Hi all!
[cross-post to make sure everyone knows about it, please follow-up-to the osmodevcon@lists.osmocom.org mailing list for further discussion]
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 see https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoDevCon
We should have restarted already in 2023, but I really was too busy and it was a somewhat difficult year for me at times, sorry.
Date ----
In terms of timing, I am thinking about "after April but before the main summer holiday season (June-August)". That leaves May.
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.
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?
Regards, Harald
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.
I'm in, any date! : )
- rafael
On 12/27/23 13:30, Vadim Yanitskiy wrote:
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.
Either date in May would work for me.
Personally I would prefer May 3 to 6
Are talks on the second day required to have a Star Wars theme?
Do you guys think this is a good idea? Or would you prefer the traditional ad-hoc approach at IN-Berlin?
Both have their perks. Hotel+conference venues tend to have a dry / boring athmosphere, and being in one place all day can be catarthic; IN-Berlin is more chaotic=interesting and dynamic. But, definitely, having more space would be nice -- maybe some still prefer a bit of masks and distance over a packed IN-Berlin -- and having a coherent group in one place for the entire time can also spark some fun... Though, I guess Berlin based folks would sleep at home anyway.
~N
Hi Neels,
On Wed, Jan 03, 2024 at 02:11:17AM +0100, Neels Hofmeyr wrote:
Either date in May would work for me.
great. There was some tendency in terms of preference for the earlier date of May 3..6 so I'll see what I can find in terms of availability over the next week or so.
Personally I would prefer May 3 to 6
Are talks on the second day required to have a Star Wars theme?
We never had any requirements on an theme, but every speaker is of course free to do so...
Both have their perks. Hotel+conference venues tend to have a dry / boring athmosphere,
it depends of course on the venue. Ideally it would be a venue with outdoor park/garden so people can take a walk in the breaks, or some "special interest group" can also simply sit outdoors, if weather permits.
Though, I guess Berlin based folks would sleep at home anyway.
I would not recommend that, as I think it is against the purpose of bringing the whole group together continuously. I'll personally would definitely stay on-site. But of course everyone can take their own decisions.
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Harald Welte -
Neels Hofmeyr -
Rafael Diniz -
Vadim Yanitskiy