RE: Ottawa

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>]

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On Fri, 2005-03-11 at 13:06 -0800, Patrick Mochel wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> 
> > I totally agree. I think we badly need a PM workshop of some sort,
> > either before or after KS/OLS, if possible at the same place, with a
> > least a couple of days so we have time to 1) expose all the issues, 2)
> > get over the usual misunderstanding, 3) agree on a set of solutions.
> 
> I totally agree. So, how do we do it?

You could try to contact usenix maybe ? Or talk to Ted ?

> Doing it before KS would be the best, IMO. How long do we want, 1 day? 2
> days? If we take 1 day, we could do it on Sunday, which would require
> everyone show up by Saturday (earlier for more recovery time). That would
> give us a good 6-14 hours of talk time, with plenty of breaks for food,
> beer, sanity, etc.

1 day may not be enough, but we could do one day + a BOF ...

> The other thing we need is a venue. Unless we magically got some sort of
> sponsorship, and someone stepped forward to organize a location, we need
> something for free. What I suggest is that someone get a 'Business Suite'
> at Les Suites and we have it there.

Ok... Well, afaik, I'll have to go to some random IBM approved hotel,
but I'm not sure at this point.

> I had one of those rooms 2 years ago, and it included a kitchen, dining
> room w/ table/living room w/ couch, an office attached to that. The
> bedroom was separate. It was larger than some apartments I've lived in. It
> could comfortably seat at least 6-8 people, and we'd have lots of room for
> laptops, etc.
> 
> On that note, no matter where we have it, I'd like to limit it to 6-8
> people, with at most maybe 10. I don't wish to exclude anyone, but I think
> that smaller groups can remain more focused. Plus, there's all those
> sociological studies that say 6-7 people is the optimal size for a
> discussion group. :)

Us, Nigel, David Brownell, Alan, Pavel, Brown, we are already 7... ?

Ben.



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