==================== #debconf-nyc Meeting ==================== Meeting started by Hydroxide at 23:00:05 UTC. The `full logs`_ are available. .. _`full logs`: debconf-nyc.2009-06-30-23.00.log.html Meeting log ----------- * Logo (Hydroxide, 23:00:25) * AGREED: Jimmy will send a deadline announcement to the list after this meeting, CCing the same people, and linking to the old thread (Hydroxide, 23:08:14) * LINK: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/LogoContest (MrBeige, 23:09:11) * PResentation (Hydroxide, 23:09:14) * INFO: svn co svn://svn.debian.org/debconf-data/ (MrBeige, 23:09:52) * INFO: svn co svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/debconf-data/ (with alioth login, ping us to get you added) (MrBeige, 23:10:09) * INFO: svn co svn://svn.debconf.org/debconf-data/dc10/ (Hydroxide, 23:10:56) * INFO: current draft at http://rogue.kaplowitz.org/~jimmy/dc10pres.pdf (Hydroxide, 23:11:24) * INFO: Clint needs debconf-data svn access (Hydroxide, 23:11:43) * stuff to add / avoid in the presentation (Hydroxide, 23:12:18) * INFO: goal of the dc10 presentation at dc9: convince people that dc10 will be awesome and that they should come (Hydroxide, 23:13:39) * INFO: be positive, don't scare people away (Hydroxide, 23:13:55) * INFO: nyc has great tourist value (Clint, 23:14:00) * INFO: morningside heights is not a megacity, it's a nice neighberhood (MrBeige, 23:14:16) * INFO: spanish widely spoken in the area (Hydroxide, 23:14:34) * INFO: maybe some information on airfares ? (MrBeige, 23:14:43) * INFO: near central park (Hydroxide, 23:14:45) * INFO: and near riverside park (Hydroxide, 23:14:51) * INFO: columbia has a lot of tech resources, won't be hard to integrate with it (MrBeige, 23:15:18) * INFO: be brief and give one or two sample airfares - don't make it a full slide (Hydroxide, 23:16:01) * INFO: 24-hour transportation runs all over the city (Clint, 23:16:46) * INFO: no cars needed anywhere (MrBeige, 23:17:00) * INFO: touch on handicapped accessibility, but leave most details for the website (Hydroxide, 23:17:07) * INFO: look at bid documents and see what the huge advantages for nyc were there, include them (MrBeige, 23:18:34) * LINK: http://www.iloveny.com/ (Hydroxide, 23:19:32) * LINK: http://nycgo.com/ (Hydroxide, 23:19:43) * INFO: other nearby cities in the US (MrBeige, 23:19:43) * INFO: or other attractive areas for tourism (Clint, 23:20:11) * INFO: we don't want to spend too much of the presentation on tourism (cf. "Don't have too much fun!") (Hydroxide, 23:20:33) * INFO: reword "don't have too much fun" and a few other bits to be positive not negative (Hydroxide, 23:21:31) * INFO: emphasize *greatly* that NYC is incredibly multicultural and not at all like much of the rest of the US (MrBeige, 23:22:03) * INFO: visa and border issues are already in the presentation structure - details will be provided by Frank (Hydroxide, 23:22:17) * INFO: mention taxi and limo stuff along with other transportation options (Hydroxide, 23:23:39) * INFO: and helicopter (yes, it's available) (Hydroxide, 23:24:11) * INFO: definitely talk about the food! (Hydroxide, 23:24:33) * INFO: day-trip things should be mentioned (Hydroxide, 23:25:06) * INFO: tourist daytrip options, naturalistic/explorational daytrip options, lesser-known urban bits daytrip options... (Hydroxide, 23:25:34) * INFO: For transport mention yellow cabs, limo, and shuttle buses (bgupta, 23:25:40) * INFO: photos of columbia (Hydroxide, 23:26:36) * INFO: a map or two (Hydroxide, 23:26:41) * INFO: brief info on nightlife (bgupta, 23:27:17) * INFO: briefly mention NYC's nightlife (Hydroxide, 23:27:18) * INFO: < Clint> MrBeige: and like how there's something identifiable as a campus, unlike nyu (MrBeige, 23:27:42) * INFO: Make sure the columbia map is color if available (bgupta, 23:28:46) * dividing up the presentation work (Hydroxide, 23:29:28) * INFO: mention NYC weather in comparison to dc9 :) (Hydroxide, 23:30:22) * LINK: http://rkd.zgib.net/meetbot/debconf-nyc/2009/debconf-nyc.2009-06-30-23.00.html (MrBeige, 23:31:27) * ACTION: MrBeige takes the venue parts (MrBeige, 23:32:32) * ACTION: and MrBeige also takes morningside heights related sections (hopefully with some help) (MrBeige, 23:32:49) * ACTION: bgupta does the "yay NYC is great" parts (Hydroxide, 23:33:20) * ACTION: jvasile will help with Morningside Heights, though it's been a few years since he lived there (jvasile, 23:33:33) * ACTION: Jimmy will remind Frank about the visa/border stuff in the context of the presentation (Hydroxide, 23:34:42) * ACTION: Jimmy will deal with the local team bit and the NYC transportation bit (Hydroxide, 23:35:18) * ACTION: including airport (Hydroxide, 23:35:26) * INFO: if anyone doesn't know latex or latex-beamer, they can just throw data into the file and someone else will tex-ify or beamer-ify (MrBeige, 23:37:55) * website (Hydroxide, 23:38:21) * ACTION: Hydroxide requests alioth login for jvasile (MrBeige, 23:40:23) * INFO: alioth logins are self-creatable (Hydroxide, 23:40:36) * ACTION: Hydroxide requests jvasile added to -data repo (MrBeige, 23:40:55) * INFO: requests to be added to -data repo are initiated by the person who wants the access, and then Hydroxide prods the -data admins (Hydroxide, 23:41:22) * INFO: Clint may help - can't say for sure yet (Hydroxide, 23:42:57) * INFO: Clint will probably do at least some website help (Hydroxide, 23:43:07) * LINK: http://debconf10.debconf.org/ (Hydroxide, 23:43:24) * web redesign (Hydroxide, 23:44:03) * INFO: bgupta will help with website content too (Hydroxide, 23:44:51) * ACTION: bgupta will find someone who might want to help with website visual redesign and will have them email debconf10-localteam@lists.debconf.org (Hydroxide, 23:46:47) * goals for DebCamp9 (Hydroxide, 23:46:56) * INFO: dc10 site redesign doesn't have to happen before dc9, though it can if things magically work out that way (Hydroxide, 23:49:02) * INFO: goals for debcamp9: sponsor pack + loose ends (Hydroxide, 23:51:02) * Anyone else need debconf-data SVN write access? (Hydroxide, 23:51:26) * INFO: if you want access later, contact Jimmy (Hydroxide) (Hydroxide, 23:51:48) * When to let the US press start writing about DC10 (Hydroxide, 23:52:01) * INFO: bgupta already found an eweek.com reporter who wants to write about the first US debconf (Hydroxide, 23:52:22) * INFO: so far we're waiting on that until after dc9 occurs and/or the dc10 dates are set. should we change this? (Hydroxide, 23:52:42) * INFO: eweek reporter has also offered to help us get more press contacts. (bgupta, 23:53:44) * INFO: future meeting agenda topic, probably good to resolve before press coverage: determine what OpenDay for DC10 is like (Hydroxide, 23:54:15) * brief mention: visa meeting with Frank (Hydroxide, 23:56:42) * INFO: we couldn't have Frank here to discuss visa/border issues as originally planned, due to Frank's travel schedule (Hydroxide, 23:57:22) * INFO: we will have that meeting when he is back, plus do status updates on stuff we talked about today (Hydroxide, 23:57:33) * Next meeting (Hydroxide, 23:57:45) * AGREED: doodle poll for week of 12th-18th (Hydroxide, 23:59:33) * Any other business (Hydroxide, 23:59:40) * ACTION: everyone probs MrBeige to do DC10 work, not DC9 work (MrBeige, 00:06:39) Meeting ended at 00:07:40 UTC. Action Items ------------ * MrBeige takes the venue parts * and MrBeige also takes morningside heights related sections (hopefully with some help) * bgupta does the "yay NYC is great" parts * jvasile will help with Morningside Heights, though it's been a few years since he lived there * Jimmy will remind Frank about the visa/border stuff in the context of the presentation * Jimmy will deal with the local team bit and the NYC transportation bit * including airport * Hydroxide requests alioth login for jvasile * Hydroxide requests jvasile added to -data repo * bgupta will find someone who might want to help with website visual redesign and will have them email debconf10-localteam@lists.debconf.org * everyone probs MrBeige to do DC10 work, not DC9 work Action Items, by person ----------------------- * bgupta * bgupta does the "yay NYC is great" parts * bgupta will find someone who might want to help with website visual redesign and will have them email debconf10-localteam@lists.debconf.org * Hydroxide * Hydroxide requests alioth login for jvasile * Hydroxide requests jvasile added to -data repo * jvasile * jvasile will help with Morningside Heights, though it's been a few years since he lived there * Hydroxide requests alioth login for jvasile * Hydroxide requests jvasile added to -data repo * MrBeige * MrBeige takes the venue parts * and MrBeige also takes morningside heights related sections (hopefully with some help) * everyone probs MrBeige to do DC10 work, not DC9 work * **UNASSIGNED** * Jimmy will remind Frank about the visa/border stuff in the context of the presentation * Jimmy will deal with the local team bit and the NYC transportation bit * including airport People Present (lines said) --------------------------- * Hydroxide (209) * MrBeige (99) * bgupta (42) * Clint (35) * moray (30) * jvasile (9) * schultmc (5) * tonyb486 (1) Generated by `MeetBot`_ .. _`MeetBot`: http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot