<div dir="ltr">Maybe those who are attending can do some rental car pooling if they're at the same hotels or near one another?<div><br></div><div>-Chris</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Jonathan Bryce <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jbryce@jbryce.com" target="_blank">jbryce@jbryce.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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.<br>
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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.<br>
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On Jul 14, 2014, at 9:17 PM, Tom Fifield <<a href="mailto:tom@openstack.org">tom@openstack.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Talking with a former racker:<br>
><br>
> If you want to stay walking distance to RAX, the Drury Inn & Suites (make sure you select the right one!) has been used before.<br>
><br>
> Another riverside option I've heard is the Valencia.<br>
><br>
> I didn't realise that Aloft offered shuttles to rax ... that does make it quite convenient.<br>
><br>
> Having never been to SAT either, I'm keen to stay where people are :)<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
><br>
> Tom<br>
><br>
> On 15/07/14 07:48, Michael Still wrote:<br>
>> I wouldn't describe the journey from downtown to the Rackspace office<br>
>> as "pedestrian friendly". Downtown San Antonio is ok, but Rackspace<br>
>> isn't downtown.<br>
>><br>
>> Several hotels in the area (the Marriott San Antonio airport and the<br>
>> Aloft San Antonio airport) do offer shuttles to Rackspace. Other<br>
>> hotels might as well, but you'd have to ask them to confirm.<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Michael<br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Nathanael Burton<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:nathanael.i.burton@gmail.com">nathanael.i.burton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> If you've never been to San Antonio, staying downtown by the Riverwalk is<br>
>>> pretty nice. It would require a rental car to get to Rack space though.<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com" target="_blank">http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Jul 14, 2014 10:52 AM, "Joe Topjian" <<a href="mailto:joe@topjian.net">joe@topjian.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I'd be interested if someone could vouch for the hotels near the venue or<br>
>>>> if San Antonio is more pedestrian friendly than Google Maps makes it out to<br>
>>>> be.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> My current plan is to stay downtown, though I'd probably end up renting a<br>
>>>> car as it's a 15min drive vs a 1hr bus ride.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> But this is me planning blindly, so it'd be awesome if someone who knows<br>
>>>> the area better could give some tips. :)<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Dan Radez <<a href="mailto:dradez@redhat.com">dradez@redhat.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> 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>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Dan<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> 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>
>>>>>><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>
>>>>>>> &<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>
>>>>>>><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<br>
>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>>>> able<br>
>>>>>>>> to bring a shirt to San Antonio for everyone who puts their name<br>
>>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>>>>> 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:<br>
>>>>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>>>>>> sessions<br>
>>>>>>>>>> that really "connect" the ops/dev feedback loop full-circle, and<br>
>>>>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>>>>>> "blueprint<br>
>>>>>>>>>> review" might be one of these, or maybe the "enterprise" working<br>
>>>>>>>>>> group<br>
>>>>>>>>>> would like to have a working meeting.<br>
>>>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>>>> Aside from this, it turns out that people actually liked the topics<br>
>>>>>>>>>> we<br>
>>>>>>>>>> picked for the summit ops meetup - well done! The more<br>
>>>>>>>>>> presentation-style architecture "show and tell" was also enjoyed,<br>
>>>>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>>>>>> 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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