Hi Trevor +1
It sounds like a great idea! Running localised Roadshows is a good way to promote the ASF, pull together our existing communities and also reach out to new contributors. So I take it that the Apache booth at GOTO Chicago is being very well received? :-) BTW thanks very much for taking the lead and organising it all. Please let me know if you’d be interested in writing up a little update for the ComDev blog about the event and your experience there. And if you have any photos, then we can get them tweeted or uploaded to our Facebook page. I think you are already subscribed to the planners mailing list - right? Thanks Sharan On 2018/04/26 03:52:37, Trevor Grant <trevor.d.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > >> > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
