[Mono-list] Mono summit, options.

[Martin Trejo]

2007/7/17, Miguel de Icaza <miguel at ximian.com>:
>
> Hello folks,
>
>     Am trying to decide on a location for the next Mono summit.   One of
> the challenges of the summit is that the Mono team is now pretty large,
> so it is quite expensive to fly and host everyone, so am trying to pick:


How much is it ? That is, what is the range of prices?

        * An affordable city (good hotel prices).
>         * Hopefully easy to reach by cheap flights.
>
>      Am not sure what format we should have for this year.   Am not sure
> that having a strict schedule with talks was all that great last year, I
> felt that we had too little free time to talk among us than we did
> listening to presentations.
>
>      So am thinking:
>
>         * Limit the presentations to a handful, on key topics.
>
>         * Organize the rest in an un-conference style, kind of like a
>           BOF, where we get people together and people get to discuss
>           things.




     Ideally, we should host this in a University,


That would be a good idea, but guess there must be some event running along
side.


as the hotel that we
> picked last time in Boston was far from ideal as well.
>
>      Some cities that I think might be within range are:
>
>         * Boston, but we have to be careful with the time, due
>           to the city being expensive for a bunch of special events.


Nop, have no visa :D

        * Prague, has a SUSE/Novell office, but there are few direct
>           flights to it.


would be nice

        * Madrid, potentially we could find a University there that
>           could host us.


would be excelent

     Am afraid that Mexico and South America will be expensive to reach
> for Europeans, but if the cost is not too larger, we could pick a city
> in Mexico (We all know that Mike Kestner wants Cancun, but having been
> there for a conference once, I can attest that most attendees skip on
> the meetings).


well some city with no beach and university..... Mexico City?

     Which probably means "Do your conference in Boston, in mid
> February" to guarantee attendance ;-).


No way :P

Miguel.
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Saludos,

Martín Trejo Chávez
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