Just a thought here regarding some of the logistical tasks of putting the event together. Namely, talk proposals and attendee registration. I know that most community-run events (by which I mean not underwritten and managed by a company) roll their own registration system. At least one of them, SCALE in Los Angeles, has put its code up for reuse by others: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/scalereg/" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/p/scalereg/</a>. Ilan Rabinovitch told me a couple of things about it: it's Django, it handles online registration, reporting, and on-site checkin, and it can integrate with Paypal (not that LGM charges, of course, but who knows; it could be useful for the dinner or t-shirts). With LGM '10 a year away, is anybody enough of a Django ninja to take a look at the code and see if they think it could come in handy for next year?<br>
<br>Ilan also mentioned that they are collaborating with the Utah Open Source Conf on Utah's "conman" system that manages speaker proposals. That link is here: <a href="http://code.google.com/p/utos-conman/" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/p/utos-conman/</a> ... although I'm not clear if they've put it into production yet. The SCALE registration system has run SCALE for several years.<br>
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Thoughts?<br><br>Nate<br>-- <br>nathan.p.willis<br><a href="mailto:nwillis@glyphography.com">nwillis@glyphography.com</a><br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/willis">flickr.com/photos/willis</a><br>