FWIW, I was also invited to the event but due to the shortness of notice, I was 
unable to arrange travel in time.

> On Apr 24, 2019, at 7:33 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Kevin and Ignasi.
> 
> Each year seems to become more compressed. The urgency associated with their 
> request --8-10 weeks away from the event-- indicates a bit of a scramble 
> going on.
> 
> OK, I'll confirm that this is a "sorry, no" for 2019 and move on.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Sally
> 
> - - - 
> Vice President Marketing & Publicity
> Vice President Sponsor Relations
> The Apache Software Foundation
> 
> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | s...@apache.org
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, at 07:21, Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
>> Yeah, next year I will submit a cfp and maybe we can get an earlier notice 
>> for the ebook and others. This year just seemed very compressed and I would 
>> like to help their efforts more.
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 03:52 Ignasi Barrera <n...@apache.org> wrote:
>>> Given that there has been no feedback in the other thread apart from mine,
>>> I think we are not going to be there this year.
>>> 
>>> The event has a clear focus on business and open source is becoming kind of
>>> a marketing vehicle for them. As I said before if this event becomes a
>>> truly relevant one, I think it would make sense for us to be there and
>>> share our vision on open source, but it is still far from being there.
>>> There is still some value in being there sharing our vision and explaining
>>> what the ASF is, as there was quite a lot of people coming to the booth in
>>> the past editions, but I don't think it is worth the effort for a single
>>> person given how the event is shaped today. At least I don't see _just
>>> myself_ the entire day staying at the booth answering "why is the ASF in
>>> this event?" and similar questions.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, 22 Apr 2019 at 12:16, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello ComDev-ers --I hope you are all well.
>>>> 
>>>> Can someone please confirm if we will be participating at OpenExpo Europe
>>>> this year? I don't see it listed at http://community.apache.org/calendars/
>>>> (I might be looking in the wrong place)
>>>> 
>>>> They are asking me (again) about cross promotion, and I won't be getting
>>>> involved unless we're at the event. Do we plan on speaking? Having a booth?
>>>> 
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> Sally
>>>> 
>>>> - - -
>>>> Vice President Marketing & Publicity
>>>> Vice President Sponsor Relations
>>>> The Apache Software Foundation
>>>> 
>>>> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | s...@apache.org
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