[Ubuntu Oregon] 18.04 Release Party

Mon Jan 29 20:49:37 UTC 2018

Looks like they add 15% so might need to bump it up slightly but I guess we
have some
time.

Lets see about feedback or maybe other ideas? Let it simmer for a few days
and then
we can nail things down and submit a request?

On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Benjamin Kerensa <bkerensa at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In the past my experience has been install parties are not very successful
> up here
> so i might suggest just hanging out discussing new features in the release
> and
> having a good community building opportunity.
>
> So what say we $100 weekend rental of the guest room?
> https://luckylab.com/hawthorne-brew-pub/
>
> and a few of these platters  plus say $75 for non-alcoholic drink tab at
> the bar?
>
> So like $339.85 (First three platters with hummus upgrade because its
> Portland) and $75 drinks
> and $100 for rental. Maybe ask for $545 total to allow for flexibility on
> drinks, gratuity and any
> change in prices etc.
>
> ?
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Walter Lapchynski <wxl at ubuntu.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I think that's probably about as much as we'd see, yes. I think there's
>> probably more folks who would come that are in PDX. Maybe if we
>> circulate this around local meetups and like minded groups, perhaps we
>> can get a little more draw. But yeah, I can't imagine it being too huge.
>>
>> Should we take this as just an opportunity to hangout, get swag, etc.,
>> or should we see this more as an install party, too? If so, will the
>> venue be able to accommodate that sort of thing (like with all the
>> electricity, connectivity, etc.)?
>>
>> In any case, I'm willing to support whatever we can come up with. I just
>> need some numbers to hand off to Canonical ;)
>>
>> On 2018-01-29 12:24, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
>> > Sorry about that! So with release date on April 26th it might make
>> > sense to do the 28th and my
>> > guess is since we have not done events in Portland for some years
>> > turnout might be light but
>> > perhaps around 15-20 people.
>> >
>> > If we wanted we could meet at the Lucky Labrador on Hawthorne it is a
>> > large space and very
>> > tech friendly. If this sounded reasonable we could try to identify how
>> > many guests we planned to
>> > have and seek funds to accommodate food and drinks for slightly over
>> > target.
>> >
>> > I'm sure some of the current and former Canonical employees and Debian
>> > Devs will come out for
>> > it.
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:20 PM, Walter Lapchynski <wxl at ubuntu.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Seems we're replying personally to one another. No problem with that
>> >> on
>> >> my end, but just wanted to make sure that's what we want ;)
>> >>
>> >> [April 26][1]
>> >>
>> >> [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseSchedule [1]
>> >>
>> >> On 2018-01-29 12:13, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
>> >>> Is there a tentative release date yet that you know of?
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Walter Lapchynski
>> >> <wxl at ubuntu.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> As the guy with the contacts in Portland, I'd be inclined to lean
>> >>>> heavily on you, Ben. With that in mind, I think we make do with
>> >>>> whatever
>> >>>> is convenient for you and/or the venue. I think the only
>> >> requirement
>> >>>> I
>> >>>> have is to do it on a weekend and as close as possible to the
>> >> actual
>> >>>> release date.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On 2018-01-29 09:27, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
>> >>>>> I guess we should figure out a venue first and then put up an
>> >> rsvp
>> >>>> to
>> >>>>> gauge how many would turnout then we’d have a idea for food
>> >> and
>> >>>>> beverage and maybe some swag. Let me reach out about a venue
>> >> now.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> What date are we thinking? What would work best for folks?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 7:45 AM Walter Lapchynski
>> >> <wxl at ubuntu.com>
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> Sure. How much should I request? Canonical usually wants a
>> >>>> breakdown
>> >>>>>> of
>> >>>>>> costs.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 08:21:29AM +0000, Benjamin Kerensa
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>>>>> Hoping wxl is still willing to make a funds request as the
>> >> loco
>> >>>>>> lead as
>> >>>>>>> this will
>> >>>>>>> be essential for making this happen. If he is then I can start
>> >>>>>> asking about
>> >>>>>>> a venue in Portland.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 9:02 PM Cody Smith
>> >>>> <cody.smith at ubuntu.com>
>> >>>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Just checking in on this and seeing if there's anything that
>> >> I
>> >>>>>> can do on
>> >>>>>>>> my end and to get discussion picked back up.
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Hope everyone had a decent holiday!
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> --c_smith
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