[kde-usa] [kde-promo] KDE Cascadia

[C W]

Looking forward to it.

Cheers,

Elcaset

2011/10/20 Jos Poortvliet <jos at opensuse.org>

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