Re: Orgmode meetup at FOSDEM, February 2011. Who would come?

From: Richard Moreland <rlm@ncogni.to>
To: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Orgmode meetup at FOSDEM, February 2011. Who would come?
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 07:46:17 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTik4-d-NuXHuosB=ixpaPxSeJRD=E=rJjKa8aRrU@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 4:38 AM, Carsten Dominik
<carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
> tanks for starting this, it looks pretty good.

I also think we should add a section in the 'Comments' field of the
form that says why we think Org-mode should get a devroom (or at least
a portion of one).  It may be helpful to identify approximately how
many users are on the mailing list, downloads/month, as well as note
that it is included in Emacs so there may be many more.  Whoever fills
out the form on the website should probably get this information from
Carsten before submitting.

> Still we need someone who says "I will organize this".
> Who will do that?

If no one else volunteers, I will.

> Most importantly, we need to know if any money is
> involved, including registration fees.

I've looked through the website quite a bit, and it is free for all
participants.  The only additional costs will be hotel accommodations,
food, and possibly parking/transportation to get there.  It sounds
like breakfast and lunch can be purchased on-site, but dinner would be
on your own.

Perhaps the organizer could find a good place meet for dinner for
those who don't have other plans.

We need to have the entry form submitted prior to October 16, but the
earlier the better is my opinion.  On October 23 they announce who was
accepted, at which point we should begin formalizing plans for talks,
participants, etc.

-Richard

>
> - Carsten
>
> On Sep 29, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Richard Moreland wrote:
>
>> Based off of [1], we need the following: devroom name, description,
>> and related URLs.  For description, they suggest including the room's
>> topic, goals and target projects.  Something like:
>>
>> Org-mode is a [some marketing words..].
>>
>> The Org-mode devroom will include a collection of talks from its
>> author as well as speakers representing various other components of
>> Org-mode.  In addition, the group will discuss the direction of
>> Org-mode, identify additional tools that would be useful to surround
>> Org-mode, as well as make a plan for widening its audience and making
>> it more accessible to new users.
>>
>> Some of our proposed talks include:
>> - Org-babel
>> - GTD with Org-mode
>> - Sceintific applications
>> - Sharing Org-mode data with other applications (TaskJuggler, ..?)
>> - Org-mode on the iPhone, Android and Nokia devices
>> - Managing websites with Org-mode (jekyll integration, built-in
>> publishing, etc)
>> - Power user demonstrations/tip sharing
>> - The future of Org-mode
>>
>> Goals:
>> - Expose new and existing Org-mode users to demonstrations/application
>> of features they might not have otherwise discovered
>> - Identify new applications of Org-mode, help users get started
>> using/customizing Org-mode for their domain
>> - Collect members from the Org-mode mailing list in a single place for
>> the first time
>> - Share and refine the direction of Org-mode
>> - Identify how contributors can help with Org-mode
>> development/documentation/etc.
>> - Plan for making Org-mode easier to get started with
>>
>> Related URLs:
>> - http://orgmode.org
>> - http://orgmode.org/worg/
>> - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/index.php
>> - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-screencasts/index.php
>> - http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/
>> - etc.
>>
>> I'm not sure what 'target projects' could mean in their suggestion for
>> the description.  Any ideas?
>>
>> Hope this helps as a start, feel free to scrap it and start over if
>> someone else has a better vision.
>>
>> [1] http://fosdem.org/2011/call_for_devrooms
>>
>> -Richard
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Carsten Dominik
>> <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I do find the number of people indicating an interest to come
>>> encouraging.
>>>
>>> Is there anyone stepping forward to take charge of getting more
>>> information
>>> about possible costs etc?  More importantly: who will write the proposal,
>>> or
>>> at least make a start?
>>>
>>> - Carsten
>>>
>>> On Sep 29, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Marcel van der Boom wrote:
>>>
>>>> On di 28-sep-2010 19:44
>>>> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Please reply to this email if you'd consider to come to FOSDEM[1,2],
>>>>> February 5 and 6 next year in Brussels, in order to join an Org-mode
>>>>> meet-up there.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [X] I would come and listen
>>>> [ ] I would come and give a talk in the devroom
>>>>
>>>> marcel
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Marcel van der Boom  -- http://hsdev.com/mvdb.vcf
>>>> HS-Development BV    -- http://www.hsdev.com
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>>>
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> - Carsten
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