PostgreSQL Anniversary Summit http://conference.postgresql.org July 8-9, 2006 - Toronto, Canada en-us Conference Wrap-Up Part I http://conference.postgresql.org/article/23 conference wrap-up.   There will be much, much more stuff once we get the infrastructure in place and all of the files uploaded.]]> Undefined 07/20/2006 15:56:24.643209 PDT Second day over, time for some sleep http://conference.postgresql.org/article/22 Code Sprint; see some of you there. Oh, and since some people missed it, Luke Lonergan is the proud owner of a $1000 conference t-shirt signed by all the speakers plus Tom Lane.]]> Undefined 07/09/2006 20:35:24.095598 PDT First day a success http://conference.postgresql.org/article/21 Dru Lavigne has full coverage, at least until we reached the bar! Further commentary at PlanetPostgresql. ]]> Undefined 07/09/2006 06:08:29.578513 PDT Important Last-Minute Registration http://conference.postgresql.org/article/20 Registration will be open from 2pm on Friday to at least 7pm in the lobby of the International Living Center on Ryerson Campus (across from Pittman Hall where many of you are staying). 

Internet Access from your rooms in Pittman Hall or the International Living Center is complimentary of the conference, regardless of what any staff tell you.   However, it is wired access and thus requires an ethernet cable.  If you have not brought a ethernet cable with you, they are sold in the Ryerson campus bookstore.  If you have trouble getting on the internet in your room, tell the front desk staff that you are with the PostgreSQL conference and make sure they have your room number.

There will be a T-Shirt Auction of a conference t-shirt signed by the speakers on Saturday night.  The auction will be cash or US check only, with half the proceeds to go to the PostgreSQL fund at SPI, and the other half to go to the World Wildlife Fund's African Elephant Programme.

See you on Saturday, or at the registration desk tommorrow!]]> Undefined 07/06/2006 21:12:42.996574 PDT Map-like things, and emergency contact info http://conference.postgresql.org/article/19 Location pages.  Also, there is some emergency contact information up: if you get lost or are otherwise stuck, you can call us for help. ]]> Undefined 07/05/2006 13:01:08.420549 PDT Friday Night Cruise sponsored by EnterpriseDB http://conference.postgresql.org/article/18 We are pleased to announce that EnterpriseDB will be sponsoring a dinner cruise on Friday, July 7th. They will start with a happy hour starting at 5:00pm from in the lobby of the Courtyard Marriott at 475 Yonge Street (about 3 blocks from Ryerson). The party will leave the hotel at 6:45 and depart for the boat. Boarding time is 7:00pm and departure is 7:30.

We will need you to RSVP ASAP (by Wednesday, July 5th) to EnterpriseDB so that we can receive a final count. Do not RSVP to the conference organizers.

]]> Undefined 07/04/2006 13:43:56.07499 PDT New directions on the Location page http://conference.postgresql.org/article/17 Location page. ]]> Undefined 06/30/2006 14:36:28.062803 PDT Draft Schedule, Program up http://conference.postgresql.org/article/16 schedule and a catalog of talks up on the web site.   Don't get too attached to it though; a couple of our speakers are having visa troubles, and we may have to rearrange some stuff at the very last minute.  But this should give you a more specific idea of what you're going to attend ... and what you'll miss out on, because you can't attend two talks at once!]]> Undefined 06/25/2006 22:42:04.879841 PDT Call for Lightning Talks http://conference.postgresql.org/article/15 Lightning Talks for the PostgreSQL Anniversary.  

Lightning talks are 5-minute talks on one brief topic.  It's a great way to get started with giving tech talks if you haven't before; it's a good way to introduce ideas which you don't have full examples for, and it's an opportunity for those of you whose talks were not chosen for the conference. 

Here's the conditions:
  • Each Lightning talk is 5 mintues.
  • You may use only up to 5 slides of PDF slides, which must be sent to the conference no later than June 15th.
  • You may have only a 1 page handout, which must be to the conference on the same date.
  • Neither slides nor handout are required.
  • No demos.
So, submit a Lightning Talk now!  Please include your full name, and a talk title and description.]]> Undefined 05/23/2006 16:28:18.493923 PDT Waiting List http://conference.postgresql.org/article/14 by e-mailing us.
I will not know if we have extra spaces until at least May 31st, so don't bother waitlisting yourself if you need to buy plane tickets now.]]> Undefined 05/23/2006 15:36:42.310327 PDT Less Than Two Months To Go! http://conference.postgresql.org/article/13
CONFERENCE PAYMENT:  Several of you have not yet paid your registration fee, but are not speakers or sponsors.  In some cases, this is because you were waiting for our new credit card site.  Please pay your registration fee (or
at least contact us) by MAY 31st, or your registration may be cancelled to make room for other attendees. 

LETTERS OF INVITATION: if you requested a letter of invitation, and have not yet received it, it is either because we did not get your request or did not receive full information from you. If you still need a Letter of Invitation to obtain your Visa, please e-mail conference-info@pgfoundry.org with the following information immediately:
Full name (what it says on their passport)
Date of birth
Current address and phone
Planned arrival date
Planned departure date
Where you're staying
If you do NOT send that complete information, we will not send you a Letter.

ACCOMMODATIONS:  Summer is tourist season in Toronto, and the hotels are filling up.  If you are planning to attend the Anniversary, you should have already booked your accommodations.  If not, do it immediately!

CONFERENCE FULL:  You'll notice that the conference has CLOSED general registration due to being "full up."   If you registered early, but are having second thoughts about your ability to get to Toronto, please contact us so that we can give your spot to another community member.  We have a waiting list!

Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you all in Toronto, July 8th.]]> Undefined 05/17/2006 20:09:02.272312 PDT Registration Closed http://conference.postgresql.org/article/12 Program is just about final.

Now, the bad news.   Based on the survey we did in late 2005, and initial registration, we rented a facility which will only accomodate 85 people.  Since this is our first time, we didn't anticipate how many people would wait until now to register!  Enlarging the venue at this point would be very expensive and pretty much break the conference budget.  So we have had to close registration.

We're holding some spots open for speakers, sponsor's staff and lead community members whom we specifically invited.  If that's you, please email us so that you can get a registration exception.

Next year we will know enough to have a larger venue.]]> Undefined 05/11/2006 11:41:30.415357 PDT Talk Selection Update http://conference.postgresql.org/article/11 may not have been selected.  However, we are still awaiting confirmations from some speakers, so the list will not be final until May 6. 

Note that several speakers who did not have their own talks approved for the conference are still wanted/needed for the Web Team Meeting, Fundraising Meeting and/or Slony-I Meeting.  And we plan to have a sesson of lightning talks.

Also, we are still budgeting travel compensation for speakers.  Just wanted to keep everyone updated!]]> Undefined 04/21/2006 09:50:03.971559 PDT New Payment Option Up http://conference.postgresql.org/article/10 Payment screen.  We will be notifying all people who registered with "other credit card."  Please note that you still need to register before paying.]]> Undefined 04/16/2006 18:42:06.701889 PDT Tentative List of Sessions Up http://conference.postgresql.org/article/9 the Program page.   Note that this is an unconfirmed list which will change slightly by the time we finish dealing with speaker confirmations, compensation needs, and presentation readiness, and is not final.  We expect to have the new credit card processing tool online this week, at which point there will be no excuse to wait any longer for registration!]]> Undefined 04/16/2006 12:45:30.313754 PDT Proposal Period Closed. http://conference.postgresql.org/article/8
As it is, we have 45 excellent proposals.  We will be reviewing these over the next week to ten days and selecting a program of talks, meetings, round-tables and workshops.   We expect a real knock-your-socks-off program.

But ... we will have to reject about half of the submissions.  In a 2-day conference we simply can't do everything.   Those whose talks are rejected will be given first shot a lightning talks.  Please understand that we don't enjoy rejecting proposals; with only a couple of exceptions, we know every single speaker personally.]]> Undefined 04/05/2006 21:10:16.144274 PDT Registration now open http://conference.postgresql.org/article/7 Registration is now open. While we won't be able to take international credit cards for a couple of weeks, we're ready to take people's names. Please register as soon as you can, it really helps us to have an accurate idea of attendence. Note that speakers and Sponsor's employees need to register individually as well. See you in Toronto!]]> Undefined 03/27/2006 14:55:00.710643 PST Please Re-Submit http://conference.postgresql.org/article/6 Undefined 03/17/2006 15:24:53.401794 PST Currently Accepting Proposals http://conference.postgresql.org/article/5 seeking proposals for conference tracks.   Please submit your suggestions as early as possible.]]> Undefined 03/04/2006 17:00:18.288694 PST Summit Website Now Up! http://conference.postgresql.org/article/4 Undefined 03/04/2006 16:54:07.205266 PST