tokamak planning

[Ilya M. Cassina]

On Monday 03 August 2009 00.45:57 Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> hi Ilya ...
>
> On Saturday 01 August 2009, Ilya M. Cassina wrote:
> > As Tokamak3 will take place at some 3 hours by train from where I live
> > (Neuchatel) I thought: "Hey! I could 'sneak' in, meet people, look how
> > they work and maybe ask someone to explain me shortly the big picture
> > behind plasma!"
>
> while it would be great to have you as a guest (as it would be for anyone
> who is part of our community), there are some constraints on this event.
>
> there are the simple physical constraints of food and sleeping areas (for
> which we have a well defined and limited budget for). there's also the
> issue of time availability of both our host and the Plasma team. we're
> there to get work done in a face-to-face setting, something we only get to
> do a couple times a year. this means we're pretty busy and focused on the
> projects at hand.
>
> so while it would be great to have you there, i think Mario really needs to
> have the final say in this (for all i know, he may welcome a helping hand;
> just as equally likely, more people could just be more responsibility and
> work for him). you'd also have to take care of any expenses that you incur.

That's ok for me, I pay my train and bring some food; if Mario agrees, of 
course.

> personally, at least for this time around, and again only if it's ok with
> our host, i'd recommend coming out for maybe just a day or two (we might be
> able to put you up for the night as well, 6 hrs of train in one day is
> probably a bit much). if that's ok with Mario, you could come out, join us
> as an observer during the sessions and maybe get some pointers during the
> evenings / between work sessions.

That's ok too, I can show up for just two days (i.e. the 4th and 5th 
september) and sleep anywhere (or not sleep at all, if it's just for one 
night!)

> regardless of what happens this time around, if you do end up getting
> involved with Plasma in the future, we hold Tokamak 1-2 times a year and so
> far they've all been in Europe (and i don't really see that changing unless
> even more of our contributors start living in the Americas ;) so you could
> join us for one of those quite easily in the future. :)

:)

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Ilya Cassina
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