Looking forward to it. <br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Elcaset<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/10/20 Jos Poortvliet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jos@opensuse.org">jos@opensuse.org</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On 12.10.2011 Carl wrote:<br>
> There were a few emails about the possibility of having a North<br>
> American KDE meeting in Bellingham. This message is a more formal<br>
> proposal and request for comment.<br>
><br>
> Proposal: A national KDE meeting (such as CampKDE), April 28 & 29,<br>
> 2012, in conjunction with LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW -<br>
> <a href="http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/" target="_blank">http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/</a>).<br>
><br>
> LFNW is the oldest community-driven FOSSFest in North America. Held<br>
> annually at Bellingham Technical College (BTC -<br>
> <a href="http://www.btc.ctc.edu/" target="_blank">http://www.btc.ctc.edu/</a>), 2012 will be the 13th LFNW. It is a grass<br>
> roots event with appeal for the local community, regional FOSS<br>
> techies and internationally known presenters. The Fest includes a<br>
> wide variety of between 80 and 100 presentations, a low key expo and<br>
> a Saturday evening party with beer, soft drinks and food. There is<br>
> no admission charge to Fest events, a reasonably-priced lunch is<br>
> served by the Culinary Arts Department of the College.<br>
><br>
> The LFNW organizing group has already enthusiastically approved<br>
> including a KDE-specific program, and within the past few days, the<br>
> BTC sponsors agreed.<br>
><br>
> There would be no venue charge.<br>
><br>
> A volunteer staff of organizers and BTC students is available to<br>
> produce the KDE conference.<br>
><br>
> Travel was raised as a potential obstacle to this being a national<br>
> event. Allegiant Airlines flies directly into Bellingham from major<br>
> cities on the US West coast. The main hotel and conference venue are<br>
> close to the airport. Travel could be a challenge and somewhat more<br>
> expensive than travel to a major city, but it's doable.<br>
><br>
> With an exhibit at both OSCON (July 2011) and LinuxCon (August 2011),<br>
> LFNW organizers promoted the national presence of FOSSFests (handout<br>
> attached), as well as collaboration between FOSSFests on common<br>
> interests. By associating KDE with these community-driven<br>
> conferences, North American KDE gatherings could move easily from<br>
> location to location.<br>
><br>
> I propose that the event be called "KDE Cascadia", a national<br>
> gathering with a regional flavor.<br>
><br>
> (Cascadia...cas CAD ia; cas - "a" like cat, cad - "a" like wait, ee<br>
> uh) It sounds almost like casKDEa. Poetry!<br>
><br>
> Cascadia is the region of the NW North American continent that<br>
> includes British Columbia in Canada, and northern California, Oregon<br>
> and Washington in the U.S. It is home to Vancouver, BC (about 2<br>
> million people), Seattle (3 million), Portland (2 million) and<br>
> Bellingham, host of LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW), the original<br>
> community-driven FOSSFest in the U.S. The name comes from the Cascade<br>
> Mountain Range that runs from British Columbia Canada to California.<br>
> It's purdy<br>
> (<a href="http://www.google.com/search?gcx=c&q=cascade+mountains&um=1&ie=UTF-" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/search?gcx=c&q=cascade+mountains&um=1&ie=UTF-</a><br>
> 8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1225&bih=648)<br>
><br>
> I prefer "KDE Cascadia" to "CampKDE" or "KDE + [something about North<br>
> America, something about U.S. and Canada]"<br>
><br>
> The idea of KDE Cascadia came from the announcement for "Drupal on<br>
> the Bayou" (<a href="http://www.drupalonthebayou.com/" target="_blank">http://www.drupalonthebayou.com/</a>), a national Drupal<br>
> meeting in New Orleans, a national conference with a regional<br>
> flavor.<br>
><br>
> Thoughts?<br>
<br>
</div></div>Lovely initiative!<br>
<br>
> Ok to proceed?<br>
<br>
I can't imagine why not :D<br>
<br>
Try to get something out asap, esp a press release thingy. Also look for<br>
sponsors - so you can pay travel support more easily?!?<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Will kde-promo people support this?<br>
<br>
</div>I'll be there, how about that ;-)<br>
<br>
But it'll be also with my openSUSE hat on...<br>
<br>
> Carl<br>
<br>
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