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

[virgil huston]

Jeff,

Sorry, but Dallas is not on my top 1,000,000 places to visit :-). I have
been there. The wind shear when landing scared the crap out of me, the plane
almost crashed. I will try and make it to the conference for sure, location
really doesn't matter that much. Funny thing is, for me, going to Dallas is
about the same cost as going to TCON in Europe. I am really happy to see
this activity in the US. We need it and really need to do PR to get to
business owners in the US.

Virgil

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Jeff Segars <jsegars at alumni.rice.edu>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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