Hello!
The format looks great to me, although I do like Zeljko's idea of public transportation and beer. ;-) I'd be happy to organize the charity workshops. I'll start by: 1. Researching local charities in Austin and London (feel free to point out any favorites you may have), 2. Brainstorming on workshop topics (again, feel free to chime in if you have ideas) 3. Emailing Marty Haught (the guy behind the Rocky Mountain Ruby conference) to see if he has any advice on setting them up Take care! -Tiffany From: Bret Pettichord [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:25 PM To: Watir development Subject: Re: [Wtr-development] 2012 Watir Day Format for Austin event Thursday: Pre-conference Workshops Friday Morning: General Assembly - Single Track Friday Afternoon: Working Groups - Open Space Saturday Morning: General Assembly - Single Track Saturday Afternoon: Working Groups - Open Space Sunday Morning: Final Assembly Sunday Afternoon: Coffeshops and Biking What do you think? On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Bret Pettichord <[email protected]> wrote: Tiffany, could you please organize the pre-conference training track for the Austin Watir and Selenium event? Bret On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Tiffany Fodor <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all! I'm currently planning on attending both events and I'm happy to help with the either/both in any way I can. Personally, I liked the format at SeConf last year because of the separate tracks - I especially enjoyed Watir Day and Bret's awesome keynote. It's likely because there were fewer attendees, but Watir Day felt friendlier and more interactive than the rest of the conference. The Selenium-specific parts were so crowded that I bailed out of a lot of them. I attended the Rocky Mountain Ruby Conference here in Boulder a couple of months ago. They had separate pre-conference training tracks (at an extra cost, but the money went to local charities) that were really useful and heavily attended. http://rockymtnruby.com/charity_workshop Something like this might be a great way to help newbies learn about Watir or help people who know the basics get better at advanced skills (frameworks, reporting, etc.). Looking forward to seeing everyone! -Tiffany From: Bret Pettichord [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 11:28 AM To: Watir development Subject: Re: [Wtr-development] 2012 Watir Day 1. We will have events in both London and Austin. I plan to participate in both. 2. I've talked to several local folks about it and with that and Alister's support, I think we will make a really great event in Austin. More details on that soon. 3. I would like to hear from the Watir Team in Europe regarding what you would like to see happen in London. Charley and Alister played key roles in the San Francisco Watir Day and we'd need similar volunteers this time. Bret On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Alister Scott <[email protected]> wrote: Simon: what's the reasoning behind a single track conference? SeConf this year was multi track (although the second track schedule was only organized at the conference), so didn't this work? Won't there be too much variety to keep everyone interested in a single track? Cheers, Alister Scott Brisbane, Australia On 23/10/2011, at 11:48 AM, Simon Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > Saying that I'd rather not have a track dedicated to a particular > technology is not the same thing as saying that I don't want anything > to do with that technology. Since SeConf will be a single track > conference, the concept of a track dedicated to _anything_ makes no > sense. As I said before: watir talks can certainly be submitted for > the conference. > > Simon > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 3:58 AM, Alister Scott <[email protected]> wrote: >> I enjoyed Watir Day immensely this year, Selenium Conference less so. It was >> something about the size/intimacy of Watir Day that made it special. >> >> I remember hearing lots of discussion about how Watir could be more >> integrated into SeConf next year at this year's conference. It seems however >> that this theme has been lost since then, as when Bret suggested a Watir >> track on the SeConf group it was quickly dismissed by Simon Stewart from >> Google: >> >>> "I'd rather avoid having tracks dedicated to a specific API, but we can >>> certainly accept watir talks into the main event." >> >> So, it made me think, there's an inherent risk of not having anything Watir >> related on the agenda considering how Selenium heavy the people deciding who >> the speakers will be (Jason Huggins et al), and from recollection there were >> no watir talks accepted for the main conference this year. >> >> The benefit of the Selenium Conference 2012 is obviously it is in London, >> which is considerably closer to a lot of the key team (Zeljko, Jarmo, Jari >> etc.) >> >> But... >> >> I attended AWTA is 2009, and it was fantastic. Like Watir Day, but less >> Watir specific. Plus I really enjoyed visiting Austin (better climate than >> London!) >> >> I've had some quick discussions with Bret about an AWTA like event early >> next year. Bret is keen to showcase Watirmark: Convio's Watir framework. >> Here's some of my ideas: >> >> Open source test automation workshop - not Watir specific - but primarily >> focused on Watir/WebDriver >> Specification by Example a key theme >> ~ 100 attendees >> Fairly cheap entry >> In Austin >> In Feb-March 2012 >> Sponsors similar to Watir Day >> Interesting varied workshop with hands on demos, presentations, challenges >> and competitions >> >> I am more than happy to help with organization: promotion, ticketing, >> website, timeslots, speakers etc. >> >> The problem I see is if the key Watir folk (Jarmo, Jari, Zeljko) are unable >> to attend due to distance/cost. >> >> Also, SXSW (South by SouthWest) in on March 9-18, so we'd want to avoid that >> period as it would be almost impossible to get hotels etc. I imagine. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Cheers, >> Alister >> >> Alister Scott >> Brisbane, Australia >> Watir Web Master: http://watir.com >> Blog: http://watirmelon.com >> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alisterscott >> >> "There are two ways to get enough: One is to continue to accumulate more and >> more. The other is to desire less." ~ G. K. Chesterton >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Bret Pettichord <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> It was really great to see so many of you in San Francisco this year. I >>> think we need to meet again next year. >>> We could meet with the Selenium team again, but this time in London, or we >>> could meet here in Austin. Or we could meet some where else. >>> What do you think? >>> Bret >>> >>> -- >>> Bret Pettichord >>> Director, Watir Project, www.watir.com >>> >>> Blog, www.testingwithvision.com >>> Twitter, www.twitter.com/bpettichord >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wtr-development mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wtr-development mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >> > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-development mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development _______________________________________________ Wtr-development mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development -- Bret Pettichord Director, Watir Project, www.watir.com Blog, www.testingwithvision.com Twitter, www.twitter.com/bpettichord _______________________________________________ Wtr-development mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development -- Bret Pettichord Director, Watir Project, www.watir.com Blog, www.testingwithvision.com Twitter, www.twitter.com/bpettichord -- Bret Pettichord Director, Watir Project, www.watir.com Blog, www.testingwithvision.com Twitter, www.twitter.com/bpettichord
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