Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 (we are IN!)

[Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>]

Good news! 

We have just been informed that GNU Guile/Guix has a half day devroom
for FOSDEM 2017 again.  

  https://fosdem.org/2017/

Book your resp. flights/trains/boats!

Pj.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:28:56AM +0200, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote:
> 
> Sounds great ??? glad to hear it :-)
> 
> Alex
> 
> Pjotr Prins writes:
> 
> > Hi Alex,
> >
> > The proposal has been submitted to FOSDEM and you are on it :)
> >
> > Pj.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 09:37:35AM +0200, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> Wow, how time flies!  Last year was definitely amazing, and I'd love to
> >> be involved to make that happen again.
> >> 
> >> I'd be very happy to help out organizing stuff on the day if we still
> >> need volunteers for that.  Alternatively, I could also help with the
> >> proposal for the event.  I'm afraid I've been a little slow on my
> >> response this year.  What's the status with that?  Do you need someone
> >> to make a first draft or are we past that already?
> >> 
> >> Thanks for taking the initiative here!
> >> 
> >> Alex
> >> 
> >> Pjotr Prins writes:
> >> 
> >> > FOSDEM 2017 call for proposals has started:
> >> >
> >> >   https://fosdem.org/2017/news/2016-07-20-call-for-participation/
> >> >
> >> > We need help with writing the proposal (we can build on last years
> >> > this time), we need help on selecting talks and we need help creating
> >> > the schedule. Finally, if we get a slot, we need help to organise the
> >> > day.
> >> >
> >> > Who wants to be part of this exciting day? 
> >> >
> >> > Pj.
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 11:35:45AM -0800, Christopher Allan Webber wrote:
> >> >> Alex Sassmannshausen writes:
> >> >> 
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Ludovic Court??s writes:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Hi there!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I just came back from FOSDEM where we had an awesome Guile devroom with
> >> >> >> nice people and great talks!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I really want to echo Ludo's sentiments.  I had a great time in our dev
> >> >> > room and it was really nice to put faces to the names I see popping up
> >> >> > in IRC and on the mailing list. I really hope we'll be able to do this
> >> >> > again next year!
> >> >> 
> >> >> An extra echo from me.
> >> >> 
> >> >> >> The room of 80 seats was full pretty much all the time, and I think we
> >> >> >> were all excited to see so many people stop by the devroom.  Many shared
> >> >> >> the impression that we were at an important moment of Guile???s history.
> >> >> >> The transition with the Lua track that followed was also insightful and
> >> >> >> a pleasant experience.
> >> >> 
> >> >> I was optimistic about this being a big moment in Guile's history, but
> >> >> after this FOSDEM, my enthusiasm and excitement has doubled, maybe
> >> >> tripled!  I can't wait to see what's happening in the year ahead!
> >> >> 
> >> >> >> I would like to send a big Thank You to Pjotr Prins who took the
> >> >> >> initiative and organized all this masterfully, from applying for the
> >> >> >> devroom, to contacting potential speakers (dozens and dozens of
> >> >> >> messages!), to getting up early on Saturday to make sure everything
> >> >> >> would be fine in the devroom???  Pjotr, you did an awesome job!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thanks to Paul van der Walt who also woke up early to help out with
> >> >> >> video in the devroom, and obviously, thanks to all the speakers and
> >> >> >> attendees!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > +1 for sure.  Thank you very much for the commitment in time and energy!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Alex
> >> >> 
> >> >> Yes, thank you! :)
> >> 
> 

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