update on Linuxcon potential venue

[Itamar Heim]

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[mailto:project-planning-bounces at ovirt.org] On Behalf Of Carl
> Trieloff
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 20:48 PM
> To: project-planning at ovirt.org
> Subject: Re: update on Linuxcon potential venue
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> Thanks Karsten,
> 
> I have also just spoken to Mike, who is looking into the facility in CA
for the 25th / 26th. Between these
> two we have a great choice and should be able to settle the location and
dates this week,

If we skip linuxcox, why compete with its dates for a west coast one?
Is there a reason you are pushing for CA rather than Europe or east coast
with so many participants from EMEA?

> 
> Carl.
> 
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> 
> 
> On 09/06/2011 01:40 PM, Karsten Wade wrote:
> 
> 	Folks:
> 
> 	Figured we should move in parallel on Linuxcon Prague as a
potential
> 	location for our workshop. I am now in contact with the event
manager,
> 	and have filled her in on the generalities and event specifics.
> 
> 	One item we need to consider immediately is budget. Planning this
> 	close to the event may mean we take on more costs than if e.g. any
of
> 	us had the workshop included as part of our sponsorship for
> 	Linuxcon. I've given Linux Foundation some basic specs - one big
room,
> 	four smaller breakout spaces, wireless connectivity, simple
> 	refreshments. The dates I chose were the three days prior to the
> 	conference - Sun, Mon, and Tue (23 to 25 October.)
> 
> 	I also asked the Linux Foundation to consider how they might be a
> 	sponsor of the workshop. To lend support to that, I offered to
bring
> 	them in to the fold about the oVirt Project reboot. Under normal
> 	circumstances, the oVirt workshop would be just the kind of thing
the
> 	Linux Foundation would support and sponsor. At this point, it
would be
> 	great to get a break on pricing and maybe gain some logistical
support
> 	for the workshop.
> 
> 	When I get some pricing and such, I'll share back to this list
> 	whatever details I can put in the public record.
> 
> 	- Karsten
> 
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