[yocto] [Yocto-Advocacy] Yocto Project Upcoming Conferences and Developer Days

[Bas Mevissen]

On 5/6/19 12:45 PM, Josef Holzmayr wrote:
> I'd actually word it a little bit differently:
> 
> If there is only *ONE* attendee who did not properly do the homework, it
> will have a massive impact an the rest of the group. And that somebody
> will show up unpreparedly is absolutely certain in my opinion.
> 

With sufficient trainers, one can continue for most and provide some 
assistance to the one falling behind.

> As someone who actually got started through the YPDD beginner track (and
> also often recommends it to new beginners), my opinion is clearly that
> we either should have it, be it only for a handful of attendees, or
> offer a *real* replacement, with face to face training. My experience is
> that this personal thing in the very beginning is an absolutely
> essential part of many YP/OE careers.
> 

I agree. That is how I started, next to a compressed Linux Foundation 
Yocto training that was offered just before the event then.

So it might be wise to ask LF or get something organised. It would 
mostly require a room and a sponsor for some small devkit.


> Greetz
> 
> On Sun, May 05, 2019 at 04:46:12PM -0700, Behan Webster wrote:
>> Just for the record, speaking as a professional trainer, and someone who makes material available before classes in the hopes that people will do “pre-class homework”, almost nobody even glances through any material sent before class. And many people claim to have never received it (for various reasons, but often because it ends up ignored or in spam).
>>
>> Essentially I wouldn’t count on anyone actually looking at anything before arriving, because statistically nobody does.
>>
>> Behan
>>
>> Sent from my Mobile Computer which is also a phone
>>
>>> On May 5, 2019, at 2:45 PM, Volosincu, Andreea S <andreea.volosincu at windriver.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> That’s correct. We’ll provide previous beginner material as pre-class homework.
>>>   
>>> Andreea
>>>   
>>> From: Behan Webster [mailto:behanw at converseincode.com]
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 4:30 AM
>>> To: Volosincu, Andreea S <andreea.volosincu at windriver.com>
>>> Cc: akuster <akuster at mvista.com>; yocto-advocacy at yoctoproject.org; Yocto list discussion <yocto at yoctoproject.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Yocto-Advocacy] Yocto Project Upcoming Conferences and Developer Days
>>>   
>>> So does this mean there won’t be a beginner class at all?
>>>   
>>> Behan
>>>
>>> Sent from my Mobile Computer which is also a phone
>>>
>>> On May 3, 2019, at 6:01 PM, Volosincu, Andreea S <andreea.volosincu at windriver.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Armin,
>>>   
>>> Thanks for letting us know. The security summit overlaps with a lot of things, including the first ELC day.
>>>   
>>> Hopefully we can make it work by fine-tuning the agenda in such a way that you attend just the portion of the day that is interesting to you, or you are presenting.
>>>   
>>> Let’s talk more during the advocacy call.
>>>   
>>> Thanks!
>>> Andreea
>>>   
>>> From: akuster [mailto:akuster at mvista.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 11:07 AM
>>> To: Volosincu, Andreea S <andreea.volosincu at windriver.com>; yocto-advocacy at yoctoproject.org; Yocto list discussion <yocto at yoctoproject.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Yocto-Advocacy] Yocto Project Upcoming Conferences and Developer Days
>>>   
>>>   
>>>
>>> On 5/3/19 11:01 AM, Volosincu, Andreea S wrote:
>>> Greetings,
>>>   
>>> Yocto Project is pleased to announce the plans for the upcoming Embedded Linux Conferences in NA and Europe.
>>>   
>>> Here is a snapshot of our schedule:
>>>   
>>> ELC NA – Wednesday, August 21 - 23, 2019, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, CA
>>>                     Yocto Project is a sponsor. We’ll see you on the show floor
>>>   
>>> ELC NA Dev Day – Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 8:00AM - 6:00PM
>>> Set-up: 1 Meeting Room - Classroom Seating ( 60 people)
>>> Level: Intermediate – Advanced. Participants will receive beginner material (videos and presentations) as pre-requisites
>>> Includes: Morning Break, Buffet Lunch, Beer & Wine Reception with light appetizers
>>> So beer is a prerequisite for Intermediate level?
>>>
>>> This is a conflict with Linux Security summit unless someone can convince me to be part of the training?
>>>
>>> - armin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>> ELCE – Monday, October 28 -30, 2019, Lyon Convention Centre, Lyon, France
>>>                Yocto Project is a sponsor. We’ll see you on the show floor
>>>   
>>> ELCE Yocto Project Summit – Dates & Times:
>>> Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 8:00AM - 6:00PM
>>>                 November 1, 2019 - 8:00 am - 6:00PM
>>> Set-up:
>>> Day 1: 1 Meeting Room - Theater Seating for 100 for Yocto Project talks
>>> Day 2: 2 Meeting Rooms - Mixed Classroom/Theater seating for 60 & Classroom seating for 40 (for maintainers and users)
>>> Includes:
>>> Morning Break for 2 days
>>> Buffet Lunch for 2 days
>>> Beer & Wine Reception with light appetizers for 1 day
>>> The goal for the second day of the summit is to build and bring the community together. We are interested to hear your opinions and ideas on how that day and those rooms should be used for. Please send your ideas to Andreea Volosincu and Philip Balister.
>>>   
>>> We will call out an Advocacy meeting in a couple of weeks to go over plans and vote on the ideas for the second day of the summit.
>>>   
>>> Thanks!
>>> Andreea
>>> Yocto Project Advocacy Lead
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Bas.