Re: [matplotlib-devel] Developer summit at Scipy?

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

Agreed.  Sounds good.  Thanks, Damon.

Mike

On 06/04/2014 11:44 AM, Benjamin Root wrote:
> Yes please. Last year's BoF was well-attended. I would expect nothing 
> less this year.
>
> Ben
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Damon McDougall 
> <dam...@gm... <mailto:dam...@gm...>> wrote:
>
>     Shall I go ahead and set up a MEP bof?  Just got an email for a call
>     for BoFs which reminded me to ask.
>
>     On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Benjamin Root <ben...@ou...
>     <mailto:ben...@ou...>> wrote:
>     > That is unfortunate that we can't have a summit before/after
>     SciPy 2014. I
>     > have also booked my flights and hotel, and the only time I would
>     have to fit
>     > a "summit" outside of SciPy 2014 would be Saturday, July 5th in
>     the evening.
>     >
>     > I will be there, though, for the entire conference (including
>     both sprint
>     > days). Perhaps we can have a somewhat formalized
>     Birds-of-a-feather session?
>     > Maybe with a discussion panel and some short presentations on
>     our visions
>     > for future matplotlib development?
>     >
>     > Ben Root
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Michael Droettboom
>     <md...@st... <mailto:md...@st...>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> Hello all,
>     >>
>     >> Sorry to be writing this at this late point, but I've been hoping I
>     >> could find a way around it.  I won't be able to attend an extra
>     day at
>     >> either end of Scipy year, both due to personal commitments and new
>     >> funding constraints at NASA.  I do plan to attend/host the
>     matplotlib
>     >> sprint again, however, which is not a bad opportunity to catch
>     up on
>     >> some of these issues.
>     >>
>     >> So, an extra developer summit day is still possible if someone
>     else is
>     >> able to organize it -- I just, unfortunately, won't be able to
>     attend.
>     >> We can still use the matplotlib donated funds to cover the cost
>     of the
>     >> extra hotel night (assuming the numbers of people wanting to do
>     that is
>     >> not too large) and meeting space (if the cost is not too high,
>     though
>     >> maybe locals like Damon have a connection for free and/or cheap
>     space).
>     >> For reimbursement, I would need a receipt for that hotel night
>     (ideally
>     >> with that one night broken out individually), which will then be
>     >> submitted to numfocus, who will reimburse you directly.
>     >>
>     >> Sorry to be uncommunicative on this (and uncommunicative in general
>     >> lately).  I hope something can still work out at this late date!
>     >>
>     >> Mike
>     >>
>     >> On 02/27/2014 11:28 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote:
>     >> > How many matplotlib developers are planning to attend SciPy
>     this year?
>     >> >
>     >> > If we used some of our funds to support an extra hotel night,
>     would any
>     >> > of you be interested in spending an extra day for a "matplotlib
>     >> > developer summit" to discuss matplotlib projects?  This would
>     be in
>     >> > addition to the sprints, which I see probably being a larger
>     group. Your
>     >> > response isn't a committment at this point, I'm just trying
>     to gauge how
>     >> > much interest there might be.
>     >> >
>     >> > Mike
>     >> >
>     >>
>     >>
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