On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> wrote: > On 09/25/2015 09:11 AM, Sharan Foga wrote: >> Hi All >> >> I've just seen this call for participation at FOSDEM and I know we >> talked about getting more of an Apache presence there. >> >> https://fosdem.org/2016/news/2015-09-24-call-for-participation/ > > Indeedy, I was notified by FOSDEM staff about this, and will note that > the ASF has formally requested a stand at FOSDEM 2016.
Awesome! Is there any chance to have FOSDEM guys CC comdev to make it easier for everybody to follow. > Time will tell what sort of stand we'll get (how big etc), but we should > plan ahead and _assume_ we'll get two tables (might get one, might get > three, but let's assume two). > > This will require 3-4 volunteers at most times (not to speak of endless > amounts of swag to give away), so I would imagine we'd need at least > double that in available people, so as to do it in shifts. I've volunteered for the booth. And looking at the # of folks who volunteered as well I think we may be covered actually. > Depending on the number of projects that are interested in a presence at > FOSDEM, we'll likely do a rotation, so that each project get N hours of > fame at the stand. FOSDEM has notified us that they are really limited > on space this time around, due to the huge interest in this from FOSS > communities, so if we can help them by rotating a bit, that would work > out for everyone. Having been to previous FOSDEMs, I can also say with > some certainty, that you won't risk getting the "boring time slot", as > the stands are pretty much always crowded. FYI: I will also be trying to organized Bigdata/Data science dev. room. And you all know what projects are the majority in the category ;-) Thanks, Roman.
