Re: [nfsv4] Potential schedules for BakeAThons in 2011

On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:06:24 -0400, Thomas Haynes <thomas@netapp.com>  
wrote:

> We've discussed potential venues for having 2 BakeAThons in 2011.
>
> The dates would be in the middle of June and the start of October.
>
> There are two different proposals:
>
> 1)
>
> June: EMC, Paris, France
> Oct: NetApp, Sunnyvale, CA
If Peter has no objections I support and vote for this option.

>
> 2)
>
> June: CITI, Ann Arbor, MI
> Oct: NetApp, Sunnyvale, CA
>
> We are seeing increased demand to host the event in Europe and it should
> be feasible to do so once every 2 years. Between 20 - 25% of our  
> participants
> are based on the other side of the Atlantic. We might also draw in  
> additional
> testers and we all know once an organization gets a taste of testing,  
> they
> tend to continue attending.
It is very true that for BAT the presence of the Europe is slim. At cthon
is more visible but for BAT I was surprised to the best of the attendence
 from accross the ocean. We need if not every 2 years but once at least to
have a BAT in Europe.

/Sorin


>
> We need to reach consensus on the venues by the middle of February. That
> will give the June host plenty of time to make arrangements.
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