Re: [libreoffice-marketing] (Portland OR, US) OSCON 2013 Program Announced -- July 22-26 2013

Hello Jean,

Le Sun, 7 Apr 2013 19:48:16 +1000,
Jean Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com> a écrit :

> > On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com>
> > wrote:
> > > FYI, the program at OSCON 2013. There are many speakers and
> > > sessions planned. If you are free at that time, you may want to
> > > attend.[1][2]
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > > [1]
> > > http://post.oreilly.com/form/oreilly/viewhtml/9z1zc8mdpphcvph262lrntt5ff8ojf2gnr9kkl3up68?imm_mid=0a4e13&cmp=em-code-os13-em03-reg-open-sol-test-control
> > > [2]
> > > http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013/public/schedule/grid?imm_mid=0a4e13&cmp=em-code-os13-em03-reg-open-sol-test-control
>
> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Jean Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I would love to attend OSCON and run a TDF/LO booth there (assuming
> > we could get allocated one), BUT two things would be required: (1)
> > commitments from several people (at least 2; 3 or 4 would be
> > better), preferably people who know more about code than I do, to
> > work a minimum number of hours at the booth; and (2) airfare as
> > well as hotel costs for me.
> >
> > As many people know, I attended OSCON last year on behalf of
> > TDF/LO, but I made the decision to go far too late to request booth
> > space. IMO it's a great opportunity to publicise ourselves among
> > coders and do some recruitment.
> >
> > The Community Leadership Summit is once again being held the
> > weekend before OSCON, and that is also a great opportunity for
> > TDF/LO. If I were to make the trip, I would attend that conference
> > as well; it's free, though the hotel room isn't.
> >
> > --Jean
>
>
> Being an incurable optimist, I have submitted an application for
> TDF/LO to have a booth in the OSCON 2013 Nonprofit Pavilion. Their
> page says that I will be contacted on or before May 2. I shall do some
> preliminary planning but not make any commitments (that aren't fully
> refundable) until I find out if we've been accepted.
>
> Preliminary planning includes seeking out people to share the fun of
> staffing the booth.
>
> --Jean

And you're right to be an optimist. I believe that, given the new
donations we got, I can clear up your request, so, let's go :-)

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