[Qgis-developer] Next Hackfest Location

Sat Oct 13 02:40:23 PDT 2012

On 10/12/2012 04:09 PM, Pēteris Brūns wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> so the best dates from our side:
> a) 11-14 April - it's +/- typical hackfest time;
> b) 2 - 5 May - because holiday week in Latavia, typically already nice
> weather;
> c) 9 - 12 May - alternative for option b + someone who stays longer has
> an additional option to promote QuantumGIS :)
what do you mean with promote QGis?

may and nice weather sounds great to me :) really looking forward to
visit Latvia :)

ciao

> 
> If these dates are OK we can make some Doodle, to decide.
> 
> Best,
> 
> On 2012.10.12. 11:36, Otto Dassau wrote:
>> Hi Pēteris,
>>
>> good news :) and thanks a lot for your offer again. We are looking
>> forward to
>> having a hackfest in Valmiera.
>>
>> For the date, maybe you propose one or two dates to the list, because you
>> know what is the best time to be in Valmiera. As you know, usually the
>> spring hackfests are in (around) april, but I guess we are open to your
>> suggestions.
>>
>> Kind Regards
>> Otto
>>
>> Am Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:44:14 +0300
>> schrieb Pēteris Brūns <pb at sungis.lv>:
>>
>>> Hi Otto and All,
>>>
>>> sorry for delay in my response, we spent all this week thinking - to be
>>> or not to be. And the final decision from my and my colleague side is -
>>> TO BE!
>>>
>>> So we are ready to take responsibility about next Quantum GIS hakcfest.
>>> The proposal still is available here:
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tZT1gpsw0W51WDn0U4TeRb4bDYwuvi0tGi2DrxjcVdk/edit#heading=h.bowsa9ffbdr7
>>>
>>>
>>> For us is very important ASAP know the dates so that we are not making
>>> collision with garage48 event (this year it was 27-29th April and seems
>>> that next will be in similar time).
>>>
>>> Contact persons from our side in this moment are:
>>> Maris Nartiss: maris.gis[at]gmail.com
>>> Peteris Bruns: pb[at]sungis.lv, peteris.bruns at gmail.com
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> On 2012.10.07. 11:38, Otto Dassau wrote:
>>>> Hi Pēteris,
>>>>
>>>> we talked about the next hackfest venue (spring 2013) and would now
>>>> like
>>>> to come back to your offer for the next QGIS meeting in Valmiera.
>>>> Are you
>>>> still interested?
>>>>
>>>> If so, we could start to plan the date and organize the meeting.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Otto
>>>>
>>>> Am Wed, 16 May 2012 08:36:44 +0300
>>>> schrieb Pēteris Brūns <pb at sungis.lv>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for info! Let's try to meet in Essen at autumn and at spring in
>>>>> Valmiera ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Peteris
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2012.05.15. 12:03, Otto Dassau wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> we discussed the hackfest on the PSC list and we decided to take the
>>>>>> Linux Hotel opportunity in Essen, Germany while it is available this
>>>>>> autumn.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pēteris, your proposal looks good and we hope for your hospitality
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> the first QGIS meeting of next year again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>>> Otto
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am Wed, 09 May 2012 11:54:14 +0300
>>>>>> schrieb Pēteris Brūns<pb at sungis.lv>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the detailed Valmiera offer is available here [1] in google docs.
>>>>>>> Answering on Otto questions:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) How many people can be hosted at the venue?
>>>>>>> In the venue can be hosted more than 100 people. For example some 2
>>>>>>> weeks ago in venue rooms happened such event like Garrage48 (
>>>>>>> http://garage48.org/valmiera )
>>>>>>> 2) Would it be in your company?
>>>>>>> Our company also lives in this place but the "official" place is
>>>>>>> Valmiera Business an Innovation Incubator.
>>>>>>> 3) What kind of accommodation would be available - hotel/hostel/....
>>>>>>> Is there a nice place nearby, where we all can stay?
>>>>>>> See in google docs. We can try to reserve one of hotels or student
>>>>>>> dormitories for all participants.
>>>>>>> 4) What about train connection from Riga?
>>>>>>> Yes, something we have :) See in google docs -  "  Travelling Riga -
>>>>>>> Valmiera - Riga"
>>>>>>> 5) When would you be able to do the hackfest? This autumn? Or
>>>>>>> anytime.
>>>>>>> We prefer this autumn, but it can happen also in other time.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>> Peteris
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1.
>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tZT1gpsw0W51WDn0U4TeRb4bDYwuvi0tGi2DrxjcVdk/edit
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2012.05.09. 11:30, Otto Dassau wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Pēteris,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ok - sorry for the problems. Here is what I asked you and all other
>>>>>>>> organisation teams. (Amsterdam is already skipped, because the
>>>>>>>> venue
>>>>>>>> is a too small.) If you write to the list, we can decide
>>>>>>>> alltogether
>>>>>>>> and vote directly here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> #######
>>>>>>>> Am Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:51:14 +0200
>>>>>>>> schrieb Otto Dassau<otto.dassau at gmx.de>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Peteris,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> we talked about the next hackfest and we currently have the option
>>>>>>>>> to do it in Valmeira (Latvia), Essen (Germany) and Amsterdam (the
>>>>>>>>> Netherlands).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Before we put the possible venues on the mailing list to make a
>>>>>>>>> decision in the community within the next maybe 2 weeks, we would
>>>>>>>>> like to ask you for some more information and your plans.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What we are interested in is: How many people can be hosted at the
>>>>>>>>> venue? Would it be in your company? What kind of accmodation would
>>>>>>>>> be available - hotel/hostel/.... Is there a nice place nearby,
>>>>>>>>> where we all can stay? You said, it can be reached by car or bus
>>>>>>>>> with 1 1/2 or 2 hours from Riga. What about train connection from
>>>>>>>>> Riga? When would you be able to do the hackfest? This autumn? Or
>>>>>>>>> anytime.
>>>>>>>> ########
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>> Otto
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Am Wed, 09 May 2012 10:50:28 +0300
>>>>>>>> schrieb Pēteris Brūns<pb at sungis.lv>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Otto,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> there probably is some mistake in communication, since I have not
>>>>>>>>> received any mesage from you.
>>>>>>>>> In the hackfest venue time I and my colleague (Maris Nartiss)
>>>>>>>>> communicated with Tim. But at that time there was no decision.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If there are any questions about Valmiera offer then we are
>>>>>>>>> ready to
>>>>>>>>> answer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>> Peteris
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2012.05.09. 10:27, Otto Dassau wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Pēteris Brūns offered Valmiera (Latvia) some time ago and Horst
>>>>>>>>>> Essen (Germany). I wrote Pēteris at the hackest about the
>>>>>>>>>> venue and
>>>>>>>>>> his plans, but didn't get an answer, yet. Maybe Latvia is more
>>>>>>>>>> like a possible venue for another hackfest in the future.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> +1 also from me for Essen, Germany
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>> Otto
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Am Wed, 09 May 2012 09:03:23 +0200
>>>>>>>>>> schrieb Marco Hugentobler<marco.hugentobler at sourcepole.ch>:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let me know what are the next steps to find a decsison.
>>>>>>>>>>> I remember from the meeting in Lyon that Valmiera (Latvia) and
>>>>>>>>>>> Essen (Germany) are the possibilities for the next HF. So I
>>>>>>>>>>> guess
>>>>>>>>>>> the decision is made by developers expressing their
>>>>>>>>>>> preference on
>>>>>>>>>>> the mailinglist.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> for me: +1 for having the next hackfest in Essen.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>> Marco
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Am 07.05.2012 16:26, schrieb Horst Düster:
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> During the Lyon HF we discussed some options where the next
>>>>>>>>>>>> hackfest could be located. But we didn't make a decision. My
>>>>>>>>>>>> offer to held the HF in the Linux Hotel in Essen/Germany at
>>>>>>>>>>>> beginning of october is expiring in the next two weeks. I have
>>>>>>>>>>>> to book the venue early because it is very popular for
>>>>>>>>>>>> FOSS-Community events. How can we make a decision? The exact
>>>>>>>>>>>> date of the hackfest is 3.10.-7.10.2012.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let me know what are the next steps to find a decsison.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>> Horst
>>
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