OK, we now have two options for dates from the Columbia Conference Housing
people. Here goes:
a) June 12th-27th (including setup, debcamp, debconf, departure/cleanup)
Pros: - nicer weather (less hot/humid than option b), on average by about 2
degC and 1.1cm of precipitation, though NYC weather is
more variable this suggests during both time periods)
- all lodging in one building
- doesn't conflict with European vacations
- less relevant whether the lodging has air conditioning
- works nicely for Sledge's vacation ;)
Cons: - we might not be able to get sufficient lodging to use this option
due to possible renovations; would know for sure at an unknown time
in november
- some lodging slightly further away than in option b) but still
manageable
- doesn't coincide with European vacations
- one talk room would be unavailable during DebCamp due to an
overlapping ACM conference; more people would therefore be around but
we would still be able to get enough space for DebCamp purposes
- lodging doesn't have air conditioning
- less time for planning/prep/sponsorship/talk review
b) July 24th-August 8th (including setup, debcamp, debconf, departure/cleanup)
Pros: - we can get a commitment on this option now; they have tentatively
blocked out 300 beds for us, with it being easy to add more
- coincides with European vacations
- one of the lodgings has air conditioning, though others don't
- no scheduling conflicts for venue rooms; wide open right now
- lodging is on average closer than in option a) and overall at least as
close, though it's not a huge difference
- more time for planning/prep/sponsorship/talk review
Cons: - The weather may be a bit hotter and more humid
- lodging spread out over two/three buildings, but all of them are much
much closer than MT and FdS were at dc9 (2-4 minute walk between them)
- it's more relevant that some lodging lacks air conditioning, though
fans plus open windows will likely be an effective substitute
- conflicts with European vacations
- works badly for Sledge's vacation :(
Thoughts? My vote is b), though both have compelling aspects to them.
- Jimmy Kaplowitz
ji...@debian.org
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