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2010-08-17
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Originally Posted by Reggie
I saw only a few attendees include the BIO, but it seemed like an obvious spot to detail who you are, and what your contributions were.
I actually brought that up immediately with Dawn when I saw the form. She said that folks should complete their Bio in their user accounts: http://bit.ly/cFY9HC
I guess this can be discussed later today in the meeting: http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=1137
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2010-08-17
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Originally Posted by qgil
Then it's interesting to see the conference scheduled in such a way as to make it more difficult for unaffiliated persons to attend.
Also, I haven't looked in detail at the sessions proposed and the participants registered but I'd say the level of affiliated vs non-affiliated are similar to those of the Maemo Summit.
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
It's something I raised on the MeeGo forum back in May
Then it's interesting to see the conference scheduled in such a way as to make it more difficult for unaffiliated persons to attend.
I assume this has already been argued and settled, but is there a reason why not to have the conference on/or stretching into the weekend? It would enable those persons who cant take the three days off work to also get involved with it.
kojacker, the election of a conference during the week has precisely to do with the assumption that a majority of participants are professionals that prefer to keep their weekends for their own businesses. Compared to (say) the Maemo Summit, in Dublin we are expecting a lot more professional MeeGo & upstream platform developers, more professional application developers, device vendors and other partners. This is the bet and the focus. We will evaluate it after the conference.
), it's not really organised around people like myself or maybe yourself GeneralAntilles. But as Quim says the door is open to the hobbyist or unaffiliated - they're very welcome to attend but you're correct it is much harder for them to attend. Things like the hotel saving I mentioned on the previous page may help make the trip more affordable, but if you cant get out of work then you cant get out of work 
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2010-08-17
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kojacker, you have a very good point. May I ask you to explain it at the meego-community list? Amy is the person who needs to know, maybe she can get better prices from the hotes if she knows about this?
The alternative would be to place the conference on a weekend, making it more difficult for professional developers and MeeGo stakeholders to attend. Currently most of the hot areas of the MeeGo project rely on current and professional contributors.
But again, if someone is willing to push MeeGo project activities during a weekend (that weekend in Dublin or some other later and somewhere else) please get involved and go ahead with a proposal. In the meantime, please understand that we focus on the current plan. Organizing a first MeeGo conference of 3 days and 600 expected participants is already a complex task with no automatic guarantee of success.
Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
Nowadays the standard for +2 day events focusing on developers is to pick a choice during the week. This is true not only for Apple and Google events but also for projects with a clear interest in unaffiliated contributors like GNOME, Ubuntu or Mozilla. As said it's the standard for Linux Foundation events too.
Then it's interesting to see the conference scheduled in such a way as to make it more difficult for unaffiliated persons to attend.
The alternative would be to place the conference on a weekend, making it more difficult for professional developers and MeeGo stakeholders to attend. Currently most of the hot areas of the MeeGo project rely on current and professional contributors.
But again, if someone is willing to push MeeGo project activities during a weekend (that weekend in Dublin or some other later and somewhere else) please get involved and go ahead with a proposal. In the meantime, please understand that we focus on the current plan. Organizing a first MeeGo conference of 3 days and 600 expected participants is already a complex task with no automatic guarantee of success.
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2010-08-17
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qgil your right you guys do a lot to put on a great conferance.
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2010-08-17
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Originally Posted by danramos
We decided to go for Europe now, since this is where most of the non-Intel/Nokia Linux platform developers and actual or potential stakeholders are.
Will there also be any US-side conferences in the future (would be ESPECIALLY good to have near/around Intel's HQ in Silicon Valley, if you want to involve other manufacturers)?
USA is a good candidate for next year, but there is nothing planned at this point since all the focus is being put in a successful event this year.
Specially in San Francisco Bay Area, a successful conference requires a MeeGo platform and developer story backed by devices and business prospects, able to stand next to the strong local players. We will get there and this first conference in Europe will help reaching that state.
In the meantime if someone is up for MeeGo chat and some drinks (or something more serious) there is an invitation for MeeGo gatherings at SF Bay Area at http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=60446 . We are happy supporting MeeGo gatherings elsewhere in the US or the rest of the World. If you are interested please go to meego-community or the MeeGo forum and have your say.
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2010-08-17
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Can I ask a slightly odd question about sponsorship?
Having been sponsored for Barcelona, it would seem very cheeky of me to ask again for Dublin. But I'm a mere end-user, for whom an awful lot of the conference content will go over my head, and that's an awful lot of money (and three days annual leave) just to 'be there', to keep my head around what is happening in meego.
What I was wondering was whether it is possible to apply for 'partial sponsorship' to encourage attendance, without asking the sponsors to fott the whole bill.
Having been sponsored for Barcelona, it would seem very cheeky of me to ask again for Dublin. But I'm a mere end-user, for whom an awful lot of the conference content will go over my head, and that's an awful lot of money (and three days annual leave) just to 'be there', to keep my head around what is happening in meego.
What I was wondering was whether it is possible to apply for 'partial sponsorship' to encourage attendance, without asking the sponsors to fott the whole bill.
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2010-08-17
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Originally Posted by RevdKathy
Submit yourself. All the committee can do is say no.
Can I ask a slightly odd question about sponsorship?
Having been sponsored for Barcelona, it would seem very cheeky of me to ask again for Dublin. But I'm a mere end-user, for whom an awful lot of the conference content will go over my head, and that's an awful lot of money (and three days annual leave) just to 'be there', to keep my head around what is happening in meego.
What I was wondering was whether it is possible to apply for 'partial sponsorship' to encourage attendance, without asking the sponsors to fott the whole bill.
I've asked about partial sponsorships, too, particularly for MeeGo Greeters. No definitive answer yet... I will keep trying.
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2010-08-17
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Originally Posted by Texrat
That's exactly the sort of thing I'm thinking. It seems wrong to ask for the full sponsorship for non-technical people like end-users, greeters, etc. But at the same time, some contribution might make it possible for people who otherwise can't afford the full cost. (Like me.)
Submit yourself. All the committee can do is say no.
I've asked about partial sponsorships, too, particularly for MeeGo Greeters. No definitive answer yet... I will keep trying.
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I guess this can be discussed later today in the meeting: http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=1137
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