I don't think we are proposing an apachecon but rather an apache conference. Call it what you will.
I agree. I want 2 rooms with 6x50 min speeches each on 12 different topics plus a keynote and endnote for all plus a lunch break. I would even consider selling two tracks for sponsor speeches. And yes it would be made sure not to be a sales pitch. We sell a dozen tables for vendors and voila. A speaker dinner and sponsor party the night before. I am slammed right now but I have some ideas for venues for the space that i can talk to about donating the use to keep costs low but still be nice. Regards, KAM On December 8, 2017 12:55:06 PM EST, Leif Hedstrom <zw...@apache.org> wrote: >I like the ideas proposed here. I think all in all, we have to change >the format of ApacheCon for it to be worth the efforts and financial >burden. I also think we have to be more appealing to non-committers >(unless we turn AC into a project Summit umbrella). > >I’ve been a proponent of topic tracks, rather than project tracks. I’ve >seen first hand an all day track have speakers talking to a handful of >project members, all whom already knew the topics. > >I’d also like to see fewer tracks, such that the rooms are filled. I’ve >been to GopherCon a few times, with only one main track, and it was >great. Not saying we have to be that narrow, but 2-3 tracks tops IMO, >ideally with cross project topics (“how I made X fast with HTTPD, >PageSpeed and Cassandra”). > >Cheers, > >— Leif > >> On Dec 7, 2017, at 23:40, Kevin A. McGrail ><kevin.mcgr...@mcgrail.com> wrote: >> >> OK, give me a few days. Mason invited me to speak in March and I >have a contact. I'll see what might be possible. >> >>> On 12/8/2017 1:30 AM, Hadrian Zbarcea wrote: >>> I like the GMU idea and getting new generation of students >interested in OSS. I think I can find SIs to sponsors and even follow >Niclas' idea of connecting potential employers with talent. >>> >>> We can pull this off. >>> >>> >>>> On 12/08/2017 01:05 AM, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: >>>>> On 12/8/2017 12:38 AM, Hadrian Zbarcea wrote: >>>>> Kevin, we're both (and others) in DC. Ton of demand here, as we >know. How about trying to organize something here, even smaller events? > >>>> +1. Could be a nice time to throw the sponsor thank you party as >well on the night before the event with a speaker dinner. >>>> >>>> 1 day, 2 tracks, 12 presentations with a keynote and key end. I >have a friend with a nice conference room that hosted an ISSA meeting. >I can ask him how many it fits. Or I can talk to GMU especially if we >have a presentation or two on things like OSS in state/federal gov't >and CyberSecurity. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> KAM >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
