<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi all,<br><br></div>to avoid any misunderstanding let me specify it clearly. The event will take place the second full week of January, 15th,16th,17th.<br><br></div>cheers,<br><br>Rossella<br></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Anita Kuno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anteaya@anteaya.info" target="_blank">anteaya@anteaya.info</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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thanks a lot for taking care of this, I realize it's hard to
organize this kind of event.<br>
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I think I am going to have to go with attendees are on their
own for rooms. Less than an ideal situation in one sense, but
much more doable from an organization point of view for me - I
just have to focus on the meeting room and daily food, much
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<div class="gmail_extra">I'd prefer that we are all in the same
hotel. I can offer my help to contact some hotel and see what
prices they propose. Would that help? Or do you think it would
be more expensive anyway?<br>
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I think that would be great. Please do.<br>
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The address of the meeting room I have tentatively booked is:<br>
<div> <span><span>3625
Avenue du Parc</span></span> </div>
<span> <span>Montréal,
QC H2X, Canada</span> <br>
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Let me know what else you need to support this direction.<br>
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Thanks so much Rossella,<br>
Anita.<br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">cheers,<br>
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Rossella<br>
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I am interested in attending this event. I have
already talked to my manager and he is open to
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Wonderful. This is great news, Miguel. I look forward to
meeting you.
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<div> What is the estimated daily rate for the
chosen hotel / venue?<br>
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I have looked at selecting a designated hotel and I
don't think I am going to go that route. I will explain
why.<br>
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If I go with a block of rooms at one location, and
meeting rooms plus daily food, I can't get comfortable
with what they want to charge me on a per person basis.<br>
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If I go with a location by itself (which I have a
tentative hold on) and food by itself (awaiting a menu
from a caterer) then I am feeling the numbers will come
in to a reasonable amount. This option would mean that
attendees are on their own for hotel bookings. Taking a
quick look at <a href="http://kayak.com" target="_blank">kayak.com</a>
and filtering for 10 km to the intended location, the
prices for some rooms will match or beat any prices I
have gotten back from the hotel I have contacted.<br>
<a href="http://www.ca.kayak.com/hotels/Montreal,QC,Canada-c6966/2014-01-14/2014-01-18" target="_blank">http://www.ca.kayak.com/hotels/Montreal,QC,Canada-c6966/2014-01-14/2014-01-18</a><br>
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I think I am going to have to go with attendees are on
their own for rooms. Less than an ideal situation in one
sense, but much more doable from an organization point
of view for me - I just have to focus on the meeting
room and daily food, much easier to come to a reasonable
budget in my mind. This would cover breakfast,
tea/coffee and lunch. I still don't know what to do
about dinner. I would like us to have the option to
congregate as a group - I don't think a sit down dinner
is reasonable, something more conducive to mingling. But
I haven't gotten there yet, suggestions welcome.<br>
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Having attendees organize their own accommodations
worked fine for the Infra Boot Camp in New York City in
June, so I hope it will work as well here.<br>
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I hope this frees you up to make your own choices,
Miguel, and submit your budget for approval.<br>
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Let me know your thoughts and if you need more from me.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Anita.
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<div>Looking forward to see you in Montreal<br>
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<div>Cheers<br>
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10:10 AM, Anita Kuno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anteaya@anteaya.info" target="_blank">anteaya@anteaya.info</a>></span>
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Tempest code sprint<br>
<br>
In the second week of January in Montreal,
Quebec, Canadathere will be a Neutron
Tempest code sprint to improve the status of
Neutron tests in Tempest and to add new
tests.<br>
It will be a 3 day event. Right now there
are 14 peoplewho came forward when it was
announced on the Friday at the summit. We
need to know how many additional people are
interested in attending.<br>
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This is an impromptu event based on my
assessment of the need for this to happen,
so don't feel left out if you didn't know
about it in advance.<br>
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We picked Montreal for two main reasons:<br>
1. All 4 people whose attendance is critical
(markmclain, salv-orlando, sdague and
mtrenish) can get there. It was New York or
Montreal.<br>
2. I can't think in New York, love it, can't
compose a thought, so Montreal it is.<br>
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It turns out this location choice has some
resultant effects:<br>
1. People who wouldn't have time to get a
visa to attend an event in the States have
an easier time entering Canada.<br>
US requires visa applications filed 2
months in advance of travel and we are
inside that timeframe.<br>
2. Montreal is cheaper than NYC.<br>
3. Being Canadian it is going to be easier
for me to produce this event in Canada since
I am in Canada.<br>
4. It will be cold. We had few choices on
the timing and this event can't wait on good
weather.<br>
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There is no location that will make everyone
happy, so people will be disappointed by
this choice and I accept that. It is my hope
that this event is a success and we can
create a schedule of some sort so that
people who have a high possibility of
attending can vote on the location. So that
is the future vision.<br>
<br>
I have a tenative hold on a venue and am
working on getting a rate on a block of
rooms at a hotel.<br>
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I am preparing a budget to submit to the
Foundation in the hopes they will sponsor
the event. Since this was planned with no
warning, the Foundation has no budget for
it. Mark is supportive of the event
happening and if I can come up with some
reasonable numbers, I hope that the money
can come from the Foundation.<br>
<br>
The event will be vendor neutral. We will
talk to each other based on who we are and
our interests, not based on who signs our
paycheque. If folks arrive with logoed
shirts (I don't know which logos are work
logos and which aren't, so I will request no
logos please) I will issue you a white
T-shirt to wear. We need to work
collaboratively to effectlvely make progress
during the code sprint.<br>
<br>
Someone at the summit choose not to wear
footwear at the event. If you want to come
to the code sprint please plan on wearing
appropriate footwear in the public areas at
the code sprint. For two reasons:<br>
1. It will be cold.<br>
2. The event is meant to facilitate mutual
respect between us to increase
communication, both at the event and
afterwards. I feel wearing appropriate
footwear supports this goal.<br>
<br>
Please indicate your interest by sending an
email to <a href="mailto:anteaya@anteaya.info" target="_blank">anteaya@anteaya.info</a>,
subject "Neutron Tempest code sprint". Don't
worry about the body of the email, I just
need addresses. We will send out subsequent
emails to this group to gather specific
details like shirt size, dietary
requirements. If you came forward at the
summit, no need to email again.<br>
<br>
If you want to come, but don't feel your
employer will fund the trip, please include
that information in the email. It will
depend on what we can do for accomodation
and travel but hopefully we will have a
little bit for a few folks. Of course please
talk to your manager now to work on getting
approval to attend, and hopefully your
employeer will fund your travel and
accomodation.<br>
<br>
Additional questions? Hit me up on irc in
#openstack-neutron nick anteaya. I read the
neutron logs: <a href="http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/irclogs/%23openstack-neutron/So" target="_blank">http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/irclogs/%23openstack-neutron/So</a>
I will get back to you if I am not around
when you ask.<br>
<br>
Also rossella_s has come forward to help,
thank you rossella_s!<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Anita.<br>
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