[Members] FOSDEM update

[Peter Saint-Andre]

Sorry, I'm at IETF 70 in Vancouver so my mental connectivity is a bit
spotty. :)

Kevin Smith wrote:
> On 3 Dec 2007, at 17:21, Florian Jensen wrote:
>> Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>>> FYI, the FOSDEM folks will have fewer developer rooms this year,
>>> and our community is not on the "short list":
> 
> That's quite a shame; anything we can do to make them see the light?

No.

>>> http://fosdem.org/2008/schedule/devrooms
> 
> Most of those seem pretty deserving.

Right.

>>> (1) no devroom at FOSDEM, only a booth
> 
> Seems a shame; the room was pretty popular last year at times.
> 
>>> (2) host our own devroom but
>>> not at the FOSDEM location
> 
> Well, that's pretty exclusive, but it works for me.

I don't see much of an alternative.

>>> (3) ?
> 
> I like this one best.
> 
>>> I would prefer to move forward with plans to meet that weekend. If
>>> it means we need to meet somewhere else, so be it.
> 
> As long as it's convenient in Brussels, fine by me :)
> 
>>> Perhaps we could
>>> have meetings on Sunday and Monday, leaving Saturday to soak up the
>>> atmosphere at FOSDEM.
> 
> That works well for me, I was about to suggest it .
> 
>> I like the idea (2). Just one thing, Monday is quite bad, as probably
>> people have to work etc. Why not make it Saturday evening.... a small
>> drink ... and then Sunday the meeting?
> 
> My tickets are already booked, and it's work that's paying for me to fly
> out, so changing it from Monday would be most disadvantageous ;)

Right. People have already made plans to be there, so we will meet. The
question is exactly where and when.

Peter

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Peter Saint-Andre
https://stpeter.im/

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