[Openstack-operators] August 25-26 - Ops Meetup Registration Open
Dan Radez
dradez at redhat.com
Tue Jul 15 18:44:06 UTC 2014
Maybe we should start a doc or add to the existing etherpad to
coordinate where folks are staying and who's willing to rental-car-pool?
Dan
On 07/15/2014 02:23 PM, Chris Hoge wrote:
> Maybe those who are attending can do some rental car pooling if they're
> at the same hotels or near one another?
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Jonathan Bryce <jbryce at jbryce.com
> <mailto:jbryce at jbryce.com>> wrote:
>
> Unless you’re going to be spending ALL your time at the RAX office,
> I’d definitely recommend staying downtown and renting a car/cabbing.
> The downtown area is very walkable with a lot of options for food
> and drink and gathering in the evening, and it’s a pretty short
> drive from downtown straight up I-35 to the office. The area around
> the RAX office not nearly as much so. Same for the airport area.
>
> I really enjoyed the last ops mid-cycle meeting up in San Jose, but
> unfortunately am going to miss this one. Otherwise I would be happy
> to volunteer as tour guide and car pool coordinator.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> On Jul 14, 2014, at 9:17 PM, Tom Fifield <tom at openstack.org
> <mailto:tom at openstack.org>> wrote:
>
> > Talking with a former racker:
> >
> > If you want to stay walking distance to RAX, the Drury Inn &
> Suites (make sure you select the right one!) has been used before.
> >
> > Another riverside option I've heard is the Valencia.
> >
> > I didn't realise that Aloft offered shuttles to rax ... that does
> make it quite convenient.
> >
> > Having never been to SAT either, I'm keen to stay where people are :)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > On 15/07/14 07:48, Michael Still wrote:
> >> I wouldn't describe the journey from downtown to the Rackspace office
> >> as "pedestrian friendly". Downtown San Antonio is ok, but Rackspace
> >> isn't downtown.
> >>
> >> Several hotels in the area (the Marriott San Antonio airport and the
> >> Aloft San Antonio airport) do offer shuttles to Rackspace. Other
> >> hotels might as well, but you'd have to ask them to confirm.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Michael
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Nathanael Burton
> >> <nathanael.i.burton at gmail.com
> <mailto:nathanael.i.burton at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>> If you've never been to San Antonio, staying downtown by the
> Riverwalk is
> >>> pretty nice. It would require a rental car to get to Rack space
> though.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 14, 2014 10:52 AM, "Joe Topjian" <joe at topjian.net
> <mailto:joe at topjian.net>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd be interested if someone could vouch for the hotels near
> the venue or
> >>>> if San Antonio is more pedestrian friendly than Google Maps
> makes it out to
> >>>> be.
> >>>>
> >>>> My current plan is to stay downtown, though I'd probably end up
> renting a
> >>>> car as it's a 15min drive vs a 1hr bus ride.
> >>>>
> >>>> But this is me planning blindly, so it'd be awesome if someone
> who knows
> >>>> the area better could give some tips. :)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Dan Radez <dradez at redhat.com
> <mailto:dradez at redhat.com>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I noticed the reference to where to stay is gone,
> >>>>> is there any group hotel or should we just find somewhere
> close to the
> >>>>> address of the meetup?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dan
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 07/13/2014 11:35 PM, Tom Fifield wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I want to finalise the agenda and start advertising it very
> soon. If
> >>>>>> you're interested in running a session for the ops event, please
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 1) register
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 2) edit https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup and
> add your
> >>>>>> name under volunteers
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Tom
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 08/07/14 16:06, Tom Fifield wrote:
> >>>>>>> If you run an OpenStack cloud, please consider to join us on
> August 25
> >>>>>>> &
> >>>>>>> 26 in San Antonio for the next Ops Meetup!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Registration is now open. Please pass the link to other
> OpenStack ops
> >>>>>>> folk you know:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ***Please register by July 29th***
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The OpenStack Ops Mid-Cycle Meetup will provide a chance to
> continue
> >>>>>>> conversations and dive into working groups initiatied at the
> first Ops
> >>>>>>> Meetup in March 2014, and followed by the Ops Meetup tracks
> during the
> >>>>>>> Atlanta Summit May 2014. It is intended to be a forum for
> people who
> >>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>> currently running OpenStack clouds to congregate, swap best
> practices,
> >>>>>>> share ideas and give feedback. The format will primarily
> consist of
> >>>>>>> round table / working groups / discussion sessions, with
> only a small
> >>>>>>> number of presentations. The event has the following goals:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Gather feedback on the issues that come up in running
> OpenStack
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>> work to communicate this throughout the community
> >>>>>>> Create a forum in which to share best practices and
> architectures
> >>>>>>> between interested parties
> >>>>>>> Increase constructive, proactive involvement from those
> running
> >>>>>>> clouds
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> More details to come on the agenda, but you can see initial
> input and
> >>>>>>> notes at: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The event is free to attend, but please RSVP by July 29th,
> so we can
> >>>>>>> plan for food and space.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thank you to Rackspace for hosting this event!!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ***Note***: This event assumes OpenStack ops knowledge and
> is _not_
> >>>>>>> appropriate for beginners, or a place to learn about
> OpenStack. The
> >>>>>>> event contains relatively few 'presentations' and is mostly a
> >>>>>>> discussion-style event. To find other OpenStack events in
> your area,
> >>>>>>> please visit www.openstack.org/events
> <http://www.openstack.org/events>.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Tom
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 07/07/14 23:04, Dan Radez wrote:
> >>>>>>>> TShirt Signup at the bottom of the etherpad:
> >>>>>>>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> RDO is ordering trystack t-shirts
> >>>>>>>> I put a signup on the etherpad.
> >>>>>>>> Put you name down by end of the week (2014-07-11) and we
> should be
> >>>>>>>> able
> >>>>>>>> to bring a shirt to San Antonio for everyone who puts their
> name
> >>>>>>>> down.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Dan Radez
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 06/26/2014 03:49 AM, Tom Fifield wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Thanks to those of you who have put some thoughts down on the
> >>>>>>>>> etherpad.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> There's still a small amount of time for those who haven't
> - please
> >>>>>>>>> check it out at:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I'm also going to start looking for moderators soon. If
> you are
> >>>>>>>>> interesting in moderating a session, let me know which ones :)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Tom
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On 19/06/14 11:02, Tom Fifield wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> We've come a long way since our first small meeting in
> San Jose:
> >>>>>>>>>> I've
> >>>>>>>>>> looked at the survey feedback around the Ops Meetup at
> the Atlanta
> >>>>>>>>>> summit and it was amazingly successful. That's all thanks
> to you.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> It's now time to organise our next meeting. Details
> forthcoming,
> >>>>>>>>>> but we
> >>>>>>>>>> know that it's going to be over two days, August 25th and
> 26th in
> >>>>>>>>>> San
> >>>>>>>>>> Antonio, Texas, USA, thanks to Rackspace.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> However, first - we need to work on the content we'd like
> to see.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> The strongest response to the summit survey was a desire for
> >>>>>>>>>> sessions
> >>>>>>>>>> that really "connect" the ops/dev feedback loop
> full-circle, and
> >>>>>>>>>> see
> >>>>>>>>>> change actually happening. So this time, in addition to
> >>>>>>>>>> feedback-gathering sessions, I'm hoping to see at least a
> few real
> >>>>>>>>>> working sessions, much more "development" focused. Perhaps
> >>>>>>>>>> "blueprint
> >>>>>>>>>> review" might be one of these, or maybe the "enterprise"
> working
> >>>>>>>>>> group
> >>>>>>>>>> would like to have a working meeting.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Aside from this, it turns out that people actually liked
> the topics
> >>>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>> picked for the summit ops meetup - well done! The more
> >>>>>>>>>> presentation-style architecture "show and tell" was also
> enjoyed,
> >>>>>>>>>> but
> >>>>>>>>>> people wanted to change up the format a bit. Two
> back-to-back hours
> >>>>>>>>>> was
> >>>>>>>>>> too long :)
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Please take a moment to jot down your ideas on how to
> shape this
> >>>>>>>>>> next
> >>>>>>>>>> meeting on the following etherpad:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Tom
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
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