[openstack-community] Setting up Upstream Training in Tokyo [upstream]

Loic Dachary loic at dachary.org
Mon Jul 27 08:50:05 UTC 2015


Hi Sylvain,

On 27/07/2015 09:31, Sylvain Bauza wrote:
> 
> 
> 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.

How much did it cost ? Do you have pictures of the Vancouver buildings ?

Cheers
> 
> 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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>>>>>>>> Email:
>>>>>>>> shinobu at linux.com <mailto:shinobu at linux.com> skinjo at redhat.com
>>>>>>>> <mailto:skinjo at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Tim Freund
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>>>>> http://tim.freunds.net
>>>>>
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>>> Loïc Dachary, Artisan Logiciel Libre
> 

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