[Xdevconf] Re: X Window System developer's meeting.

[Kevin E Martin]

Hi,

I will be attending the developer's meeting.  If you need any additional
information, please let me know.

Thanks,
Kevin

On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 06:50:52PM -0500, Jim Gettys wrote:
> We have scheduled a three day X Developer's meeting from 
> Wednesday, April 28, through Friday, April 30, 2004, at the
> Cambridge Research Laboratory (CRL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
> 
> This meeting is intended to cover a wide variety of topics
> about X Window System technologies, and the as yet unmet needs of
> the technologies that depend on the X Window System.  As a result, 
> this meeting is intended for people working across the entire 
> X Window System stack, including toolkits and window managers
> and desktop infrastructure.  This meeting is not, however, 
> intended to cover general X application development
> topics or concepts.
> 
> There will be a number of people giving presentations.  These 
> presentations will likely consume no more than half of the overall 
> meeting time so the remaining time can be spent with informal 
> discussions,  hacking, breakout sessions, etc.
> 
> If you wish to volunteer to give a presentation, please send e-mail
> to xdevconf at freedesktop.org.  In addition, if you have specific topics
> you'd like to see discussed in a presentation or during informal 
> sessions, please send e-mail with your suggestions to that
> address as well.
> 
> Current presentations for the X Developer's Meeting include:
> 
>   * Keith Packard and Jim Gettys: "The (Re)Architecture of the 
> 	X Window System"
>   * Looking Glass - Sun Microsystems
>   * Dave Reed & Dave Smith: "Croquet: Integrating X with 3D 
> 	Immersive Environments"
> 
> Due to space limitations, attendance will be limited to no more than
> 40 people.  If you would like to attend, please send mail to 
> xdevconf at freedesktop.org.  Having the names of attendees in
> advance eases building security, as we share the building with 
> other companies.
> 
> An audio feed will be made available for those attending remotely
> or unable to attend due to limitations on space. The meeting venue
> provides networking support with 
> high speed access outside the facility.
> 
> The hotels recommended near CRL are The Kendall Hotel, the Cambridge
> Marriott, and the Residence Inn.  All three of these are a short
> walk from CRL and easily accessible via public transportation from
> the Kendall Square subway stop next to MIT.  We have not negotiated 
> any special rates with these hotels, so you'll need to shop around 
> for the best rates, as they vary. A longer list of hotels
> is available at http://www.ai.mit.edu/visiting/hotels/hotels.shtml
> Directions to the lab can be found at:
> http://www.crl.hpl.hp.com/who/lab/directions.htm
> 
> -- 
> Jim Gettys <Jim.Gettys at hp.com>
> HP Labs, Cambridge Research Laboratory
> 
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