Re: Anyone in Europe willing to host OctConf 2016 ?

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 8:56 PM, Andrea Latina <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I hope we can still have a successful OctConf at CERN during the dates
> discussed.
>
> * We need to fill up the timetable. Not knowing how you organized the
> previous Octave conferences and not being Octave developers, we rely on you
> guys. From our side, I just reiterate what John Evans wrote on Nov 22,
>
> [OPENING SESSION - for which we reserved the CERN Main Auditorium]
>>
>> I have some comments regarding the session concerning the potential use of
>> Octave at CERN. Would it be possible that this be made an open session?  We
>> have 4-500 MATLAB users so there is hope that it could be well attended.
>> I could try and find some user(s) at CERN using Octave for a "big" project
>> that they'd be willing to present. Failing that, maybe an Octave expert
>> could present Octave and its uses and future developments.
>
>
> [WE SHOULD FORESEE THIS DISCUSSION]
>>
>> Would anybody be willing and brave enough to look at CERN-supplied MATLAB
>> code and see if it could be done in Octave?
>
>
> [POSTER SESSION AND SOCIALIZING]
>>
>> How many posters are there usually in the poster session?
>> Would it make sense to have this "how Octave can replace MATLAB (and
>> other) tools" session followed by the poster session?
>> We could arrange refreshments to encourage people to hang around for
>> possible follow-ups.
>
>
>
> * Juan Pablo, regarding "social activities" :
>
>   ** We can offer, as I mentioned, a visit to some interesting CERN sites.
> This can take from a few to several hours. It could be planned for Wednesday
> afternoon.
>
>   ** For the evening of Monday, or of Tuesday, we thought we could have a
> "Fondue" dinner downtown Geneva.  There are good and affordable Fondue
> restaurants that can be reached by tram within 30/40 minutes from CERN.
>
>   ** During the daytime: CERN offers many areas where people can socialize
> and/or discuss, informally. For instance, the CERN main restaurant is open
> until 11pm.
>
>
> * Regarding changing the dates: finding the right combination of meeting
> rooms / coffee areas / space for a poster session, at the right time, it's
> very difficult (hundreds of conferences are hosted by CERN every year). So,
> I recommend we stick to March 20-21-22.
>
> Regards,
> Andrea

This is great, thanks.
I have created a page. Whoever has information please add it.
http://wiki.octave.org/OctConf_2017

you can copy'n'paste from the previous page
http://wiki.octave.org/OctConf_2015#Next_OctConf