[VoCamp Discuss] Vocamp Glasgow?

[Paola Di Maio]

Thanks Keith
>
> In terms of dates, Mounia suggest the 15th, but from our serious calendar
> exchange it looks that 14th should also be OK
> (i confirm that for me either day should be fine)
>
> I do no plan to go to Bristol, do you, or others?
>
> The idea to have different local vocamps is to be able to do our RDF work
> locally wherever we are, so I would encourage people from Scotland to stick
> to a local vocamp, unless they have specific reason to travel that far
>
> re. 1-2 days, I would say it depends what the agenda and the participants
> trying to achieve - most things can be done/discussed in a day imho, but if
> we want to develop and test some vocabularies that may need  2 days, or more
> even, i have loadsa work to be done in various projects once I work out how
> to go about it.....
>
> P
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Keith Alexander <
> k.j.w.alexander at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> Apologies for the late response.
>> Jeff Pan from Aberdeen is just visiting us, and I took the opportunity to
>> ask him about it. He said  round about the 14th would be (probably) good,
>> but 16-18th he had other commitments (in Germany I think). He said he could
>> probably rustle up someone else to attend as well. If he can't come, someone
>> from Aberdeen could probably go anyway.
>> He said the sooner dates are fixed, the more likely it is that he (and)
>> others would be able to plan to attend.
>> Tom Heath pointed out that there is also a Bristol Vocamp in mid September
>> (17-18th?) - is there likely to be much overlap in terms of people who might
>> attend both?
>> Should we move this discussion, in part at least, to
>> discuss at lists.vocamp.org ?
>>  Cheers,
>> Keith
>>  | On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Mounia Lalmas <mounia at dcs.gla.ac.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> Better to get the date fixed now, may I suggest the Tuesday 15.Mounia
>>>
>>>
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>>> On 14 Jul 2009, at 11:58, Paola Di Maio wrote:
>>>
>>> Cool Harry thanks
>>>
>>> we werent sure if youd be around since you finished your Phd
>>>
>>> We should be fine for space in Glasgow, I can book a room at Strathclyde,
>>> although there are connectivity issues
>>> Main wifi access for people who do not have an account is via BT Open
>>> which requires an account
>>>
>>> Glasgow Uni should be an option too, or some other open accesspaces where
>>> we can get a room with wifi
>>>
>>> Dont you think we should do Edinburgh on a separate Vocamp?  Perhaps we
>>> should just schedule another one later on, unless you all think otherwise
>>> (to me its all the same)
>>>
>>> So pending issues are
>>>
>>> 1. make a firmer date, closer to the time perhaps?
>>> 2. decide venue with wifi (definitely Glasgow?more thoughts?)
>>> 3. find a few additional people in the neighbourhood who would/should
>>> know about RDF to experiment with, as keith suggested someone in the public
>>> administration or other key public office or learning institutions perhaps?
>>> (advertise, evangelize a bit?)
>>>
>>> p
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Harry Halpin <hhalpin at ibiblio.org>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think that works. Also, if space is an issue the Informatics Forum
>>>> is also available, albeit in Edinburgh. I think Alan Bundy and Ewan
>>>> Klein at Edinburgh might be interested in helping as well. Getting
>>>> Jeff Pan in Aberdeen involved would be great as well.
>>>>
>>>> On 7/12/09, Paola Di Maio <paoladimaio10 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > After a serious exchange between Mounia and myself
>>>> > we have come up with possible dates
>>>> >
>>>> > 14.15.16 September
>>>> >
>>>> > would this suit Keith and Harry?
>>>> > I presume it would be important in addition to ourselves to involve a
>>>> > handful of
>>>> > people in IT who have never heard of RDF for, that leaves us a couple
>>>> of
>>>> > months
>>>> > to work on that...
>>>> >
>>>> > P
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Paola Di Maio
>>>> > <paoladimaio10 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> > > Hay Harry
>>>> > > thanks for reply
>>>> > >
>>>> > > since for us locals anyday is probably pretty much the same, within
>>>> > reason, then please
>>>> > > do let us know a range of possible dates that would fit you, if you
>>>> are
>>>> > not able to commit to anything at all
>>>> > > then we'll go ahead nonetheless
>>>> > >
>>>> > > In the meantime please let us know if you can think of someone who
>>>> we
>>>> > should invite
>>>> > > p
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Harry Halpin <hhalpin at ibiblio.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > > I don't see a date. I am not in Edinburgh very much, so it's hard
>>>> to
>>>> > > > confirm without a date. But hope to see it happen!
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >        -harry
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Paola Di
>>>> > > > Maio<paoladimaio10 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> > > > > resending, with correct address for Harry, hopefully...
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Paola Di Maio
>>>> > <paola.dimaio at gmail.com>
>>>> > > > > wrote:
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> Greetings ! Hope you are all keeping cool
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> I am finally catching up with this, and finally had a chat with
>>>> Keith
>>>> > on
>>>> > > > >> the phone this morning.
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> We discussed that it would be nice if we could try to get
>>>> people from
>>>> > the
>>>> > > > >> wider IT community to attend, as well as non IT people who may
>>>> still
>>>> > have an
>>>> > > > >> interest, before confirming the date/venue.
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> Updated some notes here
>>>> > > > >> http://vocamp.org/wiki/Vocamp_Glasgow
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> Please do think of inviting one or two people from your local
>>>> contact
>>>> > list
>>>> > > > >> to attend, I ll be doing so during other related
>>>> meetings/events in
>>>> > > > >> forthcoming weeks
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> Please also consider posting an announcement or two in related
>>>> > message
>>>> > > > >> boards in the physical world (old corridor and toilet stickers)
>>>> in
>>>> > related
>>>> > > > >> departments
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> When we have a few more prospects attendees, we can make firm a
>>>> > date/time
>>>> > > > >>
>>>> > > > >> PDM
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
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>>>
>>> -----
>>> Mounia Lalmas
>>> University of Glasgow
>>> mounia at acm.org
>>>
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