[ale] Atlanta OpenSource Unconference?

[Jeff Hubbs]

Sounds good to me - and especially now that I'm working in academia, I'm 
interested in participating in things like this more.

On 6/16/11 4:54 PM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
> Also cf: Barcamp Atlanta.    Usually takes place in the fall at GTRI.
> Includes corporate sponsors.  A very fun event -- I think I'm a vet of
> every one so far.
>
> -- CHS
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM, David Tomaschik
> <david at systemoverlord.com>  wrote:
>> This might be a terrible idea, or a crazy idea, but I'm sure this is a
>> group that will tell me that.
>>
>> During this past weekend at SELF, I began to miss ALF. (For anyone who
>> doesn't know, I was one of the organizers of ALF for its short two
>> year run.)  I don't have a desire to "compete" with SELF -- they have
>> a very successful conference, a great group of organizers, and great
>> momentum going -- but I feel like some sort of event in Atlanta (or at
>> least the metro area) is only appropriate.
>>
>> Reading a few things earlier today, an idea came to me for doing an
>> open-source conference that is targeted specifically at problems users
>> have.  My thinking is this:
>>
>> 1. Participants submit "questions".
>> 2. Questions are cleaned up by organizers, grouped into tracks, and
>> placed on site for voting.
>> 3. Participants vote on questions.
>> 4. Organizers seek speakers willing to address the users questions have.
>>
>> I know it'll be odd in that the topics don't originate from the
>> speakers, but to me, that's the novelty of it.
>>
>> Concept feedback?  Desire for an Atlanta Linux/Open Source event again?
>>
>> --
>> David Tomaschik, RHCE, LPIC-1
>> System Administrator/Open Source Advocate
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>> http://systemoverlord.com
>> david at systemoverlord.com
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