Walter Bright wrote:
> Brad Roberts and I have been discussing putting on the first D conference. We'd at last all get to meet each other! This announcement is to gauge the level of interest.
> 
> It would be either in the spring (March) or early summer (June). It
> would be in Seattle, Washington or Astoria, Oregon. Both places are
> prime vacation spots.
> 
> It would be 1 or 2 days, depending on the number of presentations. It would need commitments from at least 20 people to make it a go.

Nearer to April 20, and I'll be in Seattle anyway, I'm pretty sure.

BA

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:56:44 +0100, Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:

> Walter Bright wrote:
> 
>> Brad Roberts and I have been discussing putting on the first D conference. We'd at last all get to meet each other! This announcement is to gauge the level of interest.
>> 
>> It would be either in the spring (March) or early summer (June). It
>> would be in Seattle, Washington or Astoria, Oregon. Both places are
>> prime vacation spots.
>> 
>> It would be 1 or 2 days, depending on the number of presentations. It would need commitments from at least 20 people to make it a go.
> 
> Just a point on fares and destinations for us Europeans; We are more likely to find direct flights to Seattle (there are from Copenhagen for instance), and it will be expensive :P My first search gave me 1200USD for a roundtrip in June.
> 
> There are several possible difficulties, but I will try to come.

LOL ... From Australia the best fares are around 2100USD but typically closer to 4000USD. So why not meet half way, say Hawaii or Tahiti?

-- 
Derek Parnell

"Walter Bright" <newshound@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:ejh5ec$10gc$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Brad Roberts and I have been discussing putting on the first D conference. We'd at last all get to meet each other! This announcement is to gauge the level of interest.
>
> It would be either in the spring (March) or early summer (June). It would be in Seattle, Washington or Astoria, Oregon. Both places are prime vacation spots.
>
> It would be 1 or 2 days, depending on the number of presentations. It would need commitments from at least 20 people to make it a go.

Agh, you're killing me.  How about hosting it in Pittsburgh ;)

It's something I'd really love to go to, but I really don't know if I'll have the money or the time to do so.  Although, in the (very) off chance that I'd be out in Redmond for an MS internship for a scholarship over the summer, that might make it a little easier..

Walter Bright wrote:
> Brad Roberts and I have been discussing putting on the first D conference. We'd at last all get to meet each other! This announcement is to gauge the level of interest.
> 
> It would be either in the spring (March) or early summer (June). It would be in Seattle, Washington or Astoria, Oregon. Both places are prime vacation spots.
> 
> It would be 1 or 2 days, depending on the number of presentations. It would need commitments from at least 20 people to make it a go.

For me it depends largely on timing, but I'd like to go if my schedule allows.


Sean

Mr. Bright,
I would gladly come if it will be some time during the spring. I hope You would
provide some information about hotels in Seattle or Astoria. I have some ideas
what to present, if You wish I can already start preparing.

Kind regards, and keep with Your excellent work on D and DMDScript (which btw. I could not compile with previous version of DMD, on my GNU/Linux box)

Dejan Lekic

Dejan Lekic wrote:
> Mr. Bright,
> I would gladly come if it will be some time during the spring. I hope You would
> provide some information about hotels in Seattle or Astoria. I have some ideas
> what to present, if You wish I can already start preparing.

Once we settle on a location, we'll provide hotel information. Probably we'll set up a web page with all the details. If you are ready to start preparing, by all means!

> Kind regards, and keep with Your excellent work on D and DMDScript (which btw. I
> could not compile with previous version of DMD, on my GNU/Linux box)

Why not upgrade to the latest DMD?

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:53:47 -0800, Walter Bright wrote:

> Brad Roberts and I have been discussing putting on the first D conference. We'd at last all get to meet each other! This announcement is to gauge the level of interest.
> 
> It would be either in the spring (March) or early summer (June). It would be in Seattle, Washington or Astoria, Oregon. Both places are prime vacation spots.
> 
> It would be 1 or 2 days, depending on the number of presentations. It would need commitments from at least 20 people to make it a go.

Great idea.  I'd love to attend.  I live in San Diego (Oceanside) so I'm sure a Southwest flight would be pretty cheap.  I like the suggestion to tack this on to the end of SD West or some other conference.  It might make it easier for various companies to pay for the trip.

Mark aka mrw

Mark Wrenn wrote:
> Great idea.  I'd love to attend.  I live in San Diego (Oceanside) so I'm
> sure a Southwest flight would be pretty cheap.  I like the suggestion to
> tack this on to the end of SD West or some other conference.  It might make
> it easier for various companies to pay for the trip.

At the end of sdwest most people just want the first plane outta there to go home.

Walter Bright wrote:
> It would be either in the spring (March) or early summer (June). It would be in Seattle, Washington or Astoria, Oregon. Both places are prime vacation spots.

As a European, I've seen vacation spots, so Astoria doesn't sound too exotic. But Seattle! The home of Frasier the shrink, the Space Needle, Boeing, and Microsoft.

Walter Bright wrote:
> Brad Roberts and I have been discussing putting on the first D conference. We'd at last all get to meet each other! This announcement is to gauge the level of interest.
> 
> It would be either in the spring (March) or early summer (June). It would be in Seattle, Washington or Astoria, Oregon. Both places are prime vacation spots.
> 
> It would be 1 or 2 days, depending on the number of presentations. It would need commitments from at least 20 people to make it a go.

Please, tape the whole event and post it on Google Video for those of us that don't even have hope of attending (As much as we would like it).

Sniff