On Nov 10, 2012, at 11:31 AM, jan iversen <jancasacon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Once you get all the answers, will you then publish it (in a "statistic" > form) ? Let's see how many responses we get. I see it as prompting a discussion on priorities and what we get out of various kinds of events. If numbers help then well have numbers. But this much is certain: many of us will soon will have choices to make, since Fosdem and Apache NA are at nearly the same time. I think feedback from those in the project who attended ACE would be valuable. -Rob > > I looked deeply into my pocket for apacheCon, but found it very expensive, > so I would really like to hear if it was worthwhile. > > We have FOSDEM upcomming in europe, and many like me, may be questioning, > is that how I should spend my money ? > > I think it is very important, that we get the community "floating" and gain > momentum, but has anyone thought about making events that did not cost > 600,- EUR + travel/hotel etc. ?? > > This is just a thought, please do not take it offensive that I as a > newcomer suggest something different , but maybe it is time, we made a > OpenOffice (I do not write AOO on purpose) gathering, where developers can > talk to developers without the overhead of a big conference company !! > > I used to do participate in such events, which were highly successful, so I > can only recommend it (and would be pleased to help establish such a > non-commercial event). > > Jan. > > > On 10 November 2012 16:58, 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 >>
