Bid for FUDCon EMEA 2011

[Gerold Kassube]

Am Donnerstag, den 24.02.2011, 22:15 +0100 schrieb Gerold Kassube:
> Am Donnerstag, den 24.02.2011, 14:30 -0600 schrieb Dennis Gilmore:
> > On Thursday, February 24, 2011 02:04:54 pm Fabian Affolter wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > The bid process for FUDCon EMEA was opened a while ago and so far there
> > > are no bids for EMEA. During our ride home from FOSDEM Gerold and I
> > > started to think and talk about the FUDCon EMEA 2011 and this bid. Now
> > > we sorted your own thoughts and placed a bid for Dublin [1].
> > > 
> > > Actually this bid violates some rules/purposes of the FUDCon Bid process
> > > [2]. That's the reason why the bid page is not complete at this point in
> > > time. We do not want to spent to much time in evaluating things till we
> > > all can agree/disagree that this unusual bid has a chance.
> > > 
> > > Why is Dublin suggested by two guys who live far away from Ireland you
> > > may ask yourself? Because the Red Hat Partner Summit 2011 [3] will be at
> > > Dublin. And we want to held the FUDCon right before Red Hat Partner
> > > Summit. Gerold and I see some advantages if the Red Hat Partner Summit
> > > and the FUDCon are close together.
> > > 
> > > So, FUDCon will be organized by Red Hat? Not at all, we think more of
> > > cooperation to share resources/costs for those two important events in
> > > the Red Hat/Fedora ecosystem in EMEA.
> > > 
> > > We would like to hear your thoughts and objections about this. Thanks in
> > > advance.
> > > 
> > > Kind regards,
> > > 
> > > Fabian
> > > 
> > > [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Bid_for_Dublin_2011
> > > [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_bid_process
> > > [3] http://www.europe.redhat.com/mktg/partnersummit/2011/
> > 
> > My main concern would be getting it all pulled together and planned in 3 
> > months when normally its 9 months 
> > 
> > Dennis
> 
> Hi Dennia and all other,
> I organised together with Max (who was the "event-owner" FUDCON EMEA
> 2007 beside Linuxtag. I can imagine how much work must be done. As
> Fabian mentioned, there are some reasons which could make it happen OR
> even not. At least we need yout opinion to step in very fast. Red Hat
> organised still Hotel for a bunch of persons, organised a location, the
> employees (in EMEA) know when and where it happen ...
> So the benefit, from having them ALSO at FUDCon could be awsome (not
> only while some Red Hat Sales guys think, we're the "Fan Club of Red
> Hat") ..
> So we also want to have max's and jared's statement about that idea and
> maybe Jan Wildeboeur could make his more or less promise happen that he
> will get the goal that the Red Hat CEO will give a talk in the
> Community. 
> 
> He will get the floor!
> 
> All the best
> 
> Gerold
> 
mmmmh we're still waiting for a sign from either Max and/or Jared to
start some action; or let it definitly be ...

Would someone pleaso so kind ?!

Thanks in advance

Gerold
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