2 Nov
2021
2 Nov
'21
10:25 a.m.
Dear fellow Osmocom developers,
as you all know, we've sadly had to skip OsmoDevCon 2020 and 2021,
trying to compensate it at least to some extent with our OsmoDevCall
every two weeks.
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and we don't know what the
upcoming winter season will bring.
Nevertheless, I think it would be a good idea to start a discussion of
whether we should plan for an OsmoDevCon in 2022.
I personally would say let's plan for the usual late April 2022 time frame,
and if the pandemic situation deteriorates, we can still cancel it with
something like one month lead time.
I would also personally suggest to limit attendance to people who are fully
vaccinated, and in addition do a self-test for all participants every
morning.
In terms of venue, we might also consider to move to a venue that allows better
ventilation. Irrespective of the above we can also bring the air filters from
the sysmocom office.
So with that as an input statement, I would like to hear your opinion
on the above proposals. Who would want to attend? Any complaints against
the "vaccinated only plus daily self-tests in the morning" approach?
Regards,
Harald
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6 Nov
6 Nov
10:11 a.m.
Hi Kevin,
On Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 02:18:14PM +0100, Kévin Redon wrote:
I'm also happy to help with the recording and
streaming of the public talks for those not able to join on site.
thanks for that, as usual.
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2 Feb
2 Feb
8:28 a.m.
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
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10 Mar
10 Mar
7:32 p.m.
Dear fellow Osmocom developers,
more than a month later and the world is a completely different place once
again.
Given that the number of daily infections and deaths are again rising in
Germany, I am rather happy that we didn't settle for a spring date in / around
our usual April time frame.
On Wed, Feb 02, 2022 at 08:28:41AM +0100, Harald Welte wrote:
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 poll has shown a clear preference for September. So if we are to hold
an OsmoDevCon this year, it will definitely be in September.
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.
I haven't really seen much feedback on that topic. I still like that idea,
and the limited feedback I've seen was positive / neutral, so I think I'll
continue to explore in that direction.
Regards,
Harald
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