[TYPO3-UG US] TYPO3 Conference In Dallas, Texas

[Jeff Segars]

Hey Virgil,
The last place you would hold a conference? I didn't think Dallas was 
quite that bad :) If it was Dallas in August instead of April, I might 
agree though ;)

Given our our current community in the US, there were actually a lot of 
factors that made Dallas an attractive location.

* The only active usergroup (at least that I'm aware of) in the US 
happens to meet in Dallas.  This gives us a built in group that we know 
will attend the conference and also local people who are already helping 
with the organization.

* A TYPO3 Association member in Dallas has offered their facilities at a 
very good rate that we couldn't come close to matching elsewhere.

* The facility is very close to to DFW Airport, with plenty of hotels 
nearby which should make travel easy for all attendees.

* DFW is a major international airport with easy access from the West 
Coast or East Coast. For most people, reasonably priced non-stop or 
one-stop flights should not be problem.

Hope that gives some insight into why the location was chosen.

Thanks,
Jeff



virgil huston wrote:
> Just curious, is Dallas as the conference city locked in concrete and how
> was that city decided? One would think that there would have been some
> public discussion before a venue was selected. Dallas is the last place I
> would hold a conference.If you are doing a conference in Texas, it needs to
> be in Austin. There are a lot more central and better locations, especially
> for an international conference like this. For me, the cost of going to the
> European TCON would not be all that much more expensive that going to
> Dallas.
> Virgil
> 
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Segars <jsegars at alumni.rice.edu>wrote:
> 
>> Hey guys,
>> I saw Juergen Egeling (from the TYPO3 Association and punkt.de) make an
>> an announcement on the dev list that is relevant to everyone here... the
>> first TYPO3 conference on this side of the ocean!
>>
>> The event will be held from Thursday, April 16 through Saturday, April
>> 18 in Dallas, Texas. Right now, the main focus is on speakers and
>> sponsors so if that sounds like you, then check out Juergen's email
>> below and visit the website at http://t3con09-dallas.typo3.org/. Actual
>> conference registration will open up in late December.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>> Dear Web Professionals and TYPO3 Enthusiasts,
>>> We are happy to announce the first TYPO3 conference in the US. This is
>>> an additional conference to the already well known European conference.
>>> We hope that this gives the many US based companies a chance to meet
>>> TYPO3.
>>> So now is your chance to input your ideas for talks. At the moment, only
>>> an abstract is needed, which presents your ideas, and gives the users
>>> a chance to understand what you will be talking about. If your talk is
>>> accepted you will be informed, and than you have about 3 month to
>>> deliver your paper.
>>> Whether you want to present a paper or a tutorial, at this point, you
>>> only need to provide a short abstract that describes your planned paper
>>> or tutorial.
>>> These are the important dates:
>>> Start call for papers:       November 7th 2008
>>> End call for papers:         December 10th 2008
>>> End of committee rating:     December 17th 2008
>>> Notification speaker:        December 19th 2008
>>> Registration opening:        December 21th 2008
>>> End early bird registration: February 15th 2009
>>> Final papers due:            March 15th 2009
>>> End of regular registration: April 4th 2009
>>> The papers will be published in the conference proceedings which are
>>> handed out to all conference attendees. If you have any questions,
>>> please use the form at http://t3con09-dallas.typo3.org/contact.html
>>> to forward your inquiry.
>>> If you and/or your company want to sponsor this event, you are
>>> free to contact us at http://t3con09-dallas.typo3.org/contact.html
>>> on a first come, first served basis.
>>> At T3CON09-Dallas, you will meet TYPO3 professionals and core developers
>>> and will have ample opportunities to exchange your ideas with inspiring
>>> like-minded people.  This year we also invited a few presenters from
>>> outside the immediate TYPO3 community to speak about related topics
>>> and influential developments likely to impact TYPO3 in the near future.
>>> T3CON09 will take place 16th-18th april, Dallas, TX. Exact details
>>> will follow on the website when they are available.
>>>
>>> Learn more about submitting a paper here:
>>> http://t3con09-dallas.typo3.org/callforpapers.html
>>>
>>> Please note that the conference language is English only.
>>> Also, if you feel you can teach attendees in your area of expertise,
>>> please consider conducting a tutorial for half of a day or a full day.
>>>
>>> On behalf of the TYPO3 Event Team
>>>
>>> Juergen Egeling
>>> Vice President
>>> TYPO3 Association
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