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Open Source Bridge Content Meeting, 2/12/2009
- CFP is open
- app is collecting proposals
- we need to get the word out
- personal conversations, over templates
- use the formal CFP, but include tailored introduction
we have a content structure
- five tracks
- focused on depth and angle, rather than specific content
- we need technical content
- people can be creative with presentation formats
- unconference, good to highlight to people
- aiming for diversity
Next steps for content review process
- CFP is open through March 31st
- We need more reviewers
- technically qualified
- good sense of what is interesting
- _really_ need track leads for Hacks and Culture
- There will be a voting system for first-pass decisions
- proposal number
- email address
- technical score
- interestingness score
Keynotes
- Trying to figure out what who we want to recruit
- two on the first day
- state of portland tech, interview format
- state of open source / something interesting and general
- two on the last day
- something funny
Science fair?
- presentation and demo space for open source projects?
Mini conferences
- mobile?
- open web?
- need to find curators
- cross-listing across tracks
- focused summits?
Core Overview
- have OCC contract
- negotiating Hotel contract
- registration is underway
- pricing is finalized
* Might be interesting to formally invite the Shimane Open Source Society
- create an event around this?
* Marketing
- Talk to evangelists at Microsoft, IBM, Intel, etc.
- Figure out how much of a big push for proposals that we can launch.
- Check in with our google contacts