Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-19 Thread Sharan Foga
Hi Everyone I've sent in the FOSDEM devroom request so now we'll need to wait to see whether it is accepted. The deadline for notifications is 2nd October so as soon as I get their response I'll let you know. Thanks Sharan On 2017-09-18 17:03, "Sharan Foga" wrote: > Hi All > > I've updated

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-18 Thread Sharan Foga
Hi All I've updated the proposal yet again. Based on the feedback I'm going to call the devroom the Apache Software Foundation Collaboration and Community Lab (or ASF CoLab for short). https://s.apache.org/XBKX The main focus will be to provide a common space to: - engage with users, contri

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-14 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
Roger that. On 9/14/2017 11:15 PM, Isabel Drost-Fromm wrote: I'd strongly advise against food in dev rooms that. Please take a look at pictures from previous editions to understand why. FOSDEM is a volunteer run, 10k event in a university using lecture and seminar rooms for talks, not a high

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-14 Thread Isabel Drost-Fromm
I'd strongly advise against food in dev rooms that. Please take a look at pictures from previous editions to understand why. FOSDEM is a volunteer run, 10k event in a university using lecture and seminar rooms for talks, not a high profile event in an expensive hotel. If you want to talk over

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-13 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
On 9/13/2017 6:03 AM, Daniel Gruno wrote: On 09/13/2017 09:26 AM, Myrle Krantz wrote: On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Daniel Gruno wrote: - Wine: Eh..can't give alcohol to minors (and we don't have the legal competence to check for ID). maybe consider non-alcoholic beverages instead. The

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-13 Thread Daniel Gruno
On 09/13/2017 09:26 AM, Myrle Krantz wrote: > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Daniel Gruno wrote: >> - Wine: Eh..can't give alcohol to minors (and we don't have the >> legal competence to check for ID). maybe consider non-alcoholic >> beverages instead. > > The legal drinking age in Belgium

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-13 Thread Sharan Foga
Thanks Daniel for getting a response for Kevin so quickly. I've updated the devroom proposal (so am including the link again) and have changed the name to Foundations and Community Outreach. https://s.apache.org/XBKX I was going to suggest that we could fill both days. What do people think? A

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-13 Thread Myrle Krantz
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Daniel Gruno wrote: > - Wine: Eh..can't give alcohol to minors (and we don't have the > legal competence to check for ID). maybe consider non-alcoholic > beverages instead. The legal drinking age in Belgium is 16 for alcoholic drinks with less than 22%. Accor

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Daniel Gruno
On 09/12/2017 04:17 PM, Daniel Gruno wrote: > On 09/12/2017 02:35 PM, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: >> That's perfect if you can ask. Upayavira and I are debating the merit of >> the idea but on a campus if it is allowed will be quite minimal on expense I >> think. > > I'll ask the conf people about

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Daniel Gruno
On 09/12/2017 02:35 PM, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > That's perfect if you can ask. Upayavira and I are debating the merit of the > idea but on a campus if it is allowed will be quite minimal on expense I > think. I'll ask the conf people about this. Expect an answer shortly. > Regards, > KAM >

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
That's perfect if you can ask. Upayavira and I are debating the merit of the idea but on a campus if it is allowed will be quite minimal on expense I think. Regards, KAM On September 12, 2017 8:30:20 AM EDT, Sharan F wrote: >Hi Kevin > >All the rooms are free which is why there is such a high d

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Sharan F
Hi Kevin All the rooms are free which is why there is such a high demand for them. The location is in a university so the rooms can vary a lot from lecture theatre size (which I think they keep for the main tracks) and to various smaller sized classrooms. I can ask the organisers the question

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
Of course.  I saw you wanted it to be a less techy devroom so to be clear, I plan to be there and the idea of a 1 or 2 hour beer/wine/cheese type thing paid out of fundraising budget has interest as a good idea to me.  Lots of questions like: if we have a room, how much will the event charge fo

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Sharan F
Hi Kevin We haven't been guaranteed a room yet as this is only the request for one, so we won't know until early October if they will allocate one to us. Once I get more details, I'll let you know. Thanks Sharan On 12/09/17 13:47, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: I am planning to attend this in Febru

Re: Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
I am planning to attend this in February and meet with potential sponsors. Perhaps a 2 hour block for something to discuss meritocracy and sponsorship with a social edge. Are we able to have food and drink in the room? Wine and beer and cheese or something might be nice for fundraising. Advi

Draft Proposal for FOSDEM Devroom

2017-09-12 Thread Sharan Foga
Hi All I have started to put some details together for the FOSDEM devroom request on the wiki. https://s.apache.org/XBKX Please feel free to take a look and let me have any comments or feedback. As you will see, it is still a work in progress so I will continue to work on it over the next fe