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On 06/30/2015 12:33 AM, Tom Fifield wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Right now, behind-the-scenes, we're working on getting a venue for next
> ops mid-cycle. It's taking a little longer than normal, but rest assured
> it is happening.
> 
> Why is it so difficult? As you may have noticed, we're reaching the size
> of event where both physically and financially, only the largest
> organisations can host us.
> 
> We thought we might get away with organising this one old-school with a
> single host and sponsor. Then, for the next, start a brainstorming
> discussion with you about how we scale these events into the future -
> since once we get up and beyond a few hundred people, we're looking at
> having to hire a venue as well as make some changes to the format of the
> event.
> 
> However, it seems that even this might be too late. We already had a
> company that proposed to host the meetup at a west coast US hotel
> instead of their place, and wanted to scope out other companies to
> sponsor food.
> 
> This would be a change in the model, so let's commence the discussion of
> how we want to scale this event :)
> 
> So far I've heard things like:
> * "my $CORPORATE_BENEFACTOR would be fine to share sponsorship with others"
> * "I really don't want to get to the point where we want booths at the
> ops meetup"
> 
> Which are promising! It seems like we have a shared understanding of
> what to take this forward with.
> 
> So, as the ops meetup grows - what would it look like for you?
> 
> How do you think we can manage the venue selection and financial side of
> things? What about the session layout and the scheduling with the
> growing numbers of attendees?
> 
> Current data can be found at
> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Operations/Meetups#Venue_Selection .
> 
> I would also be interested in your thoughts about how these events have
> only been in a limited geographical area so far, and how we can address
> that issue.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
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Hi:

Right now developers are asking for details so they can decide/plan on
attending the next event.

Are you close to deciding a location and/or perhaps some dates?

Thanks,
Anita.