[DUG-TO] 2010 Toronto Conference - New topic/Idea

[Kevin Walsh]

This sounds more like a DrupalCon proposal.  I don't follow the Drupal  
Association discussions about DrupalCon 2010 and beyond, does anybody  
on this list?  Not too long ago they were considering "outsourcing"  
the organization of DrupalCon (probably to O'Reilly) at some point in  
the future, but after the huge success of DrupalCon DC, organized by  
"the drupal community" (i.e. mainly Development Seed, a drupal shop  
based in DC) that idea may have been placed on the back burner.

Of course the goals and format of DrupalCon and DrupalCamp are quite  
different, and so is the format.  Maybe there's room for something in  
between, like a national or regional conference.  But either way, it  
seems like a separate discussion from DrupalCamp, as you well  
indicated Bruce.

Kevin

ps.  People won't come to a Drupal conference that has a Joomla  
website ;-)





On Jul 27, 2009, at 6:34 PM, Bruce Cole wrote:

> After a brief chat with Julian, Julian thought the best approach would
> be to post this idea and gauge the level of interest.
>
> I am a professional live face-to-face event producer. I currently work
> on IT360.ca, itcloudconference.com and the annual Asterisk & Open
> Telephony conference sponsored by TAUG (Toronto Asterisk Users  
> Group). I
> also produced on their behalf the Global Smalltalk Conference for two
> years in Toronto as part of LinuxWorld Canada.
>
> Would there be an interest in my working with a committee of Drupal
> users to create the first annual CANADIAN DRUPAL CONFERENCE? It  
> would be
> co-located with our other events on April 7, 2010 at the Metro Toronto
> Convention Centre. This event could be Canadian focused and marketed
> coast to coast. I would need the committee to work with me on three
> elements: content, outreach to other Drupal communities and  
> sponsorship.
>
>
> I would handle all the operations and logistics including AV, sound,
> registration, badging, hotel contracts, space rental and web site
> (please forgive me, but it is in Joomla ;-)
>
> This would be a full one day event of international and local  
> leaders in
> the DRUPAL community covering key concerns and learning. There would  
> be
> a suggested fee range of $249 to $399. Deliverables and timelines  
> would
> need to be worked out. There would also be a small revenue stream back
> to the Toronto group after registration reach 50 paid delegates that
> could be banked to cover the costs of future local Drupal activities.
>
> That's the gist of my idea. If there an interest in supporting this
> activity aiming for Wednesday April 7, 2010, then the next step  
> would be
> to have a meeting of core volunteers prior to your next monthly or  
> camp.
> There is too much to cover in one email, so I'll stop my ramblings now
> :-)
>
> Kind regards
>
> Bruce Cole
> www.it360.ca
> http://www.it360.ca/index.php/asterisk-open-telephony-conference.html
> www.itcloudconference.com
>
>
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