[Qgis-developer] Hackfest in Americas? was Re: HF: final remarks

[Larry Shaffer]

Hi

On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it> wrote:
> Hi all.
> This HF is over - only three Italians stranded in Essen, waiting for
> their flights back.
> I personally want to deeply thank Horst, Otto, and all those who helped
> organize this very successful event. The location is simply ideal, no
> waste of time, maximum concentration on coding and discussing (OK, apart
> from the bad influence of IT Crowd, damned), a beautiful and quiet
> place, a friendly atmosphere, and efficient infrastructure.
> In my personal opinion, Villa Vogelsang is the best place we've ever
> had, and I would suggest coming back here more or less regularly (e.g.
> we could have one itinerant HF per year, and another one here).
> Another thing I'd like is to make it easier for people from other
> continents to participate (we are too Eurocentric at the moment),
> without incurring in too high flight costs. Perhaps we could have
> simultaneous HFs in each continent, and be constantly connected in audio
> and video?

Thanks for bringing this up Paolo.

I would like to go to a QGIS hackfest, but the European venues are not
financially feasible for me (and probably not for others as well). The
hackfests seem to generate very positive momentum for the project, as
well as code.

I am definitely in favor of attending one here (in the US). If it
could coincide with another going on in another part of the world,
that would be very cool.

If one were to be in the US, obviously having it in a locale with an
international airport seems logical. How were accommodations for
FOSS4G in Denver (2011)?

How many are interested in a sister hackfest in the US, ideally one
video- or audio-linked to another in Europe (or elsewhere)?

Regards,

Larry


> Thanks again to all for contributing to this success, that marks another
> step in the history of QGIS.
>
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