From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pjotr Prins Subject: Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 (we are IN!) Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 14:09:36 +0000 Message-ID: <20161005140936.GA17347@mail.thebird.nl> References: <20160726021928.GA28372@thebird.nl> <878tvg10w0.fsf@gmail.com> <20160830081952.GA9269@thebird.nl> <87d1kqvewn.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87d1kqvewn.fsf@gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "guile-user" To: Alex Sassmannshausen Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, Ludovic Court??s , guile-user@gnu.org List-Id: guix-devel.gnu.org 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! :) > >> > --