Hello,
 
I think that we are late if we want to organize something at FOSDEM. Of course it is much preferred to have one or two days rather than a few hours in our disposal, but I thought of DevConf as it is a relatively cheap and convenient option.
 
I like the Red Hat Brno idea, and it is a good option to organize something there (as obviously we won't have to pay for the venue). We could organize a FAD there on different dates from DevConf, since most people wouldn't be able to participate then. We could still use some of our remaining funds, and don't ask a budget from the council. But is it easy enough to ask for a room in Red Hat Brno? Because if I remember correctly something similar there hasn't been organized before.
 
Thoughts?
 
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On Tue, Dec 29, 2015, at 01:16 PM, Gabriele Trombini wrote:
 
 
2015-12-29 3:18 GMT+01:00 Giannis Konstantinidis <giannis@konstantinidis.cc>:
 
Hello,

Hello,

I do agree that, since the EMEA FAD did not take place, it will be nice to have some sort of a meetup to create a plan for the next year.

We could have had an opportunity during FOSDEM as well (i.e. stay an extra day in Brussels and meet somewhere), but unfortunately many (if not all) of us have finalized our travel arrangements already.

So, who is already planning to attend DevConf?

If we subsidize some active contributors to participate, then it wouldn't make much sense (budget-wise) to hold a meeting just for a few hours. It's also not safe to assume that we can have a proper meeting right after the conference ends, for a number of reasons.

It would be really nice If we could get a room at Red Hat Brno, for one or two days before or after DevConf. We can have a solid FAD there, and the same ambassadors we subsidize for the FAD will also represent Fedora at DevConf. Two birds, one stone.

What do you think?
-Giannis

 
I agree as well, although I'm not able to attend cause I'm not planning to attend DevConf (at least not in this moment).
In the two FAD I attended it was useful having a couple of full days.
Since changes we are facing and we'll face (budget.next, FOSCo and so on) are so important, I think we need at least a couple of days and also the presence of each EMEA country   (or the most/main of them)  in order to get explanations widespread.
 
Thanks.
 
Gabri