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

[SCALE Planning List]

Shayam,

What do you need from me to make an Embedded Track happen?

Tom

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 8:49 PM, SCALE Planning List <
scale-planning at lists.linuxfests.org> wrote:

> 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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> Shyam Kapadia
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