Обсуждение: Can SCALE 6x resurrect LAPUG
At last year's SCALE Josh Berkus encouraged us attendees to restart the LA PostgreSQL users group. Some of us showed enthusiasmbut after the convention, I didn't hear a "peep" about it. Could an initiative to jump start the LAPUG be one of the goals set for this years SCALE? I expect that there needs to be a "critical mass" of PostgreSQL zealots in the area in order to make a user group self-sufficient.If there are not enough enterest from local booth volunteers, would it be in bad taste to invite interestedbooth visitors to consider joining a PG user group? Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:26:45 -0800 (PST) Richard Broersma Jr <rabroersma@yahoo.com> wrote: > At last year's SCALE Josh Berkus encouraged us attendees to restart > the LA PostgreSQL users group. Some of us showed enthusiasm but > after the convention, I didn't hear a "peep" about it. > > Could an initiative to jump start the LAPUG be one of the goals set > for this years SCALE? > > I expect that there needs to be a "critical mass" of PostgreSQL > zealots in the area in order to make a user group self-sufficient. If > there are not enough enterest from local booth volunteers, would it > be in bad taste to invite interested booth visitors to consider > joining a PG user group? Create a flyer we can hand out at the show for the local group that is trying to get off the ground. J > > Regards, > Richard Broersma Jr. > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our > list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHYXrWATb/zqfZUUQRAhy1AJ4kkDmi6b6cakb9+JKHAwekc8tLJACgmOOe dymfXe6Xem8Z/lo513APiQE= =FafQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--- On Thu, 12/13/07, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > Create a flyer we can hand out at the show for the local > group that is trying to get off the ground. A flyer should be pretty easy to make. In addition to saying "Lets start LAPUG!", what kinds of contact information can begiven to interested ones if they want to inquire for further information? I assume setting a date and place is far to prematureat this point. Also, I see that instructions for a booths and press kits already exist. Does a recipe like these exist for the operationPostgreSQL user groups? Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
Speaking of which, is there a New York City Postgresql users group I've just been unaware of? Brian
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:02:13 -0500 Brian Hurt <bhurt@janestcapital.com> wrote: > Speaking of which, is there a New York City Postgresql users group > I've just been unaware of? There is now. Where are you holding your next meeting? Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHYYPSATb/zqfZUUQRArQZAJ0QpR+XJnCPJSrrX6j89N0jt94cWACdEV/a TsM1habjm6Y+9Lp31anpDQc= =DLIh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Dec 13, 2007 11:02 AM, Brian Hurt <bhurt@janestcapital.com> wrote: > Speaking of which, is there a New York City Postgresql users group I've > just been unaware of? > > Brian I know of one person in the NY area that would be interested. He works a lot with the TCL community and is full of energy. I saw that Joshua just volunteered you, but we can provide some help and coordination if you'd like to organize a few meetings. -selena -- Selena Deckelmann PDXPUG - Portland PostgreSQL Users Group http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx http://www.chesnok.com/daily
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:02:13 -0500 Brian Hurt <bhurt@janestcapital.com> wrote:Speaking of which, is there a New York City Postgresql users group I've just been unaware of?There is now. Where are you holding your next meeting? Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake
Are there other people who are interested?
I'm already a moderator on meetup, so I can set up a new meetup easily enough.
Brian
--- On Thu, 12/13/07, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:A flyer should be pretty easy to make. In addition to saying "Lets start LAPUG!", what kinds of contact information can be given to interested ones if they want to inquire for further information? I assume setting a date and place is far to premature at this point.
> Create a flyer we can hand out at the show for the local
> group that is trying to get off the ground.
It's not premature to pick a date and place! Do you have contact information for any of the other interested people? PDXPUG started with four people.
The key for us was contacting the University, communicating through other open source and database user groups, and being consistent! We kept having meetings every month, at the same time and place for three months and at that point, we had a regular following! Now our meetings have 10-15 people, and we've had a couple where over 30 people came.
Also, I see that instructions for a booths and press kits already exist. Does a recipe like these exist for the operation PostgreSQL user groups?
We don't have that, but most of the user group leads watch and post to this mailing list. You can ask us questions any time!
Also, some of my family is in LA - Alhambra - and I could come down and give a talk sometime for your group after SCALE.
And if you're interested in creating a "user groups operating manual", I'd love to collaborate with you as LAPUG gets off the ground :)
-selena
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PDXPUG - Portland PostgreSQL Users Group
http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx
http://www.chesnok.com/daily
--- On Thu, 12/13/07, Selena Deckelmann <selenamarie@gmail.com> wrote: > It's not premature to pick a date and place! Do you > have contact information for any of the other interested people? I believe so, I can check with the guys that I meet at the last SCALE. How would I go about arranging for a place to meetat? > The key for us was contacting the University, communicating > through other open source and database user groups, and > being consistent! Did you contact the university to arrange facilities to meet in, or did you post fliers to generate student interest in theuser group? > We don't have that, but most of the user group leads > watch and post to this mailing list. You can ask us > questions any time! I feel that a user group to be successful, the meetings would need to be meaningful for the attendees. How one goes aboutadding meaning to a user group, I am not too sure. But I would imagine that showing up for free pizza and a laptopwith PostgreSQL installed probably wouldn't be enough hold long term interest. > Also, some of my family is in LA - Alhambra - and I could > come down and give a talk sometime for your group after SCALE. Wow!, Thanks for offering the support. > And if you're interested in creating a "user groups > operating manual", I'd love to collaborate with you as > LAPUG gets off the ground :) Producing a operating manual would be something that I could do that would be a contribution to the community. At the veryleast I would learn what is involved for a operating Postgresql users group. Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
--- On Thu, 12/13/07, Selena Deckelmann <selenamarie@gmail.com> wrote:I believe so, I can check with the guys that I meet at the last SCALE. How would I go about arranging for a place to meet at?
> It's not premature to pick a date and place! Do you
> have contact information for any of the other interested people?
I think that for starters, a place that is easy to find and that you won't have a problem getting access to is the first requirement. Looking around, there are a few events and locations they were held at listed here: http://barcamp.org/BarCampLosAngeles
Do you know anyone who has a meeting room that would fit 20-30 people? That's all you'd need.
One thing I've seen groups do is meet at a restaurant or pub that has a more quiet space, so that everyone can just order their own food. Don't be afraid to try out a couple different things.
In Portland, we have a pretty established user group culture. We meet sometime between 6:30-7pm, and have a 2 hour meeting, and then walk over to a nearby pub for drinks and snacks. Nearly every user group follows this model, and it works really well in Portland.
My impression of SFPUG is that they move their meetings around to different locations, have good food (and sometimes drinks!). They are better at getting their meetings sponsored than I am :)
> The key for us was contacting the University, communicating> through other open source and database user groups, andDid you contact the university to arrange facilities to meet in, or did you post fliers to generate student interest in the user group?
> being consistent!
I met a person who attended a database reading group at Portland State, and he recruited attendees for me in person!
Fliers can be helpful - and I think you'll get the most out of handing that, or a business card with information on it out at SCALE. I can send you the template we used for the PDXPUG business cards. I just had them printed on card stock and cut at a local Kinkos. They only cost about $25.
There are a bunch of universities in the LA area, but looking at UCLA - we have a nice list here of student groups here: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/academics/organization.html
I'm sure that LALUGS would be a good resource for announcing a meeting: http://lalugs.org/
I feel that a user group to be successful, the meetings would need to be meaningful for the attendees. How one goes about adding meaning to a user group, I am not too sure. But I would imagine that showing up for free pizza and a laptop with PostgreSQL installed probably wouldn't be enough hold long term interest.
The key is being consistent - having the meetings on the same day and time every month.
As far as providing meaning - the group has to do that for itself. You are a catalyst - ask yourself what topics you'd be interested in hearing about and seek out people who know something about that topic. Right now, I think everyone is interested in 8.3 features. Perennial favorites are talks about PL/PgSQL or any of the other procedural languages, EXPLAIN, and we had a TON of people show up for a relational algebra talk. We had no idea that relational algebra was going to be so exciting for everyone.
In our Perl meetings we sometimes do Lightning Talks - where each person gets 5 minutes to talk (with a timer to stop them from going over time!). This might be a great way to get people over stage fright, or to just find out a little bit about the people who come to the meeting.
And keep in mind that speakers don't need to be experienced. User Groups are great places to build speaking skills and get direct feedback from people.
> And if you're interested in creating a "user groupsProducing a operating manual would be something that I could do that would be a contribution to the community. At the very least I would learn what is involved for a operating Postgresql users group.
> operating manual", I'd love to collaborate with you as
> LAPUG gets off the ground :)
Cool! We'll keep in touch, and we can start putting something together after you have a meeting or two :)
-selena
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Selena Deckelmann
PDXPUG - Portland PostgreSQL Users Group
http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx
http://www.chesnok.com/daily
Selena, Richard, > Producing a operating manual would be something that I could do that > would be a contribution to the community. At the very least I would > learn what is involved for a operating Postgresql users group. I'll contribute to this as well. Let's start up a page on the developer wiki? -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
--- On Thu, 12/13/07, Selena Deckelmann <selenamarie@gmail.com> wrote: > Cool! We'll keep in touch, and we can start putting > something together > after you have a meeting or two :) Selena, Thanks for the information! I am going to ponder over what you've posted and work on a couple of ideas. Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
Selena, Richard,I'll contribute to this as well. Let's start up a page on the developer
> Producing a operating manual would be something that I could do that
> would be a contribution to the community. At the very least I would
> learn what is involved for a operating Postgresql users group.
wiki?
Sure thing! I made an outline.
http://developer.postgresql.org/index.php/UserGroupOperatingManual
I probably won't add to much until after the holidays, but at least there's a start :)
-selena
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Selena Deckelmann
PDXPUG - Portland PostgreSQL Users Group
http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx
http://www.chesnok.com/daily
Brian,
EnterpriseDB is located in Edison, NJ, a short train ride from Manhattan. We would be glad to help in any way that we can. We would even like to host a meeting here in our offices. We are a 3 minute walk from the Metro Park train station.
Why don’t you give me a call to discuss…
Best regards,
Derek
Derek M. Rodner
Director, Product Strategy
EnterpriseDB Corporation
732.331.1333 office
484.252.1943 cell
www.enterprisedb.com
From: pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Brian Hurt
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:51 PM
To: Joshua D. Drake
Cc: Advocacy For PostgreSQL
Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] NYPUG?
Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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Brian Hurt <bhurt@janestcapital.com> wrote:
Speaking of which, is there a New York City Postgresql users group
I've just been unaware of?
There is now. Where are you holding your next meeting?
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
Are there other people who are interested?
I'm already a moderator on meetup, so I can set up a new meetup easily enough.
Brian
On Friday 14 December 2007 08:59, Derek Rodner wrote: > EnterpriseDB is located in Edison, NJ, a short train ride from > Manhattan. We would be glad to help in any way that we can. We would > even like to host a meeting here in our offices. We are a 3 minute walk > from the Metro Park train station. > > Why don't you give me a call to discuss... I suggest you get in contact with NYCBUG too, http://www.nycbug.org/ cheers Robert
On Friday 14 December 2007 08:59, Derek Rodner wrote:
> EnterpriseDB is located in Edison, NJ, a short train ride from
> Manhattan. We would be glad to help in any way that we can. We would
> even like to host a meeting here in our offices. We are a 3 minute walk
> from the Metro Park train station.
>
> Why don't you give me a call to discuss...
I suggest you get in contact with NYCBUG too, http://www.nycbug.org/
cheers
Robert
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I love a Philly meeting. I live about 30 minutes West of Philly.
Might make sense to create a Mid-Atlantic Postgres Users Group and have meetings hosted in different spots.
Off the top of my head, I can think of three locations:
EnterpriseDB – Edison, NJ
Gavin’s Office – New Hope, PA
Unisys – Malvern, PA
Derek M. Rodner
Director, Product Strategy
EnterpriseDB Corporation
732.331.1333 office
484.252.1943 cell
www.enterprisedb.com
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Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:28 AM
To: pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] NYPUG?
Also it's a short train ride from the Philly area... maybe we can roll it all into one general area user group. I'll make some attempts to attend, and if people are willing to go to New Hope, I can offer up my office for some meetings.
Gavin
On 12/14/07, Robert Bernier <robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca > wrote:
On Friday 14 December 2007 08:59, Derek Rodner wrote:
> EnterpriseDB is located in Edison, NJ, a short train ride from
> Manhattan. We would be glad to help in any way that we can. We would
> even like to host a meeting here in our offices. We are a 3 minute walk
> from the Metro Park train station.
>
> Why don't you give me a call to discuss...
I suggest you get in contact with NYCBUG too, http://www.nycbug.org/
cheers
Robert
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Philly is more of an overnighter for me- it's hard to see how I could leave work one evening, get to Philly, attend a meeting, and get home (to Brooklyn) in any sort of reasonable time.I love a Philly meeting. I live about 30 minutes West of Philly.
Might make sense to create a Mid-Atlantic Postgres Users Group and have meetings hosted in different spots.
Off the top of my head, I can think of three locations:
EnterpriseDB – Edison, NJ
Gavin’s Office – New Hope, PA
Unisys – Malvern, PA
This isn't to say that a Philly Postgres meeting isn't a good idea- just that it's unlike I'll come (or organize it).
Brian
Derek Rodner wrote:Philly is more of an overnighter for me- it's hard to see how I could leave work one evening, get to Philly, attend a meeting, and get home (to Brooklyn) in any sort of reasonable time.I love a Philly meeting. I live about 30 minutes West of Philly.
Might make sense to create a Mid-Atlantic Postgres Users Group and have meetings hosted in different spots.
Off the top of my head, I can think of three locations:
EnterpriseDB – Edison, NJ
Gavin's Office – New Hope, PA
Unisys – Malvern, PA
This isn't to say that a Philly Postgres meeting isn't a good idea- just that it's unlike I'll come (or organize it).
Brian
EnterpriseDB will gladly host these meetings (and supply the coffee and stuff) anytime.
andy
On 12/14/07 2:51 PM, "Gavin M. Roy" <gmr@myyearbook.com> wrote:
My office is about 20-25 minutes from the Trenton train station, don't know if that changes anything... I know for me to Penn station it's a two hour jaunt each way.
On 12/14/07, Brian Hurt <bhurt@janestcapital.com> wrote:
Derek Rodner wrote:Philly is more of an overnighter for me- it's hard to see how I could leave work one evening, get to Philly, attend a meeting, and get home (to Brooklyn) in any sort of reasonable time.
I love a Philly meeting. I live about 30 minutes West of Philly.
Might make sense to create a Mid-Atlantic Postgres Users Group and have meetings hosted in different spots.
Off the top of my head, I can think of three locations:
EnterpriseDB – Edison, NJ
Gavin's Office – New Hope, PA
Unisys – Malvern, PA
This isn't to say that a Philly Postgres meeting isn't a good idea- just that it's unlike I'll come (or organize it).
Brian
Selena Deckelmann wrote: > Fliers can be helpful - and I think you'll get the most out of handing that, > or a business card with information on it out at SCALE. I can send you the > template we used for the PDXPUG business cards. I just had them printed on > card stock and cut at a local Kinkos. They only cost about $25. Selena, could you send me the template for the PDXPUG business card. I would like to take a look. :-) There is an existing LAPUG web page. However, it is seriously out of date. Does anyone know what is required to gain access to this web page? I would like to spend time to have it updated. For and update: I've found another PG user and we are ready to being preparation for LAPUG. =-O By chance I contacted this individual after mailing the existing LAPUG@postgresql.org mailing list. I expect our first topic of discussion will be either temporal databased implemented in PostgreSQL or a recap on the City of Garden Grove's use of PostgreSQL. We are shooting for our fist meeting 2 weeks after SCALE. I am working on using my companies facilities in Long Beach. Thanks for the help! Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:38:32 -0800 "Richard Broersma Jr." <rabroersma@yahoo.com> wrote: > I expect our first topic of discussion will be either temporal > databased implemented in PostgreSQL or a recap on the City of Garden > Grove's use of PostgreSQL. We are shooting for our fist meeting 2 > weeks after SCALE. I am working on using my companies facilities in > Long Beach. BAH!!! Hold it the evening of Saturday (or Friday) of SCALE... then you will have PostgreSQL people there :) and likely an elephant loving company to sponsor the spirits. Jsohua D. Drake - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHaJUBATb/zqfZUUQRAmp2AKCCJBI+zyHfbfe9/5fksJiK+3Ob3QCdEz4V YSjF7RJ/HXWn4Z/RfTZ/QSk= =GCN+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--- On Tue, 12/18/07, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > I expect our first topic of discussion will be either > temporal > > databased implemented in PostgreSQL or a recap on the > City of Garden > > Grove's use of PostgreSQL. We are shooting for > our fist meeting 2 > > weeks after SCALE. I am working on using my companies > facilities in > > Long Beach. > > BAH!!! Hold it the evening of Saturday (or Friday) of > SCALE... then you > will have PostgreSQL people there :) and likely an elephant > loving company to sponsor the spirits. > > Jsohua D. Drake I am sure at this point we could probably make some sort of arrangement! If we do this, should we make arrangements to have the meeting at a location some what closer to the SCALE Convention? The companies building is about 15 to 20 minutes from the SCALE convention Center. Also the location fairly business/industrial(not too many nice restaurants around). Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:01:39 -0800 (PST) Richard Broersma Jr <rabroersma@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Jsohua D. Drake > > I am sure at this point we could probably make some sort of > arrangement! > If we do this, should we make arrangements to have the meeting at a > location some what closer to the SCALE Convention? The term commonly used in the community is "stumbling distance". Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHaJiqATb/zqfZUUQRAvlNAJ9yucucExgyXwHRbn2AAXgIPqfXygCgpYrH vBAVw+RR1rQqdPzbD8Pc2oE= =mxTq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--- On Tue, 12/18/07, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > If we do this, should we make arrangements to have the > meeting at a > > location some what closer to the SCALE Convention? > > The term commonly used in the community is "stumbling > distance". In that case, do you expect that any of the facilities at SCALE could be used after the convention hours? This way the peopleand chairs would already be in the right place. Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:10:23 -0800 (PST) Richard Broersma Jr <rabroersma@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- On Tue, 12/18/07, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > > > If we do this, should we make arrangements to have the > > meeting at a > > > location some what closer to the SCALE Convention? > > > > The term commonly used in the community is "stumbling > > distance". > > In that case, do you expect that any of the facilities at SCALE could > be used after the convention hours? This way the people and chairs > would already be in the right place. It's a Hotel, probably. Joshua D. Drake > > Regards, > Richard Broersma Jr. > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading > through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command > to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your message can get through to > the mailing list cleanly > - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHaJsdATb/zqfZUUQRAua7AKCnP3Cz+Ufl8jDSnP3R5HXCee+P5ACfQP2w GyVCSYPcilOBpPmSQXXS6HU= =v5Wg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--- On Tue, 12/18/07, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > In that case, do you expect that any of the facilities > at SCALE could > > be used after the convention hours? This way the > people and chairs > > would already be in the right place. > > It's a Hotel, probably. In that case, we'll tentatively make plans to have our first LAPUG meeting at SCALE. I check with Noel to get his inputalso. Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
Josh, Richard, Selena, Looks like I'm going to SCALE ... they took my talk. In that case, Wei-chen may want to come to help at the booth, provided that she gets to do surveys. Is that OK with people? These are the same surveys from OSCON, they're not terribly Sun-specific. --Josh Berkus
On Dec 20, 2007 10:42 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: > Josh, Richard, Selena, > > Looks like I'm going to SCALE ... they took my talk. In that case, Wei-chen > may want to come to help at the booth, provided that she gets to do surveys. > Is that OK with people? These are the same surveys from OSCON, they're not > terribly Sun-specific. I'm fine with it! -selena -- Selena Deckelmann PDXPUG - Portland PostgreSQL Users Group http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx http://www.chesnok.com/daily
Selena Deckelmann wrote: > On Dec 20, 2007 10:42 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >> Josh, Richard, Selena, >> >> Looks like I'm going to SCALE ... they took my talk. In that case, Wei-chen >> may want to come to help at the booth, provided that she gets to do surveys. >> Is that OK with people? These are the same surveys from OSCON, they're not >> terribly Sun-specific. > > I'm fine with it! Same rule applies though, we get copies. That was the agreement at OSCON. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > > -selena > >
Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Selena Deckelmann wrote: >> On Dec 20, 2007 10:42 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >>> Josh, Richard, Selena, >>> >>> Looks like I'm going to SCALE ... they took my talk. In that case, >>> Wei-chen >>> may want to come to help at the booth, provided that she gets to do >>> surveys. >>> Is that OK with people? These are the same surveys from OSCON, >>> they're not >>> terribly Sun-specific. >> >> I'm fine with it! > > Same rule applies though, we get copies. That was the agreement at OSCON. We'd like a copy of these surveys as well.... thanks > > Sincerely, > > Joshua D. Drake > >> >> -selena >> >> > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings -- Chander Ganesan The Open Technology Group One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: 877-258-8987/919-463-0999 http://www.otg-nc.com
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:29:09 -0500 Chander Ganesan <chander@otg-nc.com> wrote: > >> I'm fine with it! > > > > Same rule applies though, we get copies. That was the agreement at > > OSCON. > We'd like a copy of these surveys as well.... I would note that this was a "community" we, not a "CMD" we. I would only release any information from those surveys after complete sanitation of any contact or identifying information. The requirement that the community be given the information is so we the community can learn more about our community. That is all. I am not suggesting that Chander is trying to lead leech (I am not suggesting this at all) but I did want to make it clear as to how the information is procured, stored and shared. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHavDrATb/zqfZUUQRAhvUAJ9ae3e6HCgt+2xR0QaYksgNAOtf8QCdHIXx ANetPLoVj0++/9nuzWcDXZ4= =BxfL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> I would note that this was a "community" we, not a "CMD" we. I would > only release any information from those surveys after complete > sanitation of any contact or identifying information. > > The requirement that the community be given the information is so we > the community can learn more about our community. That is all. > > I am not suggesting that Chander is trying to lead leech (I am not > suggesting this at all) but I did want to make it clear as to how the > information is procured, stored and shared. > I didn't expect there would be customer/contact information there...rather, I expected there would be information that would help us to determine the best direction/directions in which we can further enhance our PG related offerings... thanks > Sincerely, > > Joshua D. Drake > > - -- > The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ > Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 > Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHavDrATb/zqfZUUQRAhvUAJ9ae3e6HCgt+2xR0QaYksgNAOtf8QCdHIXx > ANetPLoVj0++/9nuzWcDXZ4= > =BxfL > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > -- Chander Ganesan The Open Technology Group One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: 877-258-8987/919-463-0999 http://www.otg-nc.com
Joshua D. Drake escribió: > Selena Deckelmann wrote: >> On Dec 20, 2007 10:42 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >>> Josh, Richard, Selena, >>> >>> Looks like I'm going to SCALE ... they took my talk. In that case, Wei-chen >>> may want to come to help at the booth, provided that she gets to do surveys. >>> Is that OK with people? These are the same surveys from OSCON, they're not >>> terribly Sun-specific. >> >> I'm fine with it! > > Same rule applies though, we get copies. That was the agreement at OSCON. So are Prerna's survey results from OSCON available somewhere? -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Joshua D. Drake escribió: >> Selena Deckelmann wrote: >>> On Dec 20, 2007 10:42 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: >>>> Josh, Richard, Selena, >>>> >>>> Looks like I'm going to SCALE ... they took my talk. In that case, Wei-chen >>>> may want to come to help at the booth, provided that she gets to do surveys. >>>> Is that OK with people? These are the same surveys from OSCON, they're not >>>> terribly Sun-specific. >>> I'm fine with it! >> Same rule applies though, we get copies. That was the agreement at OSCON. > > So are Prerna's survey results from OSCON available somewhere? > I have to scan them in but yes, she did follow through and mail them. Joshua D. Drake
Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> In that case, do you expect that any of the facilities at SCALE could >> be used after the convention hours? This way the people and chairs >> would already be in the right place. >> > > It's a Hotel, probably. > Josh, Is there any one I should contact to confirm if we can reserve a room for the LAPUG meeting after the conclusion of Saturday's convention? Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
New Yorkers, I'll be in NYC January 22-24. Maybe we could have some kind of gathering during that week? I'd love to see at least some of you. -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
Josh Berkus wrote: >New Yorkers, > >I'll be in NYC January 22-24. Maybe we could have some kind of gathering >during that week? I'd love to see at least some of you. > > > Any particular night good? Brian
Josh Berkus wrote:
>New Yorkers,
>
>I'll be in NYC January 22-24. Maybe we could have some kind of gathering
>during that week? I'd love to see at least some of you.
>
>
>
Any particular night good?
Brian
Feel free to use our space for your local office if you need it, Josh (or others). We’re a 30-minute train ride away from penn station.
andy
On 1/4/08 2:22 PM, "Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
New Yorkers,
I'll be in NYC January 22-24. Maybe we could have some kind of gathering
during that week? I'd love to see at least some of you.
--
--Josh
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco
Josh Berkus wrote: > New Yorkers, > > I'll be in NYC January 22-24. Maybe we could have some kind of gathering > during that week? I'd love to see at least some of you. > > I'll be in town as well from the 22-24th (leaving 24th evening), nearby grand central...so let me know if you plan something and I'll plan to attend, and probably drag along a customer or two... -- Chander Ganesan Open Technology Group, Inc. One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 919-463-0999/877-258-8987 http://www.otg-nc.com
> Any particular night good? How about Tuesday or Wednesday night? thanks chander > > Brian > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org -- Chander Ganesan Open Technology Group, Inc. One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 919-463-0999/877-258-8987 http://www.otg-nc.com
> Any particular night good?
How about Tuesday or Wednesday night?
thanks
chander
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> Brian
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> TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives?
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> http://archives.postgresql.org
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Chander Ganesan
Open Technology Group, Inc.
One Copley Parkway, Suite 210
Morrisville, NC 27560
919-463-0999/877-258-8987
http://www.otg-nc.com
Gavin M. Roy wrote: > Tuesday night work for everyone? Works for me > > Gavin > > On 1/14/08, *Chander Ganesan* < chander@otg-nc.com > <mailto:chander@otg-nc.com>> wrote: > > > > Any particular night good? > How about Tuesday or Wednesday night? > > thanks > > chander > > > > Brian > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > > > http://archives.postgresql.org > > > -- > Chander Ganesan > Open Technology Group, Inc. > One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 > Morrisville, NC 27560 > 919-463-0999/877-258-8987 > http://www.otg-nc.com > > > -- Chander Ganesan Open Technology Group, Inc. One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 919-463-0999/877-258-8987 http://www.otg-nc.com
Chander Ganesan wrote: > Gavin M. Roy wrote: >> Tuesday night work for everyone? > Works for me Hmmm, I have a conflict. I'll see if I can reschedule it. Chander and I are staying near Grand Central. --Josh
All, OK, I'm good for this. Appointment rescheduled. So now we need a local to find a meeting place. Brian? -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
Folks, So, we still need a location for Tuesday. We can use EnterpriseDB, but they're an hour out of town in NJ. I'd prefer something in NYC. Suggestions anyone? --Josh
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:35:14 -0800 Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: > Folks, > > So, we still need a location for Tuesday. We can use EnterpriseDB, > but they're an hour out of town in NJ. I'd prefer something in NYC. > > Suggestions anyone? Why not just hit planet hollywood or the hard rock or something? > > --Josh > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our > extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHjRrEATb/zqfZUUQRAhZ8AKCd3IgfpEC+qVSm3aW0IRBZUESh3ACgn6Cw koyE0oBEHXVC/JdB253mepo= =gX3C -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
JD, >> Suggestions anyone? > > Why not just hit planet hollywood or the hard rock or something? Because we want to be able to hear as well as see each other. Bars make collosally bad places for UG meetings, since nobody can hear anyone else. --Josh
On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 12:39 -0800, Josh Berkus wrote: > Because we want to be able to hear as well as see each other. Bars make > collosally bad places for UG meetings, since nobody can hear anyone else. That depends on the bar -- we had many successful meetings of the Sydney PUG at a pub. We just talked to the manager of the pub beforehand to arrange for some space in the back that was relatively quiet. -Neil
Josh Berkus wrote: > JD, > >>> Suggestions anyone? >> >> >> Why not just hit planet hollywood or the hard rock or something? > > > Because we want to be able to hear as well as see each other. Bars > make collosally bad places for UG meetings, since nobody can hear > anyone else. > > --Josh > > Can I recommend the Skylight diner? I've had other meetups there, and for small to medium sized meetups (up to say 20 or so people) it's a good place. Quiet, so we can hear each other, they have a nice back area that we can sit in and get lots of tables together, and it's decent diner food, which means that most people can find something there they'll eat and it doesn't cost that much. It's address is: Skylight Diner 402 W 34th St. Between 9th and Dyer (actually just one door from the intersection of 9th Ave and 34th St) New York, NY http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Skylight+Diner&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&ll=40.752686,-73.997211&spn=0.011574,0.013776&z=16&om=1 It's about a block from Penn Station, so it's easy to get to by subway- take the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W to 34th St, or the Shuttle from Grand Central. For those new to New York, I'd like to point out www.hopstop.com, as an easy way to figure out how to get from point a to point b. Brian
Brian, > Can I recommend the Skylight diner? Sounds great! Can you set it up? 7:30pm on Tuesday? Will I be able to do a presentation there (e.g convenient wall for projector)? -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
Brian,
> Can I recommend the Skylight diner?
Sounds great! Can you set it up? 7:30pm on Tuesday?
Will I be able to do a presentation there (e.g convenient wall for
projector)?
--
--Josh
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco
Brian Hurt wrote: > Josh Berkus wrote: > >> JD, >> >>>> Suggestions anyone? >>> >>> >>> Why not just hit planet hollywood or the hard rock or something? >> >> >> Because we want to be able to hear as well as see each other. Bars >> make collosally bad places for UG meetings, since nobody can hear >> anyone else. >> >> --Josh >> >> > Can I recommend the Skylight diner? I've had other meetups there, and > for small to medium sized meetups (up to say 20 or so people) it's a > good place. Quiet, so we can hear each other, they have a nice back > area that we can sit in and get lots of tables together, and it's > decent diner food, which means that most people can find something > there they'll eat and it doesn't cost that much. > > It's address is: > > Skylight Diner > 402 W 34th St. > Between 9th and Dyer (actually just one door from the intersection of > 9th Ave and 34th St) > New York, NY > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Skylight+Diner&near=New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&ll=40.752686,-73.997211&spn=0.011574,0.013776&z=16&om=1 > > > It's about a block from Penn Station, so it's easy to get to by > subway- take the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W to 34th St, > or the Shuttle from Grand Central. > > For those new to New York, I'd like to point out www.hopstop.com, as > an easy way to figure out how to get from point a to point b. +1 Can we get a head count for reservations? Or do they not do reservations? chander > > Brian -- Chander Ganesan The Open Technology Group One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: 877-258-8987/919-463-0999 http://www.otg-nc.com
Not really- I didn't realize we were doing a presentation.Brian,Can I recommend the Skylight diner?Sounds great! Can you set it up? 7:30pm on Tuesday? Will I be able to do a presentation there (e.g convenient wall for projector)?
Not sure where a good place to do a presentation is. Public libraries around here close apx. 8PM, so they're not a good choice.
Brian
Brian, > Not really- I didn't realize we were doing a presentation. > > Not sure where a good place to do a presentation is. Public libraries > around here close apx. 8PM, so they're not a good choice. Well, the Skylight is the best idea we've had. Let's plan on it, and bill it as a "PostgreSQL 8.3 Q&A". -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
Brian,
> Not really- I didn't realize we were doing a presentation.
>
> Not sure where a good place to do a presentation is. Public libraries
> around here close apx. 8PM, so they're not a good choice.
Well, the Skylight is the best idea we've had. Let's plan on it, and bill
it as a "PostgreSQL 8.3 Q&A".
--
--Josh
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco