Thread: PostgreSQL conferences page?

PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
People,

I'm thinking that we have enough dedicated PostgreSQL conferences now 
that we need a separate page / more information to list them all on 
postgresql.org.  Events works OK, but is missing some stuff.

What we should have for each conference would be:

Conference Name
Location
Dates
Web Site
Organizer Contact
Audience
Registration Cost/Deadline
Call For Papers Opens-Closes

This listing should also allow us to list conferences which are still 
vague, just so people get them on their calendars.

--Josh Berkus




Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Robert Treat
Date:
On Monday 03 December 2007 02:41, Josh Berkus wrote:
> People,
>
> I'm thinking that we have enough dedicated PostgreSQL conferences now
> that we need a separate page / more information to list them all on
> postgresql.org.  Events works OK, but is missing some stuff.
>
> What we should have for each conference would be:
>
> Conference Name
> Location
> Dates
> Web Site
> Organizer Contact
> Audience
> Registration Cost/Deadline
> Call For Papers Opens-Closes
>
> This listing should also allow us to list conferences which are still
> vague, just so people get them on their calendars.
>

Something like http://www.php.net/conferences/ ?

-- 
Robert Treat
Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
Robert,

> Something like http://www.php.net/conferences/ ?
> 

Yeah.

--Josh


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Magnus Hagander
Date:
On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:11:49PM +0530, Josh Berkus wrote:
> People,
> 
> I'm thinking that we have enough dedicated PostgreSQL conferences now 
> that we need a separate page / more information to list them all on 
> postgresql.org.  Events works OK, but is missing some stuff.
> 
> What we should have for each conference would be:
> 
> Conference Name
> Location
> Dates
> Web Site
> Organizer Contact
> Audience
> Registration Cost/Deadline
> Call For Papers Opens-Closes
> 
> This listing should also allow us to list conferences which are still 
> vague, just so people get them on their calendars.

This is for 100% dedicated pg conferences? 
(The example of the php conference for example includes OSCON which
certainly isn't 100% PHP - would we be including OSCON on this list?)

//Magnus


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
Magnus,

> This is for 100% dedicated pg conferences? 
> (The example of the php conference for example includes OSCON which
> certainly isn't 100% PHP - would we be including OSCON on this list?)
> 
> //Magnus

Well, we'd have to set a policy.  I'd also be in favor of anything which 
had a "PostgreSQL Day" or similar attached, e.g. FOSDEM.

--Josh Berkus


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
"Magnus Hagander"
Date:
> > This is for 100% dedicated pg conferences? 
> > (The example of the php conference for example includes OSCON which
> > certainly isn't 100% PHP - would we be including OSCON on this list?)
> > 
> > //Magnus
> 
> Well, we'd have to set a policy.  I'd also be in favor of anything which 
> had a "PostgreSQL Day" or similar attached, e.g. FOSDEM.
> 

Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events list or as a separate list?

/Magnus



Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
Magnus,

> Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events list or as a separate list?

Do we have *room*?

What I'd like on the front page would be a short list of "conference: 
status," e.g.

PostgreSQL East      Registration Open
PGCon          Call for Papers
PostgreSQL Europe Planning

... for whatever the next 4-6 conferences are.  Then each conference 
name should link to the conferences page.

Alternately, we could just interleave it into the events.

Maybe I should give this more thought.

--Josh


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Magnus Hagander
Date:
On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 16:49 +0530, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Magnus,
> 
> > Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events list or as a separate list?
> 
> Do we have *room*?

If not, we need to figure out a way to *make* room ;-)
It's kind of hard to tell when like now there is *not a single upcoming
event*. How did that happen :-) There has to be sometihng going on? If
not this year, can those going to/arranging conferences next year please
start submitting their details so we get something up there...

We could just stick it in the same column as events/training, and just
increase the number of posts we pull in the other columns (news and
planet)

> What I'd like on the front page would be a short list of "conference: 
> status," e.g.
> 
> PostgreSQL East      Registration Open
> PGCon          Call for Papers
> PostgreSQL Europe Planning
> 
> ... for whatever the next 4-6 conferences are.  Then each conference 
> name should link to the conferences page.

That seems good - I like that better than just interleaving with events.

> Maybe I should give this more thought.

Yes, that's what I'm kind of saying ;-)

//Magnus


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
"Joshua D. Drake"
Date:
Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 16:49 +0530, Josh Berkus wrote:
>> Magnus,
>>
>>> Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events list or as a separate list?
>> Do we have *room*?
> 
> If not, we need to figure out a way to *make* room ;-)
> It's kind of hard to tell when like now there is *not a single upcoming
> event*. How did that happen :-) There has to be sometihng going on?

Well I need to submit East and SCALE :)

Joshua D. Drake




Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Magnus Hagander
Date:
Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 16:49 +0530, Josh Berkus wrote:
>>> Magnus,
>>>
>>>> Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events
>>>> list or as a separate list?
>>> Do we have *room*?
>>
>> If not, we need to figure out a way to *make* room ;-)
>> It's kind of hard to tell when like now there is *not a single upcoming
>> event*. How did that happen :-) There has to be sometihng going on?
> 
> Well I need to submit East and SCALE :)

Yes.
You are late :-P

//Magnus


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Magnus Hagander wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 16:49 +0530, Josh Berkus wrote:
> > Magnus,
> > 
> > > Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events list or as a separate list?
> > 
> > Do we have *room*?
> 
> If not, we need to figure out a way to *make* room ;-)
> It's kind of hard to tell when like now there is *not a single upcoming
> event*. How did that happen :-) There has to be sometihng going on? If
> not this year, can those going to/arranging conferences next year please
> start submitting their details so we get something up there...

Yea, where are all our events?  This Japan PostgreSQL Users Group event
should have been posted:
http://www.postgresql.jp/events/2007-year-end-party

The big question is why are people not submitting events?

--  Bruce Momjian  <bruce@momjian.us>        http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB
http://postgres.enterprisedb.com
 + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +


Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
"Joshua D. Drake"
Date:
Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 16:49 +0530, Josh Berkus wrote:
>>> Magnus,
>>>
>>>> Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events list or as a separate list?
>>> Do we have *room*?
>> If not, we need to figure out a way to *make* room ;-)
>> It's kind of hard to tell when like now there is *not a single upcoming
>> event*. How did that happen :-) There has to be sometihng going on? If
>> not this year, can those going to/arranging conferences next year please
>> start submitting their details so we get something up there...
> 
> Yea, where are all our events?  This Japan PostgreSQL Users Group event

Well we have several coming up:

SCALE
EAST
MySQLCon (I am speaking :))
Canuckistan
PGDay IT
OSCON
LWE
WEST

And somewhere in there is a EuroPGCon and we just had West...

Its Christmas man :) Relax... let the new year hit.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



Re: PostgreSQL conferences page?

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Magnus Hagander wrote:
> >> On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 16:49 +0530, Josh Berkus wrote:
> >>> Magnus,
> >>>
> >>>> Ok. Do we want to publish it on the frontpage? As part of the events list or as a separate list?
> >>> Do we have *room*?
> >> If not, we need to figure out a way to *make* room ;-)
> >> It's kind of hard to tell when like now there is *not a single upcoming
> >> event*. How did that happen :-) There has to be sometihng going on? If
> >> not this year, can those going to/arranging conferences next year please
> >> start submitting their details so we get something up there...
> > 
> > Yea, where are all our events?  This Japan PostgreSQL Users Group event
> 
> Well we have several coming up:
> 
> SCALE
> EAST
> MySQLCon (I am speaking :))
> Canuckistan
> PGDay IT
> OSCON
> LWE
> WEST
> 
> And somewhere in there is a EuroPGCon and we just had West...
> 
> Its Christmas man :) Relax... let the new year hit.

I think the events list has been sparse for a few months.  The JPUG
event should have been listed back on October.

--  Bruce Momjian  <bruce@momjian.us>        http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB
http://postgres.enterprisedb.com
 + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +