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+1 for Toronto, eventually!

Wayne

From:  Andrew Shafer <andrew at cloudscaling.com>
Date:  Wed, 4 May 2011 17:58:50 -0400
To:  Stephen Spector <stephen.spector at openstack.org>
Cc:  "openstack at lists.launchpad.net" <openstack at lists.launchpad.net>
Subject:  [SPAM] Re: [Openstack] [SPAM] Re: Discussion on October Design
Summit Locations


Thanks

That all makes sense.

Any of those options are going to start to be cold in Oct.

I reject the idea that Boston is a tech hub like Silicon Valley, but that's
because I reject the idea that anywhere is like 'the valley'.

I'd also like to up vote Toronto.

Thanks again for keeping us in the loop.

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Stephen Spector
<stephen.spector at openstack.org> wrote:
>>> >> Andrew:
>>> >>
>>> >> How will the final decision be made?
> 
> Right now, I am working with the Rackspace events team to look for event
> facilities that can meet our requirements in terms of physical space, number
> of rooms, budget, availability on dates we need, etc. I am focusing on the
> East Coast of the US including Canada with an emphasis on Boston but we are
> also considering NYC, Montreal, Atlanta, etc. Don't worry ­ Orlando will not
> be considered; I have done enough events there while at Citrix to last a
> lifetime. 
> 
> Once I get a few options that meet our needs I will present the information to
> the community for feedback and then a final recommendation will be made by
> myself to ?. I believe that ? at this time is Jim Curry and the Project Policy
> Board although I am not sure the PBB should be the final decision maker;
> however this is an open area for the community to discuss. Of course, as of
> today, Rackspace is still funding more than 70% of the total costs for these
> events thus the importance of getting Rackspace's thoughts on the location.
> 
> As usual, I am open to other ideas and processes. My goal is to be completely
> open with the planning of this event as I was last time so everyone can see
> costs, schedules, etc.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stephen Spector
> Community Manager, OpenStack
> 
> 
> 

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