GoOOoCon2008 / Prague

Hi guys,

	The Novell team thought that, what with the next OOoCon being in
Beijing and the cost of travel there (etc.) and of course the broad
focus of that conference; that it would be good to have a very
hacker-focused event in Europe. So, we're inviting all hyper-technical
people (with or without long hair) to join the Novell go-oo team for
part of their annual team face-to-face in Prague.

	To re-iterate, this is not an attempt to undermine OOoCon - if you can
only afford to go to one conference (money, time, spousal -patience /
whatever); go to OOoCon.

	Having said that, it should be a fun time to sit and chew over the
latest developments, problems, and opportunities - while getting to know
other people.

?        Conference site:
                + http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoOOCon_2008
        The place:
                + Prague, beautiful city, home to SUSE labs, an
                  inexpensive place to stay & eat
        The time:
                + April 11th / 12th
        The (preliminary) plan:
                + April 11th, ad-hoc presentations, hacking, evening
                              drinks / meal.
                + April 12th, am: more of the same
                              pm: fun ropes course / team building
		+ check the wiki as time passes for more details.
        Getting there:
                + unfortunately, we can't pay expenses, which is sad.
                + on the other hand, cheap flights & cheap hotels
                  shouldn't bust the bank.

        We're trying to keep the event small & friendly, focusing on
hard-core coding, and vcl/source/inc/hardcore.hxx type topics. There
is no need to speak, but if you have something you want to talk about,
please do show up with some slides, and drop Kendy a line with some idea
of what you'd like to say.

	* There will also be a moratorium on overt politics *

        Inevitably, this being the .cz republic, unless you are
careful, there will be a certain amount of walking through forests,
and with the ropes course it's worth bringing some good footwear.

        Please poke Kendy [ NB. not the mailing list ;-> ] if you can
come.

        Thanks for reading,

               Michael, JP & team.

-- 
 michael.meeks@novell.com  <><, Pseudo Engineer, itinerant idiot