Sorry Rob, I for one think you are doing the right thing collecting experience after a conference !!
Instead of apacheCON just being what it is, you try to collect information which we can use be be better in the future +1 for that ! Jan. On 10 November 2012 18:54, Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 10, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> > wrote: > > > Sure, my point is that what people did do is not necessarily > representative > > of the value of the event and thus is not necessarily a good indicator of > > best use of funds. Since this was the stated intent of your mail I > thought > > it worth pointing out that it might be a useful exercise. > > > > Sorry my intent was not clear. I'm not concerned with justifying the > holding of the event. The point was to evaluate the return to this > project compared to other uses of funds, including Apache, sponsor and > individual time and expenses. My questions make no assumptions about > the intrinsic value of inter-project versus intranet-project > activities. And I certainly made no comment about your talk. In any > case the perceptions, of project members who attended the event, of > the value received and what was accomplished is very relevant. > > Remember, I need to argue for IBM attendance at events like this, so > I would appreciate it if you would stop fighting my serious and well > thought questions. > > -Rob > > > > My motivation is that having attended one AOO community event it is clear > > to me that not many people, if any, attended my Apache Way talk. However, > > there are many other ways to learn about the ASF at ApacheCon. I'd be > > interested if attendees felt it useful in this regard. > > > > Ross > > > > > > > > Sent from mobile, forgive terseness and errors > > On Nov 10, 2012 3:59 PM, "Rob Weir" <rabas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Ross, this isn't a "what if" survey based on what attendees might have > >> done, but didn't. I'm interesting in their actual experiences. But > >> feel free to add a relevant additional question if you feel one is > >> missing. > >> > >> -Rob > >> > >> On Nov 10, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> You missed how useful was it in learning about the ASF > >>> > >>> The problem is that the answers depend on how one approached the event. > >> If > >>> an individual only attended the AOO track then one would not benefit > from > >>> the community track or other project specific tracks for example. > >>> > >>> Ross > >>> > >>> Sent from mobile, forgive terseness and errors > >>> On Nov 9, 2012 8:13 PM, "Rob Weir" <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >>> > >>>> A few questions for those who attended in Sinsheim from the AOO > >>>> project. I'm hoping these answers will help us decide how to allocate > >>>> resources to future events. > >>>> > >>>> On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is lowest and 5 is highest, how effective > >>>> was attending ApacheCon EU to you for each of the following: > >>>> > >>>> A. Meeting other AOO project members > >>>> > >>>> B. Gaining new information about AOO from the formal presentations. > >>>> > >>>> C. Gaining new information about AOO from informal discussions with > >>>> project members. > >>>> > >>>> D. Gaining new AOO users > >>>> > >>>> E. Recruiting new potential project members > >>>> > >>>> F. Educating others about AOO > >>>> > >>>> G. Learning more about other Apache projects > >>>> > >>>> H. Moving AOO project plans and/or technical decisions forward. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks! > >>>> > >>>> -Rob > >> >
