Hi all, Just to warn you all - I've taken the liberty of making some reservations around the ApacheCon :) There's two possible locations: the building we were in, or another one which is quite NEXT to the ApacheCon venue (Pakhuis de Zwijger [1]).
I've booked for the Friday before the ApacheCon (April 4), monday 7 and tuesday 8 of april. But I really need to discuss this with the ApacheCon Planners, as I don't want to mess with their training schedules on monday and tuesday (which are very important for ApacheCon revenues). So maybe the friday before is the best date after all. Anyway, the rooms are booked, start thinking about the content ;) -- Arjé [1] http://www.dezwijger.nl/index.php?nid=184 > -----Original Message----- > From: Arje Cahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: dinsdag 4 december 2007 16:30 > To: users@wicket.apache.org > Subject: Wrapping up the Amsterdam Wicket Meetup > > Hi all, > > Thanks for all your kind words. I did have an excellent time > last friday, and I'm very happy to hear everyone else did too. > > There were just a couple of things that didn't really work > out - like the hackaton for example. Maybe it's because it > was the first time, maybe it was because we were running an > afternoon/evening show instead of the whole day. I'd like to > do that differently next time. Also, I think the programme > was quite pressing, given that it was at the end of the week > *and* at the end of the day. Next time, I'd like to have some > more kick ass demoing on stage just to keep up the vibe. I > was exhausted afterwards :) > > But it was incredible to have so many people show up and > stick around until 11 PM. At the peak, I counted 74 people in > the room and given the fact that we had 92 people signed up, > I think that was much more than we could've ever wished for. > It says something about the community and the project when > sending out 2 emails (one to the user list, one to the NLJUG > list) is enough to bring together such a crowd. > > It also says something about the type of event - low barrier, > easy access, and free. Community driven. It makes an > excellent addition to the much broader targeted ApacheCon > conferences [1], attracting new people to the Apache communities. > > I'm looking forward to the next edition :) What if we just > block the same room again around the ApacheCon Europe in > April? Not to be an alternative to ApacheCon - rather as an > addition. This will give people even more reason to attend > the ApacheCon. > > Let me know. > > Thanks everyone! > > -- Arjé Cahn, Hippo > > > > [1] http://www.eu.apachecon.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
