FUDcon NA Bid Process? Dates?

[Paul W. Frields]

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 04:55:29PM -0400, Steven Parrish wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 01:49:51PM -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> >> On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 12:37:06PM -0400, Chris Tyler wrote:
> >> > We're 6-7 months out from FUDCon NA. That seems like a lot of time, and
> >> > I hate to bring this up, but we're actually several months behind the
> >> > schedule laid out at the Events FAD[0]. I have two questions:
> >> >
> >> > - What is the revised timeframe for bid closure/decision? and
> >> >
> >> > - What are the planned dates for FUDCon NA?
> >> >
> >> > I'm asking because I'm starting to plan travel for the fall/winter, and
> >> > know that others are doing the same. (Actually, for travel planning
> >> > purposes, dates are more important than location at this point in time).
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks--
> >> >
> >> > -Chris
> >> >
> >> > [0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_organization_process
> >>
> >> Well timed, Chris.  You're right, it seems like a lot of time now but
> >> we do need to get travel planning and budgeting underway in very short
> >> order.
> >>
> >> Robyn and I have been in contact with someone at the ASU computer
> >> science department about getting faculty approval and sponsorship for
> >> the FUDCon NA event, which is the critical path item on which the
> >> other planning hinges.  We were expecting to hear back from him at the
> >> end of last week.  I'm dropping him another line now to ask whether
> >> we've been approved by the department.
> >>
> >> Robyn, you haven't heard back from Jon, have you?
> >
> > Just an update for the list -- Robyn and I are setting up a call with
> > our ASU contact next Wednesday.  Sorry for the delay due to this
> > week's Red Hat Summit event.
> 
> Thanks for the update

One more update -- due to a scheduling conflict, the call was moved
until this afternoon (Thursday, 4pm EDT/1pm PDT).  I'll give a more
substantial update within 24 hours after that call.

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