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<p class="MsoNormal">Agree that going virtual makes most sense given current status<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Emilien Macchi <emilien@redhat.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 11, 2020 5:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mark Collier<br>
<b>Cc:</b> openstack-discuss; Jonathan Bryce<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: FW: 2020 OSF Events & coronavirus<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Mark, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the transparency, as usual. I have a few thoughts, please read inline.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 4:04 PM Mark Collier <<a href="mailto:mark@openstack.org">mark@openstack.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">upcoming event in Vancouver is no exception. The OpenDev tracks<br>
> each morning will be programmed by volunteers from the community, and the project<br>
> teams will be organizing their own conversations as well each afternoon M-W, and<br>
> all day Thursday. <br>
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> But the larger question is here: should the show go on? <br>
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> The short answer is that as of now, the Vancouver and Berlin events are still<br>
> scheduled to happen in June (8-11) and October (19-23), respectively. <br>
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> However, we are willing to cancel or approach the events in a different way (i.e.<br>
> virtual) if the facts indicate that is the best path, and we know the facts are<br>
> changing rapidly. One of the most critical inputs we need is to hear from each of<br>
> you. We know that many of you rely on the twice-annual events to get together and<br>
> make rapid progress on the software, which is one reason we are not making any<br>
> decisions in haste. We also know that many of you may be unable or unwilling to<br>
> travel in June, and that is critical information to hear as we get closer to the<br>
> event so that we can make the most informed decision. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I believe that we, as a community should show the example and our strengths by cancelling the Vancouver event and organize a virtual event like some other big events are doing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is an opportunity for the OSF to show leadership in Software communities and acknowledge the risk of spread during that meeting; not only for the people attending it but for also those in contact with these people later.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm not a doctor nor I know much about the virus; but I'm not interested to travel and take the risk to 1) catch the virus and 2) spread it at home and in my country; and as a community member, I feel like our responsibility is also to
maintain ourselves healthy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In my opinion, the sooner we cancel, the better we can focus on organizing the virtual meetings, and also we can influence more communities to take that kind of decisions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Mark for starting that discussion, it's a perfect sign of how healthy is our community; and hopefully it will continue to be.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-- <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Emilien Macchi<o:p></o:p></p>
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