+1 for Toronto, eventually! Wayne
From: Andrew Shafer <and...@cloudscaling.com> Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 17:58:50 -0400 To: Stephen Spector <stephen.spec...@openstack.org> Cc: "openstack@lists.launchpad.net" <openstack@lists.launchpad.net> Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Openstack] [SPAM] Re: Discussion on October Design Summit Locations Thanks That all makes sense. Any of those options are going to start to be cold in Oct. I reject the idea that Boston is a tech hub like Silicon Valley, but that's because I reject the idea that anywhere is like 'the valley'. I'd also like to up vote Toronto. Thanks again for keeping us in the loop. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Stephen Spector <stephen.spec...@openstack.org> wrote: >>> >> Andrew: >>> >> >>> >> How will the final decision be made? > > Right now, I am working with the Rackspace events team to look for event > facilities that can meet our requirements in terms of physical space, number > of rooms, budget, availability on dates we need, etc. I am focusing on the > East Coast of the US including Canada with an emphasis on Boston but we are > also considering NYC, Montreal, Atlanta, etc. Don't worry Orlando will not > be considered; I have done enough events there while at Citrix to last a > lifetime. > > Once I get a few options that meet our needs I will present the information to > the community for feedback and then a final recommendation will be made by > myself to ?. I believe that ? at this time is Jim Curry and the Project Policy > Board although I am not sure the PBB should be the final decision maker; > however this is an open area for the community to discuss. Of course, as of > today, Rackspace is still funding more than 70% of the total costs for these > events thus the importance of getting Rackspace's thoughts on the location. > > As usual, I am open to other ideas and processes. My goal is to be completely > open with the planning of this event as I was last time so everyone can see > costs, schedules, etc. > > Thanks, > > Stephen Spector > Community Manager, OpenStack > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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