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On 04/21/2016 04:04 PM, Monty Taylor wrote:
> On 04/21/2016 02:08 PM, Devananda van der Veen wrote:
>> The first cross-project design summit tracks were held at the following
>> summit, in Atlanta, though I recall it lacking the necessary
>> participation to be successful. Today, we have many more avenues to
>> discuss important topics affecting all (or more than one) projects. The
>> improved transparency into those discussions is beneficial to everyone;
>> the perceived exclusivity of the "core party" is helpful to no one.
>>
>> So, in summary, I believe this party served a good purpose in Hong Kong
>> and Atlanta. While it provided some developers with a quiet evening for
>> discussions to happen in Paris, Vancouver, and Tokyo, we now have other
>> (better) venues for the discussions this party once facilitated, and it
>> has outlived its purpose.
>>
>> For what it's worth, I would be happy to see it replaced with smaller
>> gatherings around cross-project initiatives. I continue to believe that
>> one of the most important aspects of our face-to-face gatherings, as a
>> community, is building the camaraderie and social connections between
>> developers, both within and across corporate and project boundaries.
> 
> I was in the middle of an email that said some of this, but this says it
> better.
> 
> So, ++

Agree. I'd like to thank Mark for this contribution to our community. I
know that I had interactions with folks at these events that I probably
wouldn't have otherwise, that led to understanding different parts of
our project space and culture.

	-Sean

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Sean Dague
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