FUDCon Raleigh 2008 :: 11-13 January 2008 :: Raleigh, NC (exact location TBA)

FUDCon? Bar Camp? Read this First!

FUDCon stands for Fedora User and Developer Conference.

FUDCon Raleigh 2008 will be held as a Bar Camp. A Bar Camp is an "un-conference" where people interested in a wide range of issues come together to teach and learn. Unfamiliar with the un-conference format? Here's the idea in a nutshell. Rather than having scheduled speakers, everyone pitches sessions the morning of the Bar Camp. Those sessions are put on a schedule, and lots of little groups form for intense group learning. Everyone is expected to teach, to talk, to participate. Yeah, it's different from a regular conference - but it works!

The idea of an un-conference came together when people realized the best times they were having at conferences were the times between sessions - where people with like interests could meet ad hoc. The goal of Bar Camp is to facilitate this type of interaction for an entire day. We supply the food, the space, the wireless, the projectors - you show up to teach and learn.

For reference, here is last year's FUDCon Bar Camp page -- http://barcamp.org/FudconBoston2007

ATTENDEES

Planning on attending? PLEASE edit this page and add your name/title/affiliation as you'd like to see it on your badge.

We will get final confirmation as we approach the event itself. Note: we have a limit of 150 participants, but we will create a wait list if necessary.

Current Attendees

1. Max Spevack, Fedora Project Leader, FUDCon organizer.
2. Greg De Koenigsberg, Red Hat Community Manager, FUDCon organizer, former Fedora Board member.
3. Bill Nottingham, Fedora Board member
4. Seth Vidal, Fedora Board member
5. Jesse Keating, Fedora Release Engineer, package ninja
6. Mike McGrath, Fedora Infrastructure Leader
7. Kevin Fenzi, FESCo member, cvsadmin, package-maintainer
8. Robert 'Bob' Jensen, Fedora Unity founder
9. Matthew Miller, Boston University Linux Project, random package maintainer, mailing-list whiner, etc.
10. Ricky Zhou, Fedora Infrastructure/Websites
11. Michael DeHaan, Cobbler, Func, RH Emerging Technologies Group
12. Dave Jones, kernel hacker, eater of cheetos.
13. Tom \"spot\" Callaway, FESCo member, FPC member, Fedora Board candidate, cvsadmin, package maintainer, ninja, ninja rap, go ninja, go ninja, go ninja, go!
14. Dennis Gilmore, FESCo, Infrastructure, Board, OLPC, and SPARC
15. Kyle McMartin, kernel hacker, international hacker of mystery
16. Phillip Rhodes, AggroNinja, Chief Architect - OpenQabal
17. G.Wolfe Woodbury, tester, enthusiast
18. Nalin Dahyabhai, developer
19. Nitin Dahyabhai, developer
20. Paul W. Frields, Fedora Documentation paratrooper, ninja wannabe, and general gadabout
21. Jeroen van Meeuwen, Fedora
22. Jesus M. Rodriguez, developer/user
23. Ben Williams, Fedora Unity Contributor
24. Matt Domsch, Fedora Board member, Mirror Wrangler, troublemaker
25. Will Woods, Fedora QA Lead, bug herder, ne'er-do-well
26. add your name here

SESSIONS

Got an idea for a session? Don't be shy... add it here.

(If you are interested in leading a session add your name afterwards).

Session Proposals with Owners

• Annual Fedora State of the Union talk -- Max Spevack
• Running Fedora from a USB key -- Max Spevack
• Mass-Deploying Fedora with Cobbler -- Michael DeHaan
• Func, the Fedora Unified Network Controller -- Michael DeHaan (&others?)
• From code to an RPM -- simple packaging tutorial for dummies -- Tom "spot" Callaway
• Perl direction (5.10 and beyond) -- Tom "spot" Callaway (and Robin Norwood? and others (add your name here)?)
• Secondary Architectures in F-9 -- Tom "spot" Callaway and Dennis Gilmore (and others(add your name here)?)
• Developer Guide Reboot -- Paul W. Frields
• MirrorManager: Getting the bits out -- Matt Domsch
• Inaugural meeting of the Fedora Mirror Wranglers -- Matt Domsch
• Others? Don't be shy -- put them here.

Sessions that Would Be Nice, but need owners. Claim one, and move it up!

• Revisor - Jigdo
• Others? Don't be shy -- put them here.

HACKFEST, 12-13 JANUARY

Hackfest sessions

WE CURRENTLY NEED PEOPLE TO PLAN HACKFEST SESSIONS. Last year we had sessions on packaging, infrastructure, yum, OLPC, QA, and Live CD.

For those who are able to stay over the weekend, we will be running hackfest sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Please, if you intend to participate, contact the leader of each session for more information about how you can help.

Core/Extras Merge Package Review

• Session Leader: TBD
• General Plan: finish the package review from all packages previously in Core

Hackfest Session

• Session Leader: YOUR NAME
• Contact info: YOUR INFO
• General Plan: link to a page somewhere with the hackfest plan

EVENT DETAILS

FUDCon Raleigh 2008

• Date and time, FUDCon: Friday 11 January, 8:30 AM-6PM, Hackfest: Sat 12 (9AM-8PM)- Sun 13 (9AM-2PM).
• Location: TBA in Raleigh, NC.
• Food: Breakfast and box lunches provided on Friday.

January 11th: FUDPub Raleigh 2008

• Please join us for drinks after the final session on Friday. Location TBA. Please be aware that the legal drinking age in North Carolina is 21.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

What We Need

• Power strips and extension cords. If you have them, bring them.
• Video recording equipment. We'd like lots of footage, and we'd like to see it on YouTube.

Wireless Network Information

• This will be configured to be open and generally completely unsecured for the areas we'll be in for the duration of the event. SSID is "Fedora".

SCHEDULE

Preliminary Schedule for FUDCon Friday

TRAVEL

Air Travel

• The local airport is [http://www.rdu.com] (RDU).

Hotel Accommodations

• We are working on a special rate at a hotel in Raleigh. Check back for more information. We encourage people to find a roommate and keep overall costs down.

CONTACT INFO

• Questions? Email Max Spevack and Greg De Koenigsberg
• Join the Fedora marketing mailing list
• Chat about FUDCon Raleigh 2008 on IRC: irc.freenode.net, #fedora-mktg