[Puppet Users] Re: Puppet Camp

Ohad Levy
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:50:46 -0000

+1 for as west as possible, Singapore is on the other side of the world :(
on the other side, I''m willing to host for free in Singapore ;)

Cheers,
Ohad

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:23 AM, Andrew Shafer
<andrew@reductivelabs.com>wrote:

>
> We are organizing a Puppet mini conf.
>
> The time frame is Septemberish, but no locations or dates are set, which is
> essentially the point of this email.
>
> For locations, I''m proposing Salt Lake City, UT, Portland, OR, or
somewhere
> in or around SF/Silicon Valley with my list of pros and cons.
>
> Salt Lake City
> Pros
> * Beautiful Fall
> * New Improved Liquor Laws
> * Almost Central
> * Most Affordable Accommodations
> * Easy for me to arrange
> * I am selfish
>
> Cons
> * Not as much Puppet community as some places
> * Luke is allergic to religion
>
> Portland
> Pros
> * We love the city
> * Luke hopes to move there
> * Chance to build local Puppet community
>
> Cons
> * Know less about the options
> * Probably need to make arrangements without anyone seeing the venue
>
> Bay Area
> Pros
> * Lot''s of local Puppet users
> * Lot''s of people that know the area and options to help make
arrangements
>
> Cons
> * Most expensive accommodations if we go with the city proper
>
> The format I have in mind is 2 days of experience reports, and workshops
> showing and sharing what people are doing, leaving a third of the time for
> unconference style discussion.
>
> The cost will be minimal, something like $100, enough to cover the venue,
> some food and probably a T-shirt.
>
> Looking for opinions on the location and dates, then volunteers interested
> in presenting, leading discussions or helping to organize things.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
>
> >