Thread: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Michael Alan Brewer
Date:
Hello, everyone! Just wanted to let y'all know that the SouthEast
LinuxFest (SELF) RFP is open:

http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org/rfp2013/form.html

Looks like the deadline is April 8th. (Full disclosure: I'm not
involved with planning for the conference; I attended last year's and
had a good time, including bringing a sousaphone to the Pg booth.
They've requested a return of both [the booth and the sousaphone]. ;)
)

Charlotte's a pretty town, it's an interesting hotel (for some values
of "interesting"), and Taste of Charlotte will be going on again
during the conference (at which this happened:
http://youtu.be/hDRPjdrpiLY ).

Also, while we're discussing conferences: OpenSourceBridge has
extended their CFP though Saturday:

http://opensourcebridge.org/blog/2013/03/were-extending-our-call-for-proposals/

and do we know yet if we're doing a booth for OSCON this year?

---Michael Brewer
mbrewer@gmail.com


Re: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:00:56AM -0400, Michael Alan Brewer wrote:
> Hello, everyone! Just wanted to let y'all know that the SouthEast
> LinuxFest (SELF) RFP is open:
>
> http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org/rfp2013/form.html
>
> Looks like the deadline is April 8th. (Full disclosure: I'm not
> involved with planning for the conference; I attended last year's and
> had a good time, including bringing a sousaphone to the Pg booth.
> They've requested a return of both [the booth and the sousaphone]. ;)
> )
>
> Charlotte's a pretty town, it's an interesting hotel (for some values
> of "interesting"), and Taste of Charlotte will be going on again
> during the conference (at which this happened:
> http://youtu.be/hDRPjdrpiLY ).

The SELF conference is June 7-9, 2013.

> Also, while we're discussing conferences: OpenSourceBridge has
> extended their CFP though Saturday:
>
> http://opensourcebridge.org/blog/2013/03/were-extending-our-call-for-proposals/
>
> and do we know yet if we're doing a booth for OSCON this year?

I was wondering the same thing.

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
>> and do we know yet if we're doing a booth for OSCON this year?
>
> I was wondering the same thing.

Not sure.  I'll be attending OSCON for the first time in several years.
 Gabrielle, Selena, Theory, Mark:  booth?


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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Michael Alan Brewer
Date:
Just announced:

http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013/public/content/nonprofit-pavilion

---Michael Brewer
mbrewer@gmail.com

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>
>>> and do we know yet if we're doing a booth for OSCON this year?
>>
>> I was wondering the same thing.
>
> Not sure.  I'll be attending OSCON for the first time in several years.
>  Gabrielle, Selena, Theory, Mark:  booth?
>
>
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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Mark Wong
Date:
Good deal, one of us will take care of it.

Regards,
Mark

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Michael Alan Brewer <mbrewer@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just announced:
>
> http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013/public/content/nonprofit-pavilion
>
> ---Michael Brewer
> mbrewer@gmail.com
>
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> and do we know yet if we're doing a booth for OSCON this year?
>>>
>>> I was wondering the same thing.
>>
>> Not sure.  I'll be attending OSCON for the first time in several years.
>>  Gabrielle, Selena, Theory, Mark:  booth?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Josh Berkus
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>> http://pgexperts.com
>>
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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
On 03/25/2013 01:04 PM, Mark Wong wrote:
> Good deal, one of us will take care of it.

Mark, if we're not having a pgDay, maybe we should do some kind of
PDXPUG evening thing while we have a bunch of folks in from out of town?


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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Michael Alan Brewer
Date:
Maybe a combo with the BoF?

---Michael Brewer
mbrewer@gmail.com

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> On 03/25/2013 01:04 PM, Mark Wong wrote:
>> Good deal, one of us will take care of it.
>
> Mark, if we're not having a pgDay, maybe we should do some kind of
> PDXPUG evening thing while we have a bunch of folks in from out of town?
>
>
> --
> Josh Berkus
> PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
> http://pgexperts.com


Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Mark Wong
Date:
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> On 03/25/2013 01:04 PM, Mark Wong wrote:
>> Good deal, one of us will take care of it.
>
> Mark, if we're not having a pgDay, maybe we should do some kind of
> PDXPUG evening thing while we have a bunch of folks in from out of town?

Yeah, I think folks here feel that we're competing with too much OSCON
extracurricular activities to have a successful pgDay.  I think an
evening get together would be good.  Were you thinking of something
more than just getting BOF?

Regards,
Mark


Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
> Yeah, I think folks here feel that we're competing with too much OSCON
> extracurricular activities to have a successful pgDay.  I think an
> evening get together would be good.  Were you thinking of something
> more than just getting BOF?

I was thinking maybe doing a full-evening BOF plus PDXPUG people.  Which
would probably require us to do it outside the convention center, and
serving beer.

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Mark Wong
Date:
On Mar 25, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:

>
>> Yeah, I think folks here feel that we're competing with too much OSCON
>> extracurricular activities to have a successful pgDay.  I think an
>> evening get together would be good.  Were you thinking of something
>> more than just getting BOF?
>
> I was thinking maybe doing a full-evening BOF plus PDXPUG people.  Which
> would probably require us to do it outside the convention center, and
> serving beer.

Sounds good. We'll scope out some possible venues.

Regards,
Mark


Hi everyone,

We have a space at OSCON.  Gabrielle and I will also work on organizing a beering.

Regards,
Mark

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Mark Wong <markwkm@gmail.com> wrote:
Good deal, one of us will take care of it.

Regards,
Mark

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Michael Alan Brewer <mbrewer@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just announced:
>
> http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013/public/content/nonprofit-pavilion
>
> ---Michael Brewer
> mbrewer@gmail.com
>
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> and do we know yet if we're doing a booth for OSCON this year?
>>>
>>> I was wondering the same thing.
>>
>> Not sure.  I'll be attending OSCON for the first time in several years.
>>  Gabrielle, Selena, Theory, Mark:  booth?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Josh Berkus
>> PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
>> http://pgexperts.com
>>
>>
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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
On Fri, May  3, 2013 at 07:43:07AM -0700, Mark Wong wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> We have a space at OSCON.  Gabrielle and I will also work on organizing a
> beering.

Seems I will not be attending OSCON or SouthEast LinuxFest this year,
sorry.

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
On 05/03/2013 08:03 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Fri, May  3, 2013 at 07:43:07AM -0700, Mark Wong wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We have a space at OSCON.  Gabrielle and I will also work on organizing a
>> beering.
>
> Seems I will not be attending OSCON or SouthEast LinuxFest this year,
> sorry.

I will be at OSCON, as will Christophe.  Neither of us will be at SELF.

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Michael Alan Brewer
Date:
I will be at SELF, but not at OSCON (as far as I know). I believe they're planning a table for us, so I'll need whatever materials we'll be using (if we're deprecating the stand-up display, which sounds like a good idea, I'll probably need to get the specs for vinyl banner printing). Will bring sousaphone, of course.

---Michael Brewer
mbrewer@gmail.com



On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
On 05/03/2013 08:03 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Fri, May  3, 2013 at 07:43:07AM -0700, Mark Wong wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We have a space at OSCON.  Gabrielle and I will also work on organizing a
>> beering.
>
> Seems I will not be attending OSCON or SouthEast LinuxFest this year,
> sorry.

I will be at OSCON, as will Christophe.  Neither of us will be at SELF.

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Christophe Pettus
Date:
On May 3, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Neither of us will be at SELF.

I'd better be at SELF; I have a talk there. :)

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I am a CharLUG member and presenting on the ltree add-on module at SELF.

If there's a PostgreSQL booth, maybe I can split time between CharLUG & PostgreSQL?


On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Christophe Pettus <xof@thebuild.com> wrote:

On May 3, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Neither of us will be at SELF.

I'd better be at SELF; I have a talk there. :)

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
On 05/03/2013 11:21 PM, Christophe Pettus wrote:
>
> On May 3, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
>> Neither of us will be at SELF.
>
> I'd better be at SELF; I have a talk there. :)

Oh?  Hey, I didn't know.

Good, I can send some swag with you!

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Christophe Pettus
Date:
On May 5, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Good, I can send some swag with you!

Happy to be a swag-mule!  Anything else I should do advocacy-wise while I'm there?

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Re: OSCON WAS: SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2013 Request for Papers (RFP)

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
On 05/05/2013 12:50 PM, Christophe Pettus wrote:
>
> On May 5, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
>> Good, I can send some swag with you!
>
> Happy to be a swag-mule!  Anything else I should do advocacy-wise while I'm there?

Other than booth? Not that I can think of.  There isn't a community in
Charlotte; you'd have to go to Raleigh-Durum to find the nearest PUG.

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