<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com">http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com</a></p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 14, 2014 10:52 AM, "Joe Topjian" <<a href="mailto:joe@topjian.net">joe@topjian.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">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. <br><div><br></div><div>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.<br>
<div><br></div><div>But this is me planning blindly, so it'd be awesome if someone who knows the area better could give some tips. :)</div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Dan Radez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dradez@redhat.com" target="_blank">dradez@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I noticed the reference to where to stay is gone,<br>
is there any group hotel or should we just find somewhere close to the<br>
address of the meetup?<br>
<span><font color="#888888"><br>
Dan<br>
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On 07/13/2014 11:35 PM, Tom Fifield wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> I want to finalise the agenda and start advertising it very soon. If<br>
> you're interested in running a session for the ops event, please<br>
><br>
> 1) register<br>
> <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499" target="_blank">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> 2) edit <a href="https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup" target="_blank">https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup</a> and add your<br>
> name under volunteers<br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
><br>
> Tom<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 08/07/14 16:06, Tom Fifield wrote:<br>
>> If you run an OpenStack cloud, please consider to join us on August 25 &<br>
>> 26 in San Antonio for the next Ops Meetup!<br>
>><br>
>> Registration is now open. Please pass the link to other OpenStack ops<br>
>> folk you know:<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499" target="_blank">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> ***Please register by July 29th***<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> The OpenStack Ops Mid-Cycle Meetup will provide a chance to continue<br>
>> conversations and dive into working groups initiatied at the first Ops<br>
>> Meetup in March 2014, and followed by the Ops Meetup tracks during the<br>
>> Atlanta Summit May 2014. It is intended to be a forum for people who are<br>
>> currently running OpenStack clouds to congregate, swap best practices,<br>
>> share ideas and give feedback. The format will primarily consist of<br>
>> round table / working groups / discussion sessions, with only a small<br>
>> number of presentations. The event has the following goals:<br>
>><br>
>> Gather feedback on the issues that come up in running OpenStack and<br>
>> work to communicate this throughout the community<br>
>> Create a forum in which to share best practices and architectures<br>
>> between interested parties<br>
>> Increase constructive, proactive involvement from those running<br>
>> clouds<br>
>><br>
>> More details to come on the agenda, but you can see initial input and<br>
>> notes at: <a href="https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup" target="_blank">https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup</a><br>
>><br>
>> The event is free to attend, but please RSVP by July 29th, so we can<br>
>> plan for food and space.<br>
>><br>
>> Thank you to Rackspace for hosting this event!!<br>
>><br>
>> ***Note***: This event assumes OpenStack ops knowledge and is _not_<br>
>> appropriate for beginners, or a place to learn about OpenStack. The<br>
>> event contains relatively few 'presentations' and is mostly a<br>
>> discussion-style event. To find other OpenStack events in your area,<br>
>> please visit <a href="http://www.openstack.org/events" target="_blank">www.openstack.org/events</a>.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Regards,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Tom<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 07/07/14 23:04, Dan Radez wrote:<br>
>>> TShirt Signup at the bottom of the etherpad:<br>
>>> <a href="https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup" target="_blank">https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> RDO is ordering trystack t-shirts<br>
>>> I put a signup on the etherpad.<br>
>>> Put you name down by end of the week (2014-07-11) and we should be able<br>
>>> to bring a shirt to San Antonio for everyone who puts their name down.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Dan Radez<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On 06/26/2014 03:49 AM, Tom Fifield wrote:<br>
>>>> Hi all,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thanks to those of you who have put some thoughts down on the etherpad.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> There's still a small amount of time for those who haven't - please<br>
>>>> check it out at:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> <a href="https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup" target="_blank">https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I'm also going to start looking for moderators soon. If you are<br>
>>>> interesting in moderating a session, let me know which ones :)<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Tom<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On 19/06/14 11:02, Tom Fifield wrote:<br>
>>>>> Hi all,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> We've come a long way since our first small meeting in San Jose: I've<br>
>>>>> looked at the survey feedback around the Ops Meetup at the Atlanta<br>
>>>>> summit and it was amazingly successful. That's all thanks to you.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> It's now time to organise our next meeting. Details forthcoming,<br>
>>>>> but we<br>
>>>>> know that it's going to be over two days, August 25th and 26th in San<br>
>>>>> Antonio, Texas, USA, thanks to Rackspace.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> However, first - we need to work on the content we'd like to see.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> The strongest response to the summit survey was a desire for sessions<br>
>>>>> that really "connect" the ops/dev feedback loop full-circle, and see<br>
>>>>> change actually happening. So this time, in addition to<br>
>>>>> feedback-gathering sessions, I'm hoping to see at least a few real<br>
>>>>> working sessions, much more "development" focused. Perhaps "blueprint<br>
>>>>> review" might be one of these, or maybe the "enterprise" working group<br>
>>>>> would like to have a working meeting.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Aside from this, it turns out that people actually liked the topics we<br>
>>>>> picked for the summit ops meetup - well done! The more<br>
>>>>> presentation-style architecture "show and tell" was also enjoyed, but<br>
>>>>> people wanted to change up the format a bit. Two back-to-back hours<br>
>>>>> was<br>
>>>>> too long :)<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Please take a moment to jot down your ideas on how to shape this next<br>
>>>>> meeting on the following etherpad:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> <a href="https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup" target="_blank">https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup</a><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Tom<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
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