Community Gathering 2009

[MattCasters]

Perhaps we should put up a speaker invitation. 6 weeks before the event we'll decide. Something like that seems fair.
I would stick to the same concept as in Mainz: no marketing talks, no matter what. People like Julian, Thomas & myself can talk for hours on various Pentaho subjects (and the same goes for others too). We would have meaningful stuff to say too so we should never be so short of topics that we pick advertisement over it.

So yeah, we can make it a bit longer. Making a long trip for just a day worth of talks is perhaps not enough. Perhaps one and a half days spread out over 2 days with a stop early in the afternoon. Day 1 : 9:30am-3:30pm, Day 2 : 9:30am-3:30pm. After that we do "shtuff": socializing, culture, drinking, tappas, whatever.

[Mimil]

Hi mates,

you can count on me too for Barcelona but you will all have to promize that you will not cook nor eat snails (private joke)!

Is there any dates in mind because it seems that there are lowcosts joining this destination.

See you later,
Cedric,

[codek]

Dougs suggestion of sept/oct sounds good..

[bugg_tb]

Tentative date is now Sat 12th, Sun 13th September(Shifted a week later due to Pstoellberger having a cheap holiday to the US). A couple of the Spanish are looking into suitable venues in Barcelona.

Cheers

Tom

[bugg_tb]

Right next change in dates turns out the 12th-13th are a Spanish holiday. Anyway so now the dates are provisionally 19th - 20th sept

[bugg_tb]

Okey dokey then geeks, just a quick heads up to say unless something weird happens later today we should have a venue booked and sorted for Barcelona on the 19th September. Same format as last year, presentations on Saturday, fun stuff on Sunday.

Assuming I get the confirmation that the booking was ok, I'll post details of the venue and room later on and we'll have to come up with a voting/scheduling system for talks and presentations.

Cheers

Tom

[bugg_tb]

There we go girls and boys booked and sorted, 19th September in Barcelona, details will appear on the wiki shortly.
http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/COM/...Barcelona+2009

Tom

[codek]

excellent. Expensive hotel tho! I wonder if any cheaper ones near by...

Are people travelling down friday at all?

Anyway i'm in, i'll register on that page shortly.

[bugg_tb]

Yeah, we're working on a list of cheapos. I was going to plan a friday evening gathering like last year for those who arrive early, so, yes!

[codek]

ok great, i'll keep an eye out for that list then! best if we all get into as few hotels as possible!

Being credit crunch times, i'm going to have to pay my way now where was that story yesterday about ryanair doing standing room only flights.....