[Scale-planning] Track ideas at future SCaLEs and Q about track leads

Tue Aug 16 14:20:09 UTC 2016

Am 16. Aug, 2016 schwätzte Ilan Rabinovitch so:

moin moin Ilan,

> I dont believe we've confirmed a business track yet.  At this point we're
> asking anyone proposing new tracks to help write a brief abstract describe
> the track and the types of sessions it would include similar to this:
> https://gist.github.com/irabinovitch/215e6761994e6c4a1f24fad842a687d4

An enterprise track is listed on the cfp highlighting small and large
businesses asking for real world examples.

If you're looking for someone for that track, then Richard and I will
propose an abstract. If someone is already leading that track, then we
want to volunteer to help.

ciao,

der.hans

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> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 1:50 AM, der.hans <
> verteiler+scale-planning at lufthans.com> wrote:
>
>> Am 10. Jun, 2016 schwätzte SCALE Planning List so:
>>
>> moin moin,
>>
>> I don't recall getting a confirmation one way or another and want to get
>> moving either way.
>>
>> Are Richard and I leading the enterprise track or is someone else?
>>
>> ciao,
>>
>> der.hans
>>
>>
>> Am 05. Jun, 2016 schwätzte SCALE Planning List so:
>>>
>>> moin moin,
>>>
>>> Richard and I want to volunteer to run a business track, preferably
>>> Thursday.
>>>
>>> Business - This track highlights the importance of FOSS to business
>>> success including business infrastructure, product development and the
>>> FOSS community ecosystem.
>>>
>>> We would also like to work with or run the CxO mixter that Matti proposed
>>> and tie the two together.
>>>
>>> ciao,
>>>
>>> der.hans
>>>
>>> Wanted to respawn this thread as we prepare to open up our CFP.
>>>>
>>>> Having an Open Data track sounds like a great idea, we will have this as
>>>> one of our tracks.
>>>>
>>>> Generally we have enough coverage in Storage but having a dedicated track
>>>> would be something to try out.
>>>>
>>>> Again, it would be great to have volunteers lead the tracks, that would
>>>> include recruiting potential speakers and also leading it on the day-off,
>>>> potentially setting up a theme for that track...
>>>>
>>>> We will have a blurb for this in the CFP as well...
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Shyam
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 1:40 PM, SCALE Planning List <
>>>> scale-planning at lists.linuxfests.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Regarding Space in LA area, don't forget X-Prize & Virgin Galactic are
>>>>> also here.
>>>>>
>>>>> In fact, the timing of this message is good.  I'm president of
>>>>> www.uncoded.org -- a non-profit in Long Beach that works at local
>>>>> connecting tech community -- and we hold a monthly tech mixer. Next
>>>>> week,
>>>>> Will Pomerantz,  Vice President of Special Projects at Virgin Galactic
>>>>> (and
>>>>> previously with X-prize) will be our special guest.
>>>>>
>>>>> It might make sense for one or two folks from the core SCaLE team to
>>>>> drop
>>>>> in, details: http://www.meetup.com/Uncoded/events/230279066/
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, it's been a couple years but my web shop www.MediaDoneRight.com
>>>>> <http://www.mediadoneright.com/> was also helpful in building
>>>>> www.SpaceX.com <http://www.spacex.com/> -- I might even have a few
>>>>> contacts.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:55 AM SCALE Planning List <
>>>>> scale-planning at lists.linuxfests.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> HI,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Reaching out the key members of the pro-open source user community
>>>>>> there's a few track ideas I would like to share with everyone here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A) I believe we can find volunteers to help get these tracks organized,
>>>>>> so that they take minimal time from the core SCaLE team.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> B) Question on how to help make procedures / infrastructure to assist
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> building these tracks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Track ideas:
>>>>>> 1) Open Data track / Civic Open Data - I believe this would make a
>>>>>> great
>>>>>> track, and that we can get the City of Pasadena, City of LA and OTHER
>>>>>> cities to participate. They can use this track to help supplement their
>>>>>> city run hack-a-thons. ( we can probably get the various Open Data SaaS
>>>>>> providers to sponsor the tracks )
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) CTO mixer - we need imho to bring in CxOs into SCaLE to help bring
>>>>>> great industry support and encourage their staffs to join us. Joe
>>>>>> Devon who
>>>>>> organizers and runs a lot of the pro-open source LA meetups is
>>>>>> currently
>>>>>> running a CTO mixer meetup - and discussing this with him seems like
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> would be a great fit for SCaLE. - I was thinking Thur would be a great
>>>>>> day
>>>>>> for this... and I would expect that we can get some good sponsorship
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3) Space / Space Open Data - NASA just had their Space App Challenge
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> it was well attended in Pasadena, as well as OC and they had events
>>>>>> throughout the world. The also had Open Data available for attendees,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> JPL has an Open Data proponent. With Space X also in LA we should be
>>>>>> able
>>>>>> to find some great opportunities to make a "Space / Space Open Data"
>>>>>> track.
>>>>>> We could have this be a Science Open Data track for 1 day followed by a
>>>>>> Civic Open Data track
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4) Storage track - Jordan Swartz talked to me about creating an Storage
>>>>>> track Thur before DevOps day. Sounded like a great idea, and he seemed
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> interested in being the lead.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Qs:
>>>>>> How do we coordinate and empower those interested in creating good
>>>>>> tracks
>>>>>> into SCaLE?
>>>>>> Do I ask potential leads to join the planning list?
>>>>>> Do we have any SaaS tools which are useful?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank You
>>>>>> Matti
>>>>>>
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