I'd like to add that I find it should also be sufficient to have recovered from COVID. This is a common rule in schools in Berlin that does relieve teachers from the need to test regularly (called 2G, incidentally). Another question is whether we play by RKI rules and not accept certain vaccines. I guess we should first see whether anyone would be refused attendance based on these rules and take it from there? Here is a dudle to anonymously figure out the current vaccination status. Feel free to enter your current status, especially if you're not fully vaccinated and would like to attend. This is just to get a basis for discussion: https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/w93G6NPqfA/ I guess we need to repeat such poll in early '22.

Dear fellow developers, given the rather unfortunate development of the pandemic both globally with Omicron, as well as particularly locally in Berlin, I decided to further postpone an on-site OsmoDevCon. At least the late April / early May time frame seemed unrealistic. Shifting the event further towards or into summer seems more realistic from a pandemic point of view, as experience over the past years has shown much lower infection rates then. However, there are of course holiday plans, etc. that might more likely conflict with OsmoDevCon at such a time. I have started a poll at https://dudle.inf.tu-dresden.de/TrmQAhYOWA/ in order to understand whether there's a preference for a specific month, and I'd like to invite everyone to state their preference in this poll (can also be done anonymously). The venue and format can of course also still be discussed. I would think that having everyone in the same hotel would reduce the amount of contacts, as not every participant meets different hotel staff, has to commute through a city spending time with hundreds of other different people every day in public transport or the like. This might of course increase cost, but I'm sure we can find a solution for that. One of the random thoughts I had was to use https://www.linuxhotel.de/ - a hotel + conference venue specifically dedicated to FOSS with plenty of outdoor space. However, it's at least a 35min cab ride from the closest airports (DUS, DTM) and about an hour from CGN. For people arriving long distance by car or train there's probably little difference compared to Berlin. Regards, Harald -- - Harald Welte <laforge(a)osmocom.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/ ============================================================================ "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6)