Re: 2016 Xen Dev Summit Location (input needed before next Thu)

[Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>]

On Thu, 5 Nov 2015, Lars Kurth wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was just informed that it is not going to be possible to hold the Developer Summit alongside LinuxCon in Berlin, unless we make some hard choices. I had originally had booked the space and all looked fine when it was originally arranged several months ago. Seems that the LinuxCon organisers tripped over a German holiday and had not accounted for it. I would like to get your input before the next board meeting in 10 days, such that I have community input for the meeting and I can make a swift decision at the meeting.
>
> We have the following options
> * Hold it on Monday Oct 3 - to Tue Oct 4 : the problem is that Oct 3 is a public holiday in Germany, which would affect German participants
> * Do a 1 day event only on Oct 4 : I don't think this is practicable
> * Hold the event alongside LinuxCon in Toronto in August, but then we'd have a Dev Summit in the US for 3 years in a row. On the plus side, it will be Linux' 25th birthday

Monday Oct 3 - to Tue Oct 4 in Berlin would be my preference.


Juergen