[VoCamp Discuss] Vocamp Glasgow?[MESSAGE NOT SCANNED]

[Mounia Lalmas]

14 is fine for me. have to check when the lectures start though.

On 14 Jul 2009, at 16:29, Paola Di Maio wrote:

> 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
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> 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:
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> >
>> > 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
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>> > > 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
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>> > > > 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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Mounia Lalmas
University of Glasgow
mounia at acm.org



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