18:00:16 <ddemaio> #startmeeting 18:00:16 <bugbot> Meeting started Wed Feb 1 18:00:16 2017 UTC. The chair is ddemaio. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 18:00:16 <bugbot> Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic. 18:00:36 <ddemaio> Welcome to the first of many meeting leading up to the openSUSE Conference 2017. 18:00:36 <ddemaio> I’m going to post by topic. We can discuss the topic. I’ll add the info. If you want to add info to the topic, put a hashtag info, hashtag idea, hashtag link 18:00:36 <ddemaio> The plan is to have the meeting from 1800 UTC to 1900 UTC. 18:00:48 <ddemaio> #chair ddemaio 18:00:48 <bugbot> Current chairs: ddemaio 18:01:36 <ddemaio> #topic Status 18:01:36 <ddemaio> #topic Rooms 18:01:36 <ddemaio> #topic Sponsorship 18:01:38 <ddemaio> #topic Keynote 18:01:40 <ddemaio> #topic Teams 18:01:42 <ddemaio> #topic Volunteers 18:01:44 <ddemaio> #topic Summits/Events 18:01:46 <ddemaio> #topic Topics for next meeting 18:01:48 <ddemaio> #topics Links 18:01:57 <ddemaio> Let's start with the status 18:02:00 <ddemaio> #topic Status 18:02:00 <ddemaio> #info Registration 53, Submissions 14 18:02:13 <ddemaio> These are the numbers as of today 18:02:31 <ddemaio> So far, I think things are going in the right direction. 18:02:50 <ddemaio> Does anyone have anything they want to add or any questions 18:03:07 <ddemaio> ? 18:03:13 <orion_0> same venue, same rooms i guess? 18:03:56 <ddemaio> yes. Let me post the next line to address that 18:04:07 <ddemaio> #topic Rooms 18:04:07 <ddemaio> #info Saal (main hall) vom 25. bis 28. May 2017 18:04:07 <ddemaio> #info Galerie vom 25. bis 27. (19:00) May 2017 18:04:09 <ddemaio> #info Seminarraum 1 vom 25. bis 28. May 2017 18:04:11 <ddemaio> #info Seminarraum 2 vom 25. bis 28. May 2017 18:04:13 <ddemaio> #info Seminarraum 2 (Hacker Room) vom 25. bis 28. May 2017 18:04:15 <ddemaio> #info Group Room (Hacker Room) vom 25. bis 28. May 2017 18:04:25 <ddemaio> Basically it is one day less than last year 18:04:44 <ddemaio> We wont be able to get the galerie for the Sunday 18:05:00 <ddemaio> There is a concert on the Saturday night in that room. 18:05:14 <cboltz> hmm, events.o.o says May 26 (not 25) till 28.. 18:05:30 <ddemaio> 25 is set up day 18:05:58 <cboltz> so the actual conference (talks etc.) starts on 26th? 18:06:03 <ddemaio> yes 18:06:34 <taroth2> I guess the (beer)garden outside will also be part of the "event space"? 18:06:44 <ddemaio> that's the plan. Maybe we could do something on the evening of the 25 there if that comes up in our planning 18:07:20 <ddemaio> The beer garden is part of it. It's sort of an open area to all 18:07:37 <ddemaio> no booking necessary 18:07:38 <taroth2> ok 18:08:11 <ddemaio> The outside is not really anything they charge for or reserve 18:08:25 <taroth2> that's great 18:08:46 <ddemaio> Any questions about the dates or rooms. 18:09:11 <ddemaio> Or times. Last year we started everything at 10 and finished by 6. 18:09:40 <ddemaio> Is that something we would want to do again or was it too long 18:10:29 <orion_0> well last year we proposed a kart racing. 18:10:55 <ddemaio> entertainment 18:11:17 <ddemaio> yeah. That would still be planned 18:12:07 <ddemaio> Entertainment was basically from 7 until 9 or 10 18:12:52 <orion_0> suse band is available this year? 18:13:30 <ddemaio> orion_0: ill look into both. I have something at the end of the meet today that has one option 18:13:39 <ddemaio> we can explore more 18:13:43 <orion_0> cool 18:13:59 <ddemaio> Let move on to sponsorship 18:14:09 <ddemaio> #topic Sponsorship 18:14:09 <ddemaio> #info SUSE is Sponsor 18:14:31 <ddemaio> Recommended Categories 18:14:31 <ddemaio> Donation - $500 and above - Donate a giveaway for the community 18:14:31 <ddemaio> Silver - $1.500 - Logo on website / Inclusion of sponsor material in the conference welcome package 18:14:33 <ddemaio> Gold - $2,500 - Logo on Tshirt / on website / at registration booth / Inclusion of sponsor material in the conference welcome package 18:14:35 <ddemaio> Platinum - $5,000 - Logo on Tshirt / name on website / main sponsor / Signage visible throughout conference 18:14:37 <ddemaio> What do you think? Any adjustments or recommendations? 18:15:10 <ddemaio> I have to put a prospectus together and I want to chat to some people at FOSDEM to get them on board 18:16:45 <ddemaio> Does anyone have more ideas that we could add to entice more sponsors 18:19:38 <ddemaio> ok. I guess that's set 18:19:51 <ddemaio> #topic Keynote 18:19:52 <ddemaio> #info Thomas Hatch has agreed to be a keynote speaker 18:19:52 <ddemaio> Is there anyone else we want to approach? 18:20:37 <orion_0> how about city officials to try once more to promote the linux use in public sector? 18:21:29 <ddemaio> that's been quite a challenge 18:21:40 <orion_0> i can imagine... 18:21:46 <taroth2> :) 18:21:57 <ddemaio> they have mostly been unresponsive since its all about votes for them or their party 18:22:36 <ddemaio> i can reach out to matthias with FSFE and see if he could come or get someone from berlin or eu 18:23:32 <ddemaio> #idea - talk with FSFE about government speaker as a keynote 18:23:46 <ddemaio> is there anyone else? 18:24:09 <orion_0> nope 18:24:20 <ddemaio> how about another project 18:26:33 <ddemaio> If I reached out to a board member from either KDE or GNOME, would that be something of interest 18:27:09 <orion_0> espesically after the new KDE release, a talk from the guys would be interesting 18:27:50 <ddemaio> ok. I could reach out to them. 18:28:20 <ddemaio> #idea - contact KDE project about doing a keynote 18:28:41 <ddemaio> we can carry this on to the next meeting 18:28:55 <ddemaio> #topic Teams 18:28:55 <ddemaio> Recommend an org team, marketing team, selection team 18:28:55 <ddemaio> I can put a call out to the mailing list asking for volunteers for the teams. 18:29:53 <taroth3> sounds good 18:30:21 <ddemaio> cool. 18:30:58 <ddemaio> #topic Volunteers 18:30:58 <ddemaio> Recommend a volunteer lead. 18:30:58 <ddemaio> Any volunteers. 18:31:25 <orion_0> i would if i was sure i could make it to the conf... 18:31:40 <ddemaio> no problem - I can put a call out to the mailing list. 18:32:13 <ddemaio> There are a few people who have asked me to help. I can ask them. 18:32:50 <ddemaio> #topic Summits/Events 18:32:50 <ddemaio> #info Kolab has expressed interest if having a Kolab summit 18:32:50 <ddemaio> #info Members of the community asked for an openQA day 18:32:52 <ddemaio> #info Members of the community offer to do a Drum Circles as a social program 18:35:15 <ddemaio> We don't have entertainment planned yet, but I think we should have the drum circle for one night 18:35:36 <taroth3> the drum circle could take place open air and would be open for everyone to participate (also for newbies/non-drummers) - we would bring the instruments 18:36:10 <ddemaio> what day is best, friday or saturday 18:36:18 <taroth3> friday? 18:36:34 <taroth3> to not collide with the concert on Sat evvening 18:36:45 <taroth3> that takes places in the gallery 18:36:50 <taroth3> as you said before 18:36:54 <ddemaio> #info - plan drum circle 18:37:06 <ddemaio> yes. it think it starts pretty late 18:37:11 <ddemaio> at 10 or so 18:37:21 <taroth3> the gig on sat, you mean? 18:37:25 <ddemaio> yes 18:37:47 <ddemaio> I don't have the exact details, but the zbau mentioned it to me 18:37:50 <taroth3> ok, but Friday would be good for the drum circle 18:38:21 <ddemaio> ok. And for the saturday. Is there any recommendations 18:39:10 <ddemaio> Any comments on Kolab summit or openQA day 18:41:22 <ddemaio> I can check if the SUSE Band could play on the Saturday for an hour 18:41:53 <ddemaio> Maybe even see if they could do a Thursday for a pre-party 18:42:42 <ddemaio> Ok. I think that about covers it this week. 18:42:52 <ddemaio> #topic Links 18:42:52 <ddemaio> #link Trello board - https://trello.com/b/xhSviOKO 18:43:08 <ddemaio> I adjusted the trello board 18:43:34 <ddemaio> we can start placing card there. I left old card there from last year but listed them as oSC16 18:43:56 <ddemaio> This should give us some continuity with the planning 18:44:16 <ddemaio> #topic Topics for next meeting 18:44:16 <ddemaio> #info TSP 18:44:36 <ddemaio> Are they any topics anyone wants to put on the agenda for next week 18:44:41 <ddemaio> meeting that is 18:46:00 <ddemaio> #topic tshirts 18:46:20 <ddemaio> #info tshirts 18:46:35 <ddemaio> #info gift bags 18:46:48 <ddemaio> #status 18:47:07 <ddemaio> #info status 18:47:30 <ddemaio> #info keynotes 18:48:21 <ddemaio> I will send out reports to the mailing lists 18:48:54 <ddemaio> #idea - add topic request from mailing lists 18:49:21 <ddemaio> if we get anyone bring up a topic in the mailing list, we list it for the meeting to discuss it. 18:50:53 <ddemaio> I'm going to close the meeting 18:51:05 <taroth3> ok, thanks for now 18:51:12 <ddemaio> thank you 18:51:13 <taroth3> cu 18:51:18 <ddemaio> cheers 18:51:19 <orion_0> ok good night everyone! 18:51:28 <taroth3> same to you! 18:51:31 <ddemaio> cya 18:51:34 <ddemaio> #endmeeting