FOSDEM2013: DevRoom or not?

[Marc Balmer]

Am 28.09.12 17:44, schrieb Luc Verhaegen:
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:35:12AM +0200, Luc Verhaegen wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 03:50:16PM +0200, Luc Verhaegen wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The FOSDEM organizers have sent out a call for devrooms. FOSDEM this 
>>> year is on the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of February 2013.
>>>
>>> After the success of this formula last year, where, for the first time 
>>> ever, we had a properly filled devroom schedule when the deadline hit, i 
>>> am going to re-apply the same formula:
>>> * By the 28th of september, i need 6 committed speakers, otherwise i 
>>>   will not apply for a DevRoom. 6 people need to apply for a talk slot 
>>>   who _definitely_ will come to FOSDEM on February 2nd and/or 3rd 2013. 
>>>   This "definitely" means:
>>>     * Don't knowingly plan anything else for this weekend.
>>>     * Come to FOSDEM even if your corporation does not fund you (though 
>>>       feel free to contact the board individually for funding)
>>>     * Make sure that you are allowed to travel to the shengen area in 
>>>       february.
>>>     * Catastrophies excluded of course. Such catastrophies include 
>>>       things like train-derailments and such, but explicitely excludes 
>>>       hangovers :p
>>> * Scheduling based on timeliness of application: the earlier you apply, 
>>>   the better slot you get.
>>> * FOSDEMs final deadline for the full schedule is likely around 15th of 
>>>   january 2013. But do not count on that deadline, we will only do 
>>>   hourly slots, to keep people from running around between devrooms like 
>>>   headless chickens. Only 12-16 slots will be available, first come, 
>>>   first serve.
>>>
>>> I will set up a wiki page tonight, at http://wiki.x.org/wiki/fosdem2013 
>>>
>>> I hope we get a nice devroom like we had last time. That new building we 
>>> were in was really amazing, even though it took a while before all 
>>> FOSDEM visitors found it.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Luc Verhaegen.
>>
>> Just a heads up guys, we have a week left and not a single speaker yet!
>>
>> Given the timing of XDC and the FOSDEM deadines, this is not too 
>> surprising, but still, with XDC2012 in its final day it is high time 
>> that we start thinking about FOSDEM. I will later on shout at people 
>> here in the room too :)
>>
>> All we need now is people who will definitely come to FOSDEM, and who 
>> are willing to talk in the DevRoom. If a vague idea of a topic is 
>> already known, then great, but this is not necessary yet. I now put up a 
>> preliminary wiki page at wiki.x.org/wiki/fosdem2013, add yourself to the 
>> list there.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Luc Verhaegen.
> 
> Final reminder: the deadline is tonight.
> 
> So far there are three speakers who lined up, and my feeling is that 
> Matthieu and Marc lined up just so that the deadline and requirement 
> will be met. So only a single person is intending to come to fosdem and 
> has a topic he wants to talk about.

At least what concerns me that is a wrong assumption.  I will definitely
be at FOSDEM, as I am every year.  It is the most important event for me.

If you think the topic I suggested is off-topic a bit, that would be a
different pair of shoes, however.

> 
> Come on guys. Surely we can do better than that.
> 
> Luc Verhaegen.
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