Thanks KAM. Barring any dissent, yes I'm saying that.
Thank you! Tg On Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 6:51 PM Kevin A. McGrail <kmcgr...@apache.org> wrote: > I really love to see all these events and the interest in running them. > We have some ideas about "events in a box" just so people like you Trevor > can talk this ball and run with it. > > If you are stepping up and saying "I want to make this happen" then you > can expect that I will support your JFDI initiative. > > Regards, > KAM > > -- > Kevin A. McGrail > Asst. Treasurer & VP Fundraising, Apache Software Foundation > Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project > https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Trevor Grant <trevor.d.gr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> Hanging out at the booth at GOTO Chicago, talking to Kanchana- we got to >> kicking around an idea for doing an Apache Roadshow in Chicago for 2019. >> >> There's a number of good reasons to do this- but the main ones are: >> - There's an industrial balanced between FinTech, established large >> corps, marketing, and startups. However, often these devs are unable to >> travel to West Coast/East Coast for financial / time constraints. >> (Supports multiple tracks). >> - Chicago is an airline hub (direct flights on almost any airline from >> almost anywhere). >> - Venues are accessible. >> - There's a lot of interest in ASF by evidence of strong meetup >> communities around various Apache projects. >> - Chicago has never had an Apache event! / :'( >> >> Chicago is most beautiful in end of spring and mid fall. I know there's a >> lot of talk around several other conferences, PLUS GOTO Chicago next year, >> but we wanted to gauge how supportive everyone one might be of this idea. >> >> If no one objects we'll put together a formal proposal. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> tg >> >> >
