I actually co-organized Rocky Mountain Ruby. :) So feel free to hit me up.
Cheers, Charley On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Tiffany Fodor <[email protected]> wrote: > 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**** > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-development mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development >
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