Taking the liberty to add planners@apachecon to this, since that's where ApacheCon planning happens.
On Wed, 2022-12-21 at 17:45 +0100, Jean-Baptiste Onofré wrote: > Hi guys, > > With some European Apache foxes, we had a couple of meetings to > propose a plan about ApacheCon Europe 24 (ACEU24). > > We discussed the format, and we think ACEU in February 2024, in > Brussels, the week before or after FOSDEM. > We think it's a good option because: > - February is pretty quiet in terms of conferences > - Brussels is pretty easy to reach from everywhere (especially in > Europe) > - Brussels is not so expensive in February > - Before or after FOSDEM will "feed" us with developers Not a veto, but ... Having two major events back-to-back is very challenging for most of us. I know FOSDEM is a weekend thing, but there's so many peripheral events that orbit FOSDEM that many of us are already on an extended odyssey around that time. > The format would be 2 or 3 days depending on the organization team we > will have (to handle different tracks/talks, etc). > > We now have to "recruit" a team, including a couple of relays in > Brussels, to: > 1. List possible venues with budget (the budget should include venue > with exhibition space, food&drink, and eventually one offsite event > for committers, why not beer tasting on Grand Place ;)) > 2. Find sponsors > 3. Prepare CFP/tracks > > We have #aceu24 channel on The-ASF slack and I would like to create a > mailing list to start the concrete preparation. > > If you want to help, please let us know and join the #aceu24 ! I am certainly available for whatever y'all need, but I have to admit that having someone else at the helm makes me happy. :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org