[yocto-ab] Yocto Project: upcoming conferences

[Philip Balister]

On 01/23/2014 03:36 PM, Osier-mixon, Jeffrey wrote:
> Hi all - there are a number of conferences coming up in the spring
> whose CFPs are ending soon. It would be really useful to get an idea
> about who from each organization is planning to attend, and if there
> are any presentations about YP being submitted, what are the subjects
> so we can avoid overlap.
> 
> These are the upcoming events of interest for 2014. Please let me know
> if you or someone from your organization is planning to attend and/or
> talk about the Yocto Project.There will be a more comprehensive list
> available before the next Advisory Board meeting that will include the
> YP Advocacy Team's plans for each conference.
> 
>  *** PLEASE let me know if your organization is planning to have a
> booth or speakers at any of these, or any other conferences relevant
> to the Yocto Project. ***
> _________________________________________________________
> 
> Winter/Spring:
> 
> FOSDEM (Feb 1-2, Brussels): OpenEmbedded has a booth at this
> conference, and two primary YP engineers will be there with stickers
> and other goodies.

Paul Barker has a talk there:

https://fosdem.org/2014/schedule/event/underwater_acoustics_to_opkg/

There will be OpenEmbedded stickers also. I also have some Yocto Project
stickers.

> 
> Mobile World Congress (Feb 24-27, Barcelona): At least one YP
> presentation is planned
> 
> Embedded World (Feb 26-28, Nuremburg): At least one YP presentation is planned
> 
> Collaboration Summit (March 26-28, Napa): We are NOT planning a big YP
> presence due to the proximity with so many other conferences, but
> there may be some meetings of interest.
> 
> EE|Live (March 31 - April 3, San Jose): formerly DesignWest, formerly
> ESC - the project is not planning a major presence at this (expensive)
> conference, but I would love to know if anyone is planning to speak
> there or will have a booth.
> 
> ELC North America (April 29-May 1, San Jose): This is our major spring
> conference and I expect several YP talks to be accepted. We are also
> in the planning stages for a Yocto Project/OpenEmbedded Hack-a-thon to
> be held during the two days following ELC, so please plan accordingly.
> More info as it develops.
> 
> Later in the year:
> 
> OSCON (July, Portland): typically has multiple member booths, not
> normally much YP presence
> as it is not a very embedded-centric conference. Fun to attend,
> though. Please let me know if your organization has a booth planned.
> 
> LinuxCon North America (August, Chicago): also not a big embedded
> conference and YP participation will be limited to advocacy/marketing
> outreach, not major meetings. Again, please let me know if you have a
> booth planned here.
> 
> ELCE - Embedded Linux Conference Europe (October, Dusseldorf): very
> big deal for us. We will have a booth, presentations, meetings, and
> probably a Developer Day. More in the future.
> 
> ARM TechCon (Oct/Nov, Santa Clara): I'd like to make it a big YP
> conference at some point,
> although the proximity to ELCE is unpleasant, and in fact we may not
> be able to transport our booth between countries that quickly. If your
> org typically has a booth here or is otherwise involved, please let me
> know.
>