[Puppet Users] Puppet Camp

Andrew Shafer
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:23:45 -0000

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