Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-26 Thread Gerald Turner
martin f krafft writes: > also sprach Steve Langasek [2014-02-25 23:14 +0100]: >> I think in NYC they didn't care because there was zero risk of >> anyone driving home from the party ;P (And that's not much >> different in this case, either!) > > It was also 2010. They've had almost 4 years sinc

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Steve Langasek [2014-02-25 23:14 +0100]: > I think in NYC they didn't care because there was zero risk of > anyone driving home from the party ;P (And that's not much > different in this case, either!) It was also 2010. They've had almost 4 years since then to improve the laws and be

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 12:21:48PM -0800, Gerald Turner wrote: > Briana de Jong writes: > > I did some thinking last night and I think that if we bought small > > taster cups only, then we can get around the catering issue and allow > > people to pour their own. OLCC is pretty strict and when you

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gerald Turner
Gunnar Wolf writes: > Gerald Turner dijo [Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 05:14:28PM -0800]: >> > Yes we are, sorry for the delay — I'll get an email out to Puppet >> > Labs *now*, introduce myself, hopefully evoke memory of the >> > conversation had with Steve Langasek and work out the details. >> >> So I'v

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gerald Turner
Gunnar Wolf writes: > tony mancill dijo [Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 10:11:44PM -0800]: >> Thanks for working on this. I think we'd have OLCC issues (for those >> not from this area, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission) anywhere >> (even in the countryside), so having servers at a private event at >> P

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gerald Turner
Christian PERRIER writes: > Quoting Gerald Turner (gtur...@unzane.com): > >> Now just need to commit to a date, Monday the 25th? > > We usually chose either Monday or Tuesday, so that seems right. I'd > anyway recommend something closer to the beginning of DC than the > end > > I would suggest

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
In the case of PuppetLabs we would probably not have servers in the past when private events have been there its always been serve yourself. In the case of the OSCON parties which they open to the public those usually have a server. Since we would be facilitating cheese and wine I don't think we w

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Christian PERRIER dijo [Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:57:51AM +0100]: > Is there a way that the servers are "volunteer" servers? I think it > would better fit the spirit of the C&W if you could assemble a team of > 5-10 volunteers for alcohol serving. > (...) > Back to the servers topic: we never had to

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gunnar Wolf
tony mancill dijo [Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 10:11:44PM -0800]: > Thanks for working on this. I think we'd have OLCC issues (for those > not from this area, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission) anywhere (even > in the countryside), so having servers at a private event at Puppet Labs > seems like the m

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Gerald Turner dijo [Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 05:14:28PM -0800]: > > Yes we are, sorry for the delay — I'll get an email out to Puppet Labs > > *now*, introduce myself, hopefully evoke memory of the conversation > > had with Steve Langasek and work out the details. > > So I've been in touch with Briana

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting Gerald Turner (gtur...@unzane.com): > Now just need to commit to a date, Monday the 25th? We usually chose either Monday or Tuesday, so that seems right. I'd anyway recommend something closer to the beginning of DC than the end I would suggest not too close, though, because the main

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting Bdale Garbee (bd...@gag.com): > Gerald Turner writes: > > > Ugh... sorry folks, I think we're out of options for a free-flowing > > alcohol environment unless we do something drastic like bus out to the > > countryside. > > The idea of tasting-sized cups pairing suitable wines with vario

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gerald Turner
Christian PERRIER writes: > Quoting tony mancill (tmanc...@debian.org): >> Thanks for working on this. I think we'd have OLCC issues (for those >> not from this area, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission) anywhere >> (even in the countryside), so having servers at a private event at >> Puppet Lab

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Gerald Turner
Benjamin Kerensa writes: > In the case of PuppetLabs we would probably not have servers in the > past when private events have been there its always been serve > yourself. In the case of the OSCON parties which they open to the > public those usually have a server. > > Since we would be facilitati

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Bdale Garbee
Gerald Turner writes: > Ugh... sorry folks, I think we're out of options for a free-flowing > alcohol environment unless we do something drastic like bus out to the > countryside. The idea of tasting-sized cups pairing suitable wines with various cheeses is actually kind of a neat idea. I don't

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-25 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting tony mancill (tmanc...@debian.org): > Thanks for working on this. I think we'd have OLCC issues (for those > not from this area, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission) anywhere (even > in the countryside), so having servers at a private event at Puppet Labs > seems like the most preferable

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-24 Thread tony mancill
On 02/24/2014 05:14 PM, Gerald Turner wrote: > Gerald Turner writes: >> Benjamin Kerensa writes: >>> Are we not moving forward with PuppetLabs for the C&W Party? They >>> have already offered us their space to use for a party and since it >>> will be at no cost imho it should be our first choice.

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-24 Thread Gerald Turner
Gerald Turner writes: > Benjamin Kerensa writes: >> Are we not moving forward with PuppetLabs for the C&W Party? They >> have already offered us their space to use for a party and since it >> will be at no cost imho it should be our first choice. > > Yes we are, sorry for the delay — I'll get an

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-24 Thread Gerald Turner
Benjamin Kerensa writes: > Are we not moving forward with PuppetLabs for the C&W Party? They have > already offered us their space to use for a party and since it will be > at no cost imho it should be our first choice. Hi Benjamin, Yes we are, sorry for the delay — I'll get an email out to Pupp

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-24 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
Are we not moving forward with PuppetLabs for the C&W Party? They have already offered us their space to use for a party and since it will be at no cost imho it should be our first choice. On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Gerald Turner wrote: > Gerald Turner writes: > > Vagrant dropped me a m

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-12 Thread Gerald Turner
Gerald Turner writes: > Vagrant dropped me a mail suggesting the Eliot Center¹, expressing > that it had a nice courtyard reminiscent of C&W parties and plenty of > space. I'm pursuing this option. > > ¹ http://www.firstunitarianportland.org/our-church/facilities-rentals Conversation with Holli

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:50:37AM -0800, Patty Langasek wrote: > The curfews actually rule the park options out completely. These parties > historically go on until midnight or later, and it's not realistic to expect > them to end before 10pm (9pm, actually, since we usually have the party at > th

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-11 Thread Gerald Turner
Steve Langasek writes: > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:50:37AM -0800, Patty Langasek wrote: >> The curfews actually rule the park options out completely. These >> parties historically go on until midnight or later, and it's not >> realistic to expect them to end before 10pm (9pm, actually, since we >

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-11 Thread Patty Langasek
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:30:23PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > The party will NOT be on campus. Alcohol can only be served at on-campus > events by the university's designated caterers (who send out licensed > bartenders). I'm sure you can see how this is not compatible with the C&W > party w

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 07:08:59AM +0100, Christian PERRIER wrote: > > According to Gunnar, the 9PM curfew is a major problem as the C&W > > usually *begin* around 7-8PM. I believe having the party indoors is the > > only way to overcome this limitation. I'm curious about DC10 C&W — > > Indoors?

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-11 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Gerald Turner dijo [Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 07:14:29PM -0800]: > I'm on the local team and have been tasked with finding a venue for the > Cheese and Wine party, with guidance from Gunnar Wolf. I thought I'd > give a status of what I've found before the IRC meeting tomorrow. Thanks for summing up th

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-10 Thread Clint Adams
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 07:14:29PM -0800, Gerald Turner wrote: > only way to overcome this limitation. I'm curious about DC10 C&W — > Indoors? Or outdoors and penalized by draconian US alcohol and crowd Yes, we held it indoors. ___ Debconf-team mailing

Re: [Debconf-team] DC14 C&W venue status

2014-02-10 Thread Gerald Turner
[Resent with correct addresses] Greetings Team, I'm on the local team and have been tasked with finding a venue for the Cheese and Wine party, with guidance from Gunnar Wolf. I thought I'd give a status of what I've found before the IRC meeting tomorrow. I've thoroughly researched outdoor parks