Re: PRIORITY: ConCom/Events --anyone home?
ConCom is no more, and, as you say, this leaves something of a vacuum. ComDev (dev@community.apache.org) is where these requests should probably be going - it would seem to make sense to redirect some of these dead email addresses there so that we're not just turning a deaf ear to these requests. Conferences/Event is now a President function, and so stuff that isn't getting handled should be escalated to Ross (and me, I reckon) if it's not getting handled. If I can help with the particular request (with my EVP hat on) please let me know, and I'll do what I can to make it happen. It's critical that we don't simply drop these communications, and it's not fair to dump them all on you. As you say, we've lost the single point of contact for such things, although ComDev is the most logical place to send them. I've cc'ed comdev in case someone there disagrees with me on this, but I'm glad to be the "one throat to choke" if such is needed. I'd rather have swift responses to these kinds of queries, and that's something that we've gotten pretty bad at. On 09/06/2013 09:10 AM, Sally Khudairi wrote: Hello ConCom team --please take this as constructive, as intended. I am writing with a bit of frustration as I'm regularly receiving pleas for help from members of our extended community who are seeking advice and/or signoff on events that pertain to ASF projects. Most of this comes to be via email sent directly to me. In July I spent a significant amount of time on the phone (at 2AM, no less) working with a marketer to explain our process, and how to get things done (as a non-technologist) in a way that's different from how most corporates operate, but is in alignment with The Apache Way. This morning I received a desperate email asking for my help because there seems to be nobody responding to their event-related queries. Not long ago, I sent an email to both concom@ as well as events@ (which is what I had understood this group was evolving towards), but the email sent to events@ had bounced. I also recall discussions of incorporation into ComDev in some form, but am unclear on what has happened and/or how do we move forward. I know that some queries have been forwarded to Trademarks/Brand Management for clearance. But there doesn't appear to be some central decision-making group involved with ASF events (as well as those that support Apache initiatives). I may be misinterpreting this, but it seems that we have nobody home at ConCom. In fact, ConCom (or some derivative) doesn't even appear on the Foundation Projects page http://apache.org/foundation/ --it's as if it had just disappeared. This is unfortunate. I don't know where or whom to send folks to. I can't tell if ConCom is alive, on hiatus, in a coma, or just dead. This list appears dead. I'm OK with that, but the work pertaining to these activities is ongoing --and continues to grow. This needs to be addressed somewhere, by someone, somehow. Thanks so much in advance for your insight and advice. I know the folks who have been contacting me would appreciate it as well. -Sally -- Rich Bowen rbo...@rcbowen.com Shosholoza
Apache Event in Inda (December timeframe)
The ICFOSS is planning a conference in India in early December, and wanted to offer us an Apache Track in the conference. The format of the conference is usually as follows (there could be some variation from this): Day 1 (10 am - 4 pm): Tutorials / Unconference/ Contests etc Day 1 (4:30 pm - 5:30): Inauguration & Keynote Day 2 (9:30 - 10:30): Plenary talks Day 2 (11:00 - 5:00): Parallel tracks (usually about 3 tracks) Day 2 (evening): Cultural Program and Dinner Day 3 (9:30 - 3:00): Parallel tracks (could be different tracks from day 1) Day 3 (3:30 - 4:30): Plenary talks Day 3 (4:30 - 5:00): Concluding Session We could have an Apache track on Day 2 (11:00 am through 5 pm). And possible discuss an Unconference and/or Hackaton for day 1. Thoughts ? -- Luciano Resende http://people.apache.org/~lresende http://twitter.com/lresende1975 http://lresende.blogspot.com/
Re: Apache Event in Inda (December timeframe)
On 9/6/13 7:53 AM, Luciano Resende wrote: > The ICFOSS is planning a conference in India in early December, and wanted > to offer us an Apache Track in the conference. Where in India? Phil > > The format of the conference is usually as follows (there could be some > variation from this): > > Day 1 (10 am - 4 pm): Tutorials / Unconference/ Contests etc > Day 1 (4:30 pm - 5:30): Inauguration & Keynote > > Day 2 (9:30 - 10:30): Plenary talks > Day 2 (11:00 - 5:00): Parallel tracks (usually about 3 tracks) > Day 2 (evening): Cultural Program and Dinner > > Day 3 (9:30 - 3:00): Parallel tracks (could be different tracks from day 1) > Day 3 (3:30 - 4:30): Plenary talks > Day 3 (4:30 - 5:00): Concluding Session > > We could have an Apache track on Day 2 (11:00 am through 5 pm). And > possible discuss an Unconference and/or Hackaton for day 1. > > Thoughts ? >
Re: Apache Event in Inda (December timeframe)
On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Phil Steitz wrote: > On 9/6/13 7:53 AM, Luciano Resende wrote: > > The ICFOSS is planning a conference in India in early December, and > wanted > > to offer us an Apache Track in the conference. > > Where in India? > Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (South of India) -- Luciano Resende http://people.apache.org/~lresende http://twitter.com/lresende1975 http://lresende.blogspot.com/
Re: Apache Event in Inda (December timeframe)
Is it open for students? On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Luciano Resende wrote: > The ICFOSS is planning a conference in India in early December, and wanted > to offer us an Apache Track in the conference. > > The format of the conference is usually as follows (there could be some > variation from this): > > Day 1 (10 am - 4 pm): Tutorials / Unconference/ Contests etc > Day 1 (4:30 pm - 5:30): Inauguration & Keynote > > Day 2 (9:30 - 10:30): Plenary talks > Day 2 (11:00 - 5:00): Parallel tracks (usually about 3 tracks) > Day 2 (evening): Cultural Program and Dinner > > Day 3 (9:30 - 3:00): Parallel tracks (could be different tracks from day 1) > Day 3 (3:30 - 4:30): Plenary talks > Day 3 (4:30 - 5:00): Concluding Session > > We could have an Apache track on Day 2 (11:00 am through 5 pm). And > possible discuss an Unconference and/or Hackaton for day 1. > > Thoughts ? > > -- > Luciano Resende > http://people.apache.org/~lresende > http://twitter.com/lresende1975 > http://lresende.blogspot.com/ > -- Rahul Bhola B.E. computers Core Member Department of backstage Bits Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus
Re: Apache Event in Inda (December timeframe)
On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Luciano Resende wrote: > The ICFOSS is planning a conference in India in early December, and wanted > to offer us an Apache Track in the conference. > > The format of the conference is usually as follows (there could be some > variation from this): > > Day 1 (10 am - 4 pm): Tutorials / Unconference/ Contests etc > Day 1 (4:30 pm - 5:30): Inauguration & Keynote > > Day 2 (9:30 - 10:30): Plenary talks > Day 2 (11:00 - 5:00): Parallel tracks (usually about 3 tracks) > Day 2 (evening): Cultural Program and Dinner > > Day 3 (9:30 - 3:00): Parallel tracks (could be different tracks from day 1) > Day 3 (3:30 - 4:30): Plenary talks > Day 3 (4:30 - 5:00): Concluding Session > > We could have an Apache track on Day 2 (11:00 am through 5 pm). And > possible discuss an Unconference and/or Hackaton for day 1. > > Thoughts ? > > Here is the website from the previous conference they have organized (this is going to be the 5th edition of this conference) http://fossk.in/4/ They had about 180 participants, including developers, students, grassroots-level activists, free media practitioners and government officials. -- Luciano Resende http://people.apache.org/~lresende http://twitter.com/lresende1975 http://lresende.blogspot.com/
