RE: need confirmation on ODF Camp

["Dee Schur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>]

Hi Louis,
We did discuss your email on the ODF Adoption call this morning and I was
hoping that you would have joined the call.
It was mentioned that it may be difficult to keep attendees with split
session (19 and 21 of September) on ODF. I'm not certain that this is a
problem. 
In terms of the ODF camp, how many competing tracks will occur
simultaneously? Is this a speaker/presentation format? If so, how many
speakers? Or is it an interactive learning event with tutorials and clinics?
Is this a plug-fest? Who will select the presenters, are you on the
programme committee? 
If we do a showcase/demo, I would like to approach the participating vendors
about sponsorship after I understand the openoffice.org conference funding
model. But OOoCon may not be in favor of vendors demoing their products? A
traditional OASIS InterOp would require a scenario that solves a business
problem and solution, they are non-promotional in nature but members report
that the InterOps drive business to their company. Of course, open-source
participation would also be encouraged. I also wanted to pursue the InterOp
because we are trying to increase membership in the Adoption TC and the
possibility of participating in this event would encourage these potential
new members to join the Adoption TC.
Do we have any idea of number and type of attendees? It is my understanding
that this event is heavily attended by public sector folks or is it mostly
developers?
I have many more questions, maybe we should plan another call since it
sounds like you are under the gun.
Thanks!
Dee

-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Suarez-Potts [mailto:luispo@mac.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:28 PM
To: odf-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
Cc: John McCreesh; Dee Schur; Dieter Loeschky
Subject: need confirmation on ODF Camp

Hi
A couple of days ago I sent a note to this list, cc'ing Dee Schur and  
several others. [0].

No response so far. That's unfortunate. We need to decide on the  
logistics of the event, and soon.

Here is the idea:

Wednesday have a 1/2 or even full day "camp" that would work on  
"normalizing" interoperability among ODF implementations.

Options:

** It could run in parallel to the regular scheduled talks, as a stream.

Or,

** it would be one of the streams

The latter option would necessary crowd out other papers.


Opinions?

  My own preference would be to have a parallel track.


Please respond as soon as you can.

best
Louis