On 2/20/07, Jeremy White jwhite@codeweavers.com wrote:
I think it makes sense to make this email sort of a 'last call' for hosting offers - please speak up now if you have an idea for Wineconf 2007.
But, barring a retraction, we seem to have two generous offers to host Wineconf this year (yay!).
That is, one in Zurich (Google/Mike Hearn), and one in Amsterdam or Utrech (Hans).
I did a quick, completely non scientific, survey of prices for a trip from MSP to each site around the weekend of September 22:
Flight HotelZurich $902 ~$125 Amsterdam $820 ~$150
which suggests to me that they are fairly close to a wash.
With Zurich, I believe we're hoping that Google will donate the use of their offices to host the conference.
With Amsterdam, we may yet need to either shift off a weekend, or find a conference location. (That shouldn't be hard; pretty much any hotel is happy to host a conference like this).
Have I summarized correctly? I hope I haven't misrepresented either offer.
If so, I suggest we pick a location; and I propose we do that by mailing list consensus. If there doesn't seem to be a consensus, then perhaps we could shift to some sort of a vote.
Does that make sense? If it does, express a preference around location, and let's see if a consensus forms...
Do we have confirmation on whether Google's SMO or MTV offices will be available for video conferencing if we choose Zurich? Flying to California would be so much cheaper and more convenient for me and others in the US if the option is available. Either way, my vote is for Zurich.