From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alex Sassmannshausen Subject: Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:28:56 +0200 Message-ID: <87d1kqvewn.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20160726021928.GA28372@thebird.nl> <878tvg10w0.fsf@gmail.com> <20160830081952.GA9269@thebird.nl> Reply-To: alex.sassmannshausen@gmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: In-reply-to: <20160830081952.GA9269@thebird.nl> 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: Pjotr Prins Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?C?= =?utf-8?Q?ourt=C3=A8s?= , guile-user@gnu.org List-Id: guix-devel.gnu.org 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 Courtès 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! :) >>