Re: GSoC and the DocBook TC

[Richard Hamilton <hamilton@xmlpress.net>]

Larry,

Thanks very much. I'm pretty sure we will have people who can attend on Nov 14, but we may need to overflow to the Dec. meeting. I'll let you know more once I have details.

Dick
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On Oct 18, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Rowland, Larry wrote:

> I will be setting up a Virtual Room using HP Virtual Rooms.  There are downloads for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X here: 
> 
>   https://www.rooms.hp.com/resources/
> 
> I will send out the information for connecting to the room before the meeting (once we determine when it will be held).
> 
> LRR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Hamilton [mailto:hamilton@xmlpress.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:29 PM
> To: Stefan Seefeld
> Cc: Jirka Kosek; David Cramer; Stefan Hinz; Kasun Gajasinghe; Steve Ball; Rowland, Larry
> Subject: Re: GSoC and the DocBook TC
> 
> Hi Stefan,
> 
> Great news. This would be a somewhat enhanced conference call. Larry Rowland would be setting up the logistics, so maybe he can tell us what the details would be.
> 
> There is no need for a specific format for the report, but it would be great if you could address the following points:
> 
> 1) Give a brief overview of the project, including major accomplishments
> 2) Let people know where they can find the code
> 3) Provide a little background on the student and mentor (who they are, where they go to school/work, etc.)
> 4) Be ready to answer questions.
> 
> Also, it would be great if we could get some information about the mentor summit, since that will have happened by then.
> 
> Regarding the dates, once we hear from the other mentors and students, we can decide whether we should do this in one day or across a couple of meetings.
> 
> Dick
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> On Oct 17, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> 
>> Richard,
>> 
>> On 10/17/2012 01:41 PM, Richard Hamilton wrote:
>>> 2) We'd like to schedule time in one of the upcoming TC meetings to give you and the students an opportunity to report on the projects and take questions from the TC. Could each of you speak with your student(s) and see if they might be available for one of the next two meetings (Nov. 14, 6pm GMT (1pm EST) or Dec 19, same time)? Let me know and I'll coordinate with the TC members to set things up.
>> 
>> That's a great idea. Thanks for doing this !
>> I have asked Gabor Kovesdan; he would likely be available for a
>> conference call on November 14th. I think I could be available at both
>> dates.
>> 
>> Is this just a conventional phone-based conference call, or are you
>> using any other tools (google+ hangouts, webex, etc.) ? And relatedly:
>> do you expect any report (pdf, slides, etc.) to cover the projects ?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>>       Stefan
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>>     ...ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin...
>> 
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