Re: JGroups workshop

seamus donohue <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.javagroups.general,gmane.comp.java.javagroups.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Bela, if we do a workshop in the bay area are you thinking of hosting it 
in one of the Red Hat offices ?
if not and you need venue options then my employer Workday can sponsor a 
Pleasanton, CA venue.

-Seamus
 
Bela Ban wrote:
> Cool ! Let's see how this develops. So far, I have 8 folks interested, 
> but ca half prefer the US, the other half Europe (e.g. Paris)...
>
> I wouldn't want to do a workshop with less than 10 folks though, or else 
> the costs per person would be higher
>
>
> Mehdi Benammar wrote:
>   
>> Hi All,
>> I can confirm that we can have a conference room for about 30 persons
>> in my company's offices (Altran).
>> It is not far from the Paris city center and there's a lot of nice
>> hotels around.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Ingo Rockel
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi Bela,
>>>
>>> Paris sounds also interesting for me (as it is not far from Cologne, at
>>> least by train). I would be interested in joining such a workshop.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>        Ingo
>>>
>>> Bela Ban schrieb:
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Hi Mehdi,
>>>>
>>>> how many folks do you think would be able to attend a workshop in Paris
>>>> ? Would you have a specific location in mind ? We might be able to use
>>>> the Red Hat office in Paris, I've been there before (twice), but I don't
>>>> remember how big their conf room was. I'd have to check, but for as long
>>>> it's just an idea I won't inquire specifics...
>>>>
>>>> Paris would be a good location, too, as I live in Switzerland and would
>>>> therefore not have to travel far, and the trip would cost less.
>>>>
>>>> Who else would be interested in a JGroups workshop in Paris ?
>>>>
>>>> This is really just counting hands, nothing formal...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mehdi Benammar wrote:
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi Bela,
>>>>> Very good idea ++.
>>>>> I'm currently working in Paris, I'm sure that we could gather a group
>>>>> for this workshop here.
>>>>> I've already participated to such community events, and it was very
>>>>> valuable and also very nice to meet for real :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Mehdi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Bela Ban <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been thinking whether it would make sense to have a 1 or 2 day
>>>>>> JGroups workshop ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Use of JGroups has grown significantly over the years, and we have now
>>>>>> 2000-3000 downloads / months on a regular basis, totalling 130'000
>>>>>> downloads over its life time. The user mailing list also has 340 and the
>>>>>> dev list 130 subscribers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there any interest from the community in having such a workshop ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The following points come to my mind when thinking about this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    * Attendance cost should be minimal, as this should be a community
>>>>>>      event. It would basically have to cover my travel costs, and the
>>>>>>      venue (hotel room?)
>>>>>>    * US or Europe ?
>>>>>>    * Maybe someone could sponsor the location, e.g. a company's meeting
>>>>>>      room
>>>>>>    * I'm thinking 20 people would be the right size
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The agenda would be determined largely by the attendees, but I could
>>>>>> think of something like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    * Presentation of the latest releases (feature wise)
>>>>>>    * Tips & tricks, pitfalls to avoid, best practices
>>>>>>    * Performance tuning
>>>>>>    * Diagnosis tools, JMX, probe.sh
>>>>>>    * Programming of protocols (maybe not !)
>>>>>>    * Architectural questions
>>>>>>    * Experience exchange
>>>>>>    * Specific issues, bugs, questions etc
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Whay do people think ? Would you attend such an event ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Bela Ban
>>>>>> Lead JGroups / Clustering Team
>>>>>> JBoss
>>>>>>
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