sunday through Thursday. Wednesday night is set aside for the free BIG FEATHER BIRTHDAY BASH! and Welcome Reception. We expect to attract many commuting attendees from the Bay Area, both for the main program (paid registration required) and for all of these free events and opportunities. REALITY CHECK Of course the economic realities do not permit the Conference Producer to cover the costs of everyone who has information to present to such a diverse audience of this many topics. For this conference, for each hour of main track material, the Producer will be covering one (1) hotel night plus one (1) conference pass, and will provide an additional (1) night for overseas travelers. However, the conference will not be paying airfare for speakers from the US and Canada, and will work on a limited case-by-case basis with those from overseas. And with so many friends in the Bay Area, those who are not covered can consider staying with fellow ASF members who are willing to host. If you're not sure how this will work for you, or what it means when you start getting creative with the program, please check with your planning-mentor.
