Re: FOSDEM 2016 was awesome! Let's do FOSDEM 2017

[Leo Famulari]

Hi Guix!

I'll be at FOSDEM :)

Does anyone have advice about lodging, beyond what FOSDEM mentions in
this link?

https://fosdem.org/2017/practical/accommodation/

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 04:19:28AM +0200, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> FOSDEM 2017 call for proposals has started:
> 
>   https://fosdem.org/2017/news/2016-07-20-call-for-participation/
> 
> We need help with writing the proposal (we can build on last years
> this time), we need help on selecting talks and we need help creating
> the schedule. Finally, if we get a slot, we need help to organise the
> day.
> 
> Who wants to be part of this exciting day? 
> 
> Pj.
> 
> On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 11:35:45AM -0800, Christopher Allan Webber wrote:
> > Alex Sassmannshausen writes:
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Ludovic Courtès writes:
> > >
> > >> Hi there!
> > >>
> > >> I just came back from FOSDEM where we had an awesome Guile devroom with
> > >> nice people and great talks!
> > >
> > > I really want to echo Ludo's sentiments.  I had a great time in our dev
> > > room and it was really nice to put faces to the names I see popping up
> > > in IRC and on the mailing list. I really hope we'll be able to do this
> > > again next year!
> > 
> > An extra echo from me.
> > 
> > >> The room of 80 seats was full pretty much all the time, and I think we
> > >> were all excited to see so many people stop by the devroom.  Many shared
> > >> the impression that we were at an important moment of Guile’s history.
> > >> The transition with the Lua track that followed was also insightful and
> > >> a pleasant experience.
> > 
> > I was optimistic about this being a big moment in Guile's history, but
> > after this FOSDEM, my enthusiasm and excitement has doubled, maybe
> > tripled!  I can't wait to see what's happening in the year ahead!
> > 
> > >> I would like to send a big Thank You to Pjotr Prins who took the
> > >> initiative and organized all this masterfully, from applying for the
> > >> devroom, to contacting potential speakers (dozens and dozens of
> > >> messages!), to getting up early on Saturday to make sure everything
> > >> would be fine in the devroom…  Pjotr, you did an awesome job!
> > >>
> > >> Thanks to Paul van der Walt who also woke up early to help out with
> > >> video in the devroom, and obviously, thanks to all the speakers and
> > >> attendees!
> > >
> > > +1 for sure.  Thank you very much for the commitment in time and energy!
> > >
> > > Alex
> > 
> > Yes, thank you! :)
> 
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