Re: [dpdk-dev] dev@DPDK Hackathon Proposal

[Thomas F Herbert <therbert@redhat.com>]

On 5/19/15 8:59 AM, O'Driscoll, Tim wrote:
> There wasn't any public response to this but we did discuss it with several people separately who all thought it was a good idea. Therefore, we've decided to go ahead with it. Siobhan is working on the plan now and should be in a position to make a formal announcement in a few weeks.
>
> In the meantime, I wanted to let people know that this is going ahead so that you can:
> a) Save the date. October 8th/9th, immediately after the European LinuxCon, in Dublin Ireland.
> b) Think about topics that you'd like to see covered. We'll solicit for inputs when the formal announcement is made, but it's good for people to begin thinking about this now.
>
Tim, I for one think it is a good idea. +1 from me.
> We'd like this to be quite an interactive event with a lot of discussion rather than just presentations. We plan to have many of our key DPDK developers there, so it will be a great opportunity to network, discuss the technical challenges that you're facing and help to build a stronger DPDK community.
>

>
> Tim
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Butler, Siobhan A
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:19 PM
>> To: dev@dpdk.org
>> Subject: [dpdk-dev] dev@DPDK Hackathon Proposal
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As a community we have virtually come together from all over the globe,
>> developing now our third successful open source DPDK version with DPDK
>> r2.0 about to release.
>> It is astounding to comprehend the commitment and enthusiasm you have
>> all shared to bring DPDK to this point.
>> With growing the community of developers in mind, and strengthening the
>> networks and virtual collaborations that have come about,
>> I propose that we hold the first dev@DPDK Developer Hackathon this year.
>>
>> Many people will be travelling to Dublin, Ireland for LinuxCon and
>> CloudOpen October (5th-7th).
>> I propose that we hold a hands on 2 day hackathon Thursday October 8th
>> and Friday October 9th to coincide with this offering, in Dublin.
>>  From a community perspective is a great opportunity to bring together
>> the people that make DPDK happen - the developers.
>>  From a developer perspective it is a great opportunity to be part of the
>> first gathering, meet some new people, learn something new
>> and have a lot of fun on the way.
>>
>> At this point the agenda is open - so if you see merit in this proposal
>> please share your interest here so that we can gauge attendance
>> and gather ideas of what people would like the format to be.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Siobhan
>> <siobhan.a.butler@intel.com>

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