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Le 27/07/2015 04:57, Takashi Torii a écrit :
> Hi Loic,
>
>> Since you already organize trainings maybe you already have pre-built sets ?
>> Any idea you have to try and resolve this would be good to hear :-)
> We have several box of Lego Classic, we don't have any set of house, castle etc.
> Our Upstream Training was about 30 students maximum, so it is not sufficient for
> the next training in Tokyo (approximately 50 to 60 people?).
>
> I have started discussing with other members what we can do.
> The simple one is we will help pre-build using your parts and our parts before the training.
> We can carry the assembled Lego by taxi to the venue.
> Other options are preparing more parts in Japan by purchasing.

For the Vancouver event, Stefano found a Lego-as-a-Service provider who 
rented the boxes.
I think it would make sense to find quite the same provider within 
Japan, because it definitely saves costs IMHO.

Takashi, do you think there are some Japan companies doing that ?

-Sylvain


> Regards,
> Takashi Torii
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Loic Dachary [mailto:loic at dachary.org]
>> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 5:32 PM
>> To: Torii Takashi(鳥居 隆史); Tim Freund; skinjo at redhat.com; Sylvain Bauza
>> Cc: Haikel Guemar; community at lists.openstack.org; Chris Ricker
>> Subject: Re: [openstack-community] Setting up Upstream Training in Tokyo
>> [upstream]
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Great :-) I was planning to fly over with 40 to 80 pounds of lego spare
>> parts (that's what I have at home). But we also need pre-built buildings
>> such as the one at http://dachary.org/loic/upun-6-7/. In Paris we had six
>> prebuilt buildings (one for 10 participants) and it made for a great display
>> at the end http://dachary.org/loic/group2.jpg
>>
>> We tried shipping the existing pre-built buildings but found that it's quite
>> difficult because they are fragile (therefore likely to break and probably
>> take more time to repair than to build a new one from scratch) and long
>> distance shipping of fragile items is almost as expensive than buying new
>> ones.
>>
>> A solution that worked in Atlanta was to buy lego sets and have them delivered
>> to someone local and willing to assemble them and bring them with her/him
>> to the training (thanks again to Chris Ricker for that ;-). The bonus being
>> that the person gets to keep the lego afterwards (makes children very
>> happy ;) because they cannot be conveniently shipped to the next training
>> location. In Vancouver legos were hired from a local lego company. And the
>> legos from the Paris training are in my attic in Paris should someone need
>> them for training in this area.
>>
>> Since you already organize trainings maybe you already have pre-built sets ?
>> Any idea you have to try and resolve this would be good to hear :-)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> On 26/07/2015 09:51, Takashi Torii wrote:
>>> Hi Loic, and all,
>>>
>>> I am happy to support Upstream Training in Tokyo!
>>>
>>> Japan OpenStack User Group already had done Upstream Training in Japan
>> version 3 times,
>>> so we have support you in many ways. Of-course, we are living in Tokyo.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Takashi Torii
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Tim Freund [mailto:tim at freunds.net]
>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 2:48 AM
>>>> To: Loic Dachary; skinjo at redhat.com; Sylvain Bauza
>>>> Cc: Haikel Guemar; community at lists.openstack.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [openstack-community] Setting up Upstream Training in Tokyo
>>>> [upstream]
>>>>
>>>> Hi Loic -
>>>>
>>>> That is a good point!  I have moved the registration and first contact
>> to
>>>> August (the earlier the better).
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 07/25/2015 11:25 AM, Loic Dachary wrote:
>>>>> Hi Tim,
>>>>>
>>>>> Participating means someone needs to plan arrival two days in advance
>>>> and book the flight tickets accordingly. Wouldn't it be better to open
>>>> registration as soon as possible ? I see you planned it for September
>> but
>>>> that may be better, if possible, in August, don't you think ?
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> On 25/07/2015 14:40, Tim Freund wrote:
>>>>>> Using Trello to manage the student intake and mentoring seemed to work
>>>> last time, so I created a new Trello board to manage the planning process:
>>>>>> https://trello.com/b/VsS5MMPs
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The board is public, but only members can edit.  I will add anyone
>>>> interested in planning and implementation to the board -- just reply
>> to
>>>> this thread.  If you have already volunteered on this thread, you will
>> be
>>>> added shortly after I send this email.
>>>>>> I'm sure I've missed some steps on the board, so please add or edit
>> as
>>>> necessary.  If you've never used Trello before, you can double-click
>> any
>>>> item to add additional detail on the back of the card.
>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tim
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 07/24/2015 11:11 PM, Shinobu Kinjo wrote:
>>>>>>> Sounds pretty good.
>>>>>>> I should be able to do something.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Shinobu
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Sylvain Bauza <sbauza at redhat.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:sbauza at redhat.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>       Le 25/07/2015 00:06, Loic Dachary a écrit :
>>>>>>>>       Hi Tim,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>       That's fantastic :-) I'll be in Tokyo as well. Although I don't
>>>> have much time for preparation, you can count on me for the training
>> and
>>>> also to get the legos.
>>>>>>>       So, since I'm going to Tokyo with my wife and my first daughter,
>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>       leaving my seat for anyone else.
>>>>>>>       That said, I can propose Haikel Guemar (CC'd) for a good
>>>>>>>       mentor/presenter since he was already a good assistant for the
>>>> Paris
>>>>>>>       Upstream Training.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>       Nevertheless, I'm happy to help to review the next Upstream
>>>> Training
>>>>>>>       modifications and discuss on how to enhance the current
>> situation.
>>>>>>>       Also, my name is left for any mentoring on Nova, you can ping
>> me
>>>> if
>>>>>>>       needed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>       -Sylvain
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>       Cheers
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>       On 24/07/2015 22:17, Tim Freund wrote:
>>>>>>>>>       On 07/24/2015 04:10 PM, Stefano Maffulli wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>       Hello folks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>       I spoke this week with Lauren and confirmed that Upstream
>>>> Training can
>>>>>>>>>>       be organized also for Tokyo, like we've had it in Atlanta,
>> Paris
>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>       Vancouver. The main difference is that this time we'll need
>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>       volunteer time to keep things running together because I
>> don't
>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>       enough bandwidth and the Foundation is short-staffed, too.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>       The main dates are Sunday-Monday, October 25-26 (the main
>>>> conference
>>>>>>>>>>       kicks off Tuesday the 27th.) The Foundation has already set
>>>> space for
>>>>>>>>>>       this and FNtech can provide all the logistics support.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>       We need someone to take the lead to manage the whole process:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>          - create the eventbrite page
>>>>>>>>>>          - keep track of participants
>>>>>>>>>>          - check/update the training material
>>>>>>>>>>          - get the legos
>>>>>>>>>>          - etc...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>       After Vancouver there were also suggestions for improvements
>>>> that it's
>>>>>>>>>>       worth incorporating in this edition.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>       Does anyone want to take the lead for Upstream Training Tokyo
>>>> edition?
>>>>>>>>>       I have more bandwidth than usual this summer and fall, and
>> I'll
>>>> be happy to coordinate or co-coordinate.
>>>>>>>>>       Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       Tim
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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