Mailing List Archive: IMPORTANT: Changes to XenSummit Format : Please vote!

IMPORTANT: Changes to XenSummit Format : Please vote!

Apr 20, 2012, 10:16 AM

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Hi everybody,

I have been talking to a number of the key contributors to the project
regarding XenSummit and got feedback on the format of XenSummit. Please
read, if you are active in the community and DO VOTE!

Cheers
Lars

Change of date in CFP!
======================
First I wanted to annouce that we are extending the CFP from May 1st to
15th of June. Key community members felt that May 1 is too early. In
particular because we have closed the CFP 5-6 weeks before the event in
the past. Due to contractual issues June 15th is the last day we can do
though.

Proposal! PLEASE READ!
======================
A number of vendors felt we should change the format of XenSummit to be
more like the Linux Kernel Summit. I.e.
a) An invite only event for the top 20-30 developers of the project
b) The main focus would be around finding technical solutions and making
decisions
I can see the merit of this, but it is too late to do this for all of
XenSummit due to event contracts that havce been signed.

However we have a number of options, moving towards this:
1) Start half a day early and have an invite only XenDev Event event on
Sunday afteroon
2) Cut XenSummit short by 1/2 day and append the XenDev event. This may
incur some financial penalties for Xen.org and the overall ticket cost
may have to be higher than in the past.
3) Do the invite only meeting in parallel with XenSummit. I have an
additional large room on TUE the 27th, which we could use for this and I
also have two break-out rooms and can allocate one of them to the XenDev
event (these were intended for people sitting together and hacking on
stuff and/or BoFs). There are several options: hold the XenDev event on
3.1) 26th afternoon
3.2) 27th morning
3.3) 27th afternoon

In my view option 1) and 3.1) have the advantage that we can report back
to XenSummit, that nobody will miss key talks and that people can sit
together in the break-out rooms.

Vote
====
Please vote by providing. Vote closes by the 27th. Vote by replying to
this mail with ...
-1: none of the above (i.e. I dont want a XenDev event)
+1 for a DevMeeting on sunday (aka for proposal 1)
+1 for cutting XenSummit short (aka for proposal 2)
+1 for parallel 26th PM (aka proposal 3.1)
+1 for parallel 27th AM (aka proposal 3.2)
+1 for parallel 27th PM (aka proposal 3.3)

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Re: IMPORTANT: Changes to XenSummit Format : Please vote! [ In reply to ]

Ian.Campbell at citrix

Apr 23, 2012, 1:53 AM

Post #2 of 5 (1586 views)

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On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 18:16 +0100, Lars Kurth wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I have been talking to a number of the key contributors to the project
> regarding XenSummit and got feedback on the format of XenSummit. Please
> read, if you are active in the community and DO VOTE!
>
> Cheers
> Lars
>
> Change of date in CFP!
> ======================
> First I wanted to annouce that we are extending the CFP from May 1st to
> 15th of June. Key community members felt that May 1 is too early. In
> particular because we have closed the CFP 5-6 weeks before the event in
> the past. Due to contractual issues June 15th is the last day we can do
> though.
>
> Proposal! PLEASE READ!
> ======================
> A number of vendors felt we should change the format of XenSummit to be
> more like the Linux Kernel Summit. I.e.
> a) An invite only event for the top 20-30 developers of the project
> b) The main focus would be around finding technical solutions and making
> decisions

IMHO this sort of event would make a great addition to the XenSummit
program rather than a replacement for it. i.e. a single day before the
main event (which remains two days).

> I can see the merit of this, but it is too late to do this for all of
> XenSummit due to event contracts that havce been signed.
>
> However we have a number of options, moving towards this:
> 1) Start half a day early and have an invite only XenDev Event event on
> Sunday afteroon
> 2) Cut XenSummit short by 1/2 day and append the XenDev event. This may
> incur some financial penalties for Xen.org and the overall ticket cost
> may have to be higher than in the past.
> 3) Do the invite only meeting in parallel with XenSummit. I have an
> additional large room on TUE the 27th, which we could use for this and I
> also have two break-out rooms and can allocate one of them to the XenDev
> event (these were intended for people sitting together and hacking on
> stuff and/or BoFs). There are several options: hold the XenDev event on
> 3.1) 26th afternoon
> 3.2) 27th morning
> 3.3) 27th afternoon
>
> In my view option 1) and 3.1) have the advantage that we can report back
> to XenSummit, that nobody will miss key talks and that people can sit
> together in the break-out rooms.
>
> Vote
> ====
> Please vote by providing. Vote closes by the 27th. Vote by replying to
> this mail with ...
> -1: none of the above (i.e. I dont want a XenDev event)
> +1 for a DevMeeting on sunday (aka for proposal 1)
> +1 for cutting XenSummit short (aka for proposal 2)
> +1 for parallel 26th PM (aka proposal 3.1)
> +1 for parallel 27th AM (aka proposal 3.2)
> +1 for parallel 27th PM (aka proposal 3.3)

Family commitments prevent me attending this year so I'll abstain on the
specifics of the date this time around and vote on the general
principal:
+1 for a XenDev event to precede each XenSummit

Sorry for making up my own tick box ;-)

Ian.

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Re: [Xen-API] IMPORTANT: Changes to XenSummit Format : Please vote! [ In reply to ]

konrad.wilk at oracle

Apr 23, 2012, 10:11 AM

Post #3 of 5 (1571 views)

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On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 09:53:56AM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 18:16 +0100, Lars Kurth wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I have been talking to a number of the key contributors to the project
> > regarding XenSummit and got feedback on the format of XenSummit. Please
> > read, if you are active in the community and DO VOTE!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Lars
> >
> > Change of date in CFP!
> > ======================
> > First I wanted to annouce that we are extending the CFP from May 1st to
> > 15th of June. Key community members felt that May 1 is too early. In
> > particular because we have closed the CFP 5-6 weeks before the event in
> > the past. Due to contractual issues June 15th is the last day we can do
> > though.
> >
> > Proposal! PLEASE READ!
> > ======================
> > A number of vendors felt we should change the format of XenSummit to be
> > more like the Linux Kernel Summit. I.e.
> > a) An invite only event for the top 20-30 developers of the project
> > b) The main focus would be around finding technical solutions and making
> > decisions
>
> IMHO this sort of event would make a great addition to the XenSummit
> program rather than a replacement for it. i.e. a single day before the
> main event (which remains two days).
>
> > I can see the merit of this, but it is too late to do this for all of
> > XenSummit due to event contracts that havce been signed.
> >
> > However we have a number of options, moving towards this:
> > 1) Start half a day early and have an invite only XenDev Event event on
> > Sunday afteroon
> > 2) Cut XenSummit short by 1/2 day and append the XenDev event. This may
> > incur some financial penalties for Xen.org and the overall ticket cost
> > may have to be higher than in the past.
> > 3) Do the invite only meeting in parallel with XenSummit. I have an
> > additional large room on TUE the 27th, which we could use for this and I
> > also have two break-out rooms and can allocate one of them to the XenDev
> > event (these were intended for people sitting together and hacking on
> > stuff and/or BoFs). There are several options: hold the XenDev event on
> > 3.1) 26th afternoon
> > 3.2) 27th morning
> > 3.3) 27th afternoon
> >
> > In my view option 1) and 3.1) have the advantage that we can report back
> > to XenSummit, that nobody will miss key talks and that people can sit
> > together in the break-out rooms.
> >
> > Vote
> > ====
> > Please vote by providing. Vote closes by the 27th. Vote by replying to
> > this mail with ...
> > -1: none of the above (i.e. I dont want a XenDev event)
> > +1 for a DevMeeting on sunday (aka for proposal 1)
> > +1 for cutting XenSummit short (aka for proposal 2)
> > +1 for parallel 26th PM (aka proposal 3.1)
> > +1 for parallel 27th AM (aka proposal 3.2)
> > +1 for parallel 27th PM (aka proposal 3.3)
>
> Family commitments prevent me attending this year so I'll abstain on the
> specifics of the date this time around and vote on the general
> principal:
> +1 for a XenDev event to precede each XenSummit

+1 for that. Even if it means just hitting the local <favorite coffeeshop>
if the crowd is small.

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Re: IMPORTANT: Changes to XenSummit Format : Please vote! [ In reply to ]

lars.kurth at xen

Apr 24, 2012, 3:32 AM

Post #4 of 5 (1569 views)

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I got a number of votes so far: votes are still open until Friday

let me summarize votes so far:
- 5 votes for sunday (option 1)
- 2 votes for a parallel session on the 26th PM (option 3.1)
- 1 vote for cutting XenSummit short (option 2)

Regards
Lars

On 20/04/2012 18:16, Lars Kurth wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I have been talking to a number of the key contributors to the project
> regarding XenSummit and got feedback on the format of XenSummit.
> Please read, if you are active in the community and DO VOTE!
>
> Cheers
> Lars
>
> Change of date in CFP!
> ======================
> First I wanted to annouce that we are extending the CFP from May 1st
> to 15th of June. Key community members felt that May 1 is too early.
> In particular because we have closed the CFP 5-6 weeks before the
> event in the past. Due to contractual issues June 15th is the last day
> we can do though.
>
> Proposal! PLEASE READ!
> ======================
> A number of vendors felt we should change the format of XenSummit to
> be more like the Linux Kernel Summit. I.e.
> a) An invite only event for the top 20-30 developers of the project
> b) The main focus would be around finding technical solutions and
> making decisions
> I can see the merit of this, but it is too late to do this for all of
> XenSummit due to event contracts that havce been signed.
>
> However we have a number of options, moving towards this:
> 1) Start half a day early and have an invite only XenDev Event event
> on Sunday afteroon
> 2) Cut XenSummit short by 1/2 day and append the XenDev event. This
> may incur some financial penalties for Xen.org and the overall ticket
> cost may have to be higher than in the past.
> 3) Do the invite only meeting in parallel with XenSummit. I have an
> additional large room on TUE the 27th, which we could use for this and
> I also have two break-out rooms and can allocate one of them to the
> XenDev event (these were intended for people sitting together and
> hacking on stuff and/or BoFs). There are several options: hold the
> XenDev event on
> 3.1) 26th afternoon
> 3.2) 27th morning
> 3.3) 27th afternoon
>
> In my view option 1) and 3.1) have the advantage that we can report
> back to XenSummit, that nobody will miss key talks and that people can
> sit together in the break-out rooms.
>
> Vote
> ====
> Please vote by providing. Vote closes by the 27th. Vote by replying to
> this mail with ...
> -1: none of the above (i.e. I dont want a XenDev event)
> +1 for a DevMeeting on sunday (aka for proposal 1)
> +1 for cutting XenSummit short (aka for proposal 2)
> +1 for parallel 26th PM (aka proposal 3.1)
> +1 for parallel 27th AM (aka proposal 3.2)
> +1 for parallel 27th PM (aka proposal 3.3)
>

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Re: [Xen-devel] IMPORTANT: Changes to XenSummit Format : Please vote! [ In reply to ]

dunlapg at umich

Apr 24, 2012, 6:33 AM

Post #5 of 5 (1567 views)

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On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xen.org> wrote:
> I got a number of votes so far: votes are still open until Friday
>
> let me summarize votes so far:
> - 5 votes for sunday (option 1)
+1=6 votes for Sunday
> - 2 votes for a parallel session on the 26th PM (option 3.1)
> - 1 vote for cutting XenSummit short (option 2)
>
> Regards
> Lars
>
>
> On 20/04/2012 18:16, Lars Kurth wrote:
>>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> I have been talking to a number of the key contributors to the project
>> regarding XenSummit and got feedback on the format of XenSummit. Please
>> read, if you are active in the community and DO VOTE!
>>
>> Cheers
>> Lars
>>
>> Change of date in CFP!
>> ======================
>> First I wanted to annouce that we are extending the CFP from May 1st to
>> 15th of June. Key community members felt that May 1 is too early. In
>> particular because we have closed the CFP 5-6 weeks before the event in the
>> past. Due to contractual issues June 15th is the last day we can do though.
>>
>> Proposal! PLEASE READ!
>> ======================
>> A number of vendors felt we should change the format of XenSummit to be
>> more like the Linux Kernel Summit. I.e.
>> a) An invite only event for the top 20-30 developers of the project
>> b) The main focus would be around finding technical solutions and making
>> decisions
>> I can see the merit of this, but it is too late to do this for all of
>> XenSummit due to event contracts that havce been signed.
>>
>> However we have a number of options, moving towards this:
>> 1) Start half a day early and have an invite only XenDev Event event on
>> Sunday afteroon
>> 2) Cut XenSummit short by 1/2 day and append the XenDev event. This may
>> incur some financial penalties for Xen.org and the overall ticket cost may
>> have to be higher than in the past.
>> 3) Do the invite only meeting in parallel with XenSummit. I have an
>> additional large room on TUE the 27th, which we could use for this and I
>> also have two break-out rooms and can allocate one of them to the XenDev
>> event (these were intended for people sitting together and hacking on stuff
>> and/or BoFs). There are several options: hold the XenDev event on
>> 3.1) 26th afternoon
>> 3.2) 27th morning
>> 3.3) 27th afternoon
>>
>> In my view option 1) and 3.1) have the advantage that we can report back
>> to XenSummit, that nobody will miss key talks and that people can sit
>> together in the break-out rooms.
>>
>> Vote
>> ====
>> Please vote by providing. Vote closes by the 27th. Vote by replying to
>> this mail with ...
>> -1: none of the above (i.e. I dont want a XenDev event)
>> +1 for a DevMeeting on sunday (aka for proposal 1)
>> +1 for cutting XenSummit short (aka for proposal 2)
>> +1 for parallel 26th PM (aka proposal 3.1)
>> +1 for parallel 27th AM (aka proposal 3.2)
>> +1 for parallel 27th PM (aka proposal 3.3)
>>
>
>
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