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[Andrew Shafer <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks

That all makes sense.

Any of those options are going to start to be cold in Oct.

I reject the idea that Boston is a tech hub like Silicon Valley, but that's
because I reject the idea that anywhere is like 'the valley'.

I'd also like to up vote Toronto.

Thanks again for keeping us in the loop.

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Stephen Spector <
stephen.spector@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >> Andrew:
> >>
> >> How will the final decision be made?
>
> Right now, I am working with the Rackspace events team to look for event
> facilities that can meet our requirements in terms of physical space, number
> of rooms, budget, availability on dates we need, etc. I am focusing on the
> East Coast of the US including Canada with an emphasis on Boston but we are
> also considering NYC, Montreal, Atlanta, etc. Don't worry – Orlando will not
> be considered; I have done enough events there while at Citrix to last a
> lifetime.
>
> Once I get a few options that meet our needs I will present the information
> to the community for feedback and then a final recommendation will be made
> by myself to ?. I believe that ? at this time is Jim Curry and the Project
> Policy Board although I am not sure the PBB should be the final decision
> maker; however this is an open area for the community to discuss. Of course,
> as of today, Rackspace is still funding more than 70% of the total costs for
> these events thus the importance of getting Rackspace's thoughts on the
> location.
>
> As usual, I am open to other ideas and processes. My goal is to be
> completely open with the planning of this event as I was last time so
> everyone can see costs, schedules, etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen Spector
> Community Manager, OpenStack
>
>
>
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