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

[Chris Duffy]

I am coming from Houston if at all possible! I can fly or drive.

Thanks, Jeff!

At 08:56 AM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>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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