Hi Harald,
On 26.12.2023 22:19, Harald Welte wrote:
As I mentioned several times at different occasions, I really think we should put together a OsmoDevCon again. In case you don't know what that is, please seehttps://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoDevCon
we definitely should! Please find my input below.
Date
In terms of timing, I am thinking about "after April but before the main summer holiday season (June-August)". That leaves May.
Given the necessary timing advance for getting a EU entrance permit, I think May would be fine with me.
Given that May has the whitsunday weekend as well as GPN (Gulaschprogrammiernacht, a CCC event that will likely conflict of interest with some people interested at attending OsmoDevCon), I'm currently considering the following candidate dates:
- May 3 to 6
- May 24 to 27
This is as usual a friday-to-monday timeframe, allowing people who don't work professionally on osmocom to attend just the two weekendd days, while others can attend the full 4 days.
Personally I would prefer May 3 to 6, since this time I would like to travel together with my wife and beginning of May is usually when we have holidays here. But May 24 to 27 would also work for me.
Venue
In terms of venue, I'm hoping we can move to a slightly different arrangement where the whole group stays together for the whole duration of the event - as opposed to everyone staying at different hotels and having to commute from hotel to venue and back every day. So something like a hotel with a sufficiently large meeting room, hotels and catering all day. And all of that ideally at a nice venue with some kind of park / outdoor area, not downtown at the city center. Yes, that will obviously come at a higher price tag than we're used to - but I'm confident we can get that covered between sponsors and sysmocom.
Do you guys think this is a good idea? Or would you prefer the traditional ad-hoc approach at IN-Berlin?
Sounds like a nice idea!
Best regards, Vadim.