Pardon the top post.From an India perspective,two notable 2009 events are Freed.in and GNUnify.More so from a point of view of community building.Travel sponsorship might be required for the former. ~sankarshan
On 12/3/08, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2009 is sooner than we think but probably not as soon as some of us > would like. it's time, too, to think about events where OOo should be. > Florian and John are also on this. Some funding from the CC is likely > to be available for *big* targeted events. > > As well, as we've often suggested, we need to place such events in a > wiki or equivalent technology. I think that there are several options > out there. I'm fine with a wiki but it's a little clumsy for a calendar. > > For the two events below, I would like to ask the CC for appropriate > funding. > > > Events > ====== > > * LCA09: 19-22 January Hobart, Australia (Tasmania, actually) > > I am presenting there on OOo and also will be on a panel on Foss > business. Our miniconference proposal was not accepted. LCA is > important and if those in the area wish to staff a booth or be there > for BoFs or impromptu meetings, please, let's do this. > > * Fosdem 09: 6-9 February, Brussels, Belgium. OOo will have not just > a stand but also a DevRoom, on Saturday 07 Feb. Last year was a > terrific success. it's not clear, however, that this year we will be > able to have as many from Hamburg there, but I do hope that we can > have some key developers. Fosdem is a *developer event* and for that > reason it's also a crucial event for cross-project networking and > learning. > > > These are just the two most immediate ones that come to mind and do > not include those in India, Asia, Africa, or even Latin America. > Please suggest others and, ideally, put them in a wiki that we can > then edit (or if not a wiki, an equivalent). Fwiw, many of the usual > events, such as LinuxTag, I have not listed; feel free to do so, and > do not feel bound by any notion that the event must be in English. > Marketing is for all projects, including developer ones. > > As well, some of the classic ones have changed time. Eg., Fisl has > moved to end of summer and Oscon is now at the end, too, and in San > Jose, USA. > > -louis > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Sent from my mobile device You see things; and you say 'Why?'; But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
