[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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