[extremeprogramming] Practicing XP Gathering: Washington, DC

(Read this if you're near Washington, DC, or willing to travel there at 
some point in the next few months.)

** Schedule:

I think an eight-hour day is just ambitious enough to be a good goal for 
the first one.  We should start very early, like 10:00 AM.

The big question, then, is: WEEKEND or WEEKDAY?

The other big question is: what month? Late January is not out of the 
question, since I'm pretty sure I can get us more space than we need, 
right by a Metro stop. February is also a fine month.

What determines how soon we can do this? We don't need to line up 
speakers (just attendees), it looks like there's a bunch of content 
already available, and we'll all be bringing our own content (even if 
just implicitly).

If people are traveling to DC, they'll need some time to make 
arrangements: at least 6 weeks for flying, less for car or train or 
boat. So that would argue for February.

I think the answers to the scheduling questions should depend heavily on 
how they affect turnout.  (You could also argue that we should just get 
one of these done, fast, then iterate.)

** Finer-Grained Schedule:

I dunno: two-hour blocks? After we get a look at some of the proposed 
content, maybe we can better tackle this. But we can make this decision 
as late as the day of.

** Human needs:

Due to dietary restrictions, the food will of course have to be pierogi.

** Stuff I am completely forgetting about:

????

I hope this is a useful starting point for a discussion.

—George

     Effective processes work from the premise that, in order
     to achieve quality, we need to provide a great feedback
     system, at all levels.         --Sandro Mancuso


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