Dear all, Fosdem was tough for me, as I could not attend more than the first half-day, because of a bad lumbago (back pain). But this was as usual very good and very interesting.
I therefore want to thank again all the organizors and helpers for this great edition. I have some ideas and questions for the next edition that I would already like to share with you, as it is never too early to start working on them. 1/ what are the dates of next edition ? Please do not put FOSDEM, if possible, in any school holiday, as this makes it difficult for some of us to attend. (as they could have other, for example family, obligations) 2/ what about organizing a formal press conference and press contacts to let the press know about this large and important event organized in the capital of Europe, that draw several thousands of people from everywhere in the world ? I am ready to organize this (the logistics, the write up of the documents, the press contacts ...) with the official Fosdem organizers who would control the content and the philosophy ? 3/ About the beer event and the meals, we could use the facilities of the ULB itself. ULB has, on the Solbosch campus, 150 m from the FOSDEM central point, the university restaurant where 600 people can have a beer and dinner together. If the university is asked enough in advance, and the money is secured, it can provide very good food (cold and warm), at an affordable price, with a nice location where many people can attend and stay together. I am ready also to organize (with the needed help) this and be the intermediary. The only condition for a satisfactory organisation would be that the people register and pay in advance the meals they would like to have (to minimize the financial risks). 4/ Taking the opportunity of the large gathering of people interested in developping FLOSS applications, who often like the idea of sharing, and remembering the success of the education track organized in 2002 if I am right, I would like to organize an activity dedicated to Education. This activity would *not* be aimed at the developpers themselves, but more be aimed at European (Belgian, Dutch, French and German first as they are the closest) teachers willing to share their experiences of FLOSS in education with the developpers, meet the developpers, ask them questions, listen to them ... In order to be successfull, such a meeting need to be organised well in advance to be announced to the teachers who do not follow the FLOSS informations and react much slower. Thanks for you comments and ideas, Nicolas -- Nicolas Pettiaux - email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com You can find list info and your subscription configuration options at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
