[01:25] <GTswagger> jbicha: JonathanD: julian_c: lfaraone: lubotu1: paulproteus: ping
[01:25] <GTswagger> Sorry to ping everybody, but I desperately need speakers for the UbuCon at the SouthEast LinuxFest.
[01:25] <GTswagger> Due to unforseen circumstances, if I can't fill it we'll have to partially or fully cancel UbuCon.
[01:26] <GTswagger> SELF 2011 is June 10th-12th in Spartanburg, SC ... there is an UbuCon Fri the 10th and Sun the 12th.
[01:26] <GTswagger> Anybody (aside from the already confirmed maco) game to speak?
[01:27] <jbicha> how soon do you need to know for sure?
[01:28] <GTswagger> jbicha:  the sooner the better, but no firm deadline really
[01:38] <jbicha> GTswagger: ping me again or email if you don't hear anything from me by this weekend, thanks
[01:39] <GTswagger> jbicha:  k
[01:40] <jbicha> I'll do some, but I'm swamped the next couple days & since I haven't presented at a con before, I'll need to figure out
[01:40] <jbicha> how much I can commit to reasonably
[01:43] <GTswagger> jbicha:  as much as you would like.
[01:43] <GTswagger> I humbly recommend, perhaps, 2 talks?
[01:43] <GTswagger> You can speak early on, see what it's like, and tweak your 2nd to adjust
[01:44] <jbicha> how many go to these sessions? I've never been to SELF before
[01:45] <jbicha> I think one of my talks will be about contributing to Gnome/Ubuntu docs
[01:45] <GTswagger> jbicha:  I profess I don't know when it comes to UbuCon.  Last year we tripled the conference without tripling staff so I was crazy busy.
[01:46] <GTswagger> SELF general tracks usually had between 20-200+ depending on the talk and appeal
[01:46] <GTswagger> total attendance is 1,000+
[01:47] <jbicha> ok, I think 2 talks will be ok for me, it'll be a bit nerve-wracking but I need to get experience doing this some time
[01:47] <GTswagger> excellent
[01:48] <GTswagger> speakers@southeastlinuxfest.org
[01:48] <GTswagger> Email the talk title, brief talk description, and a brief bio about yourself.
[01:48] <GTswagger> and when you would like to speak, perferrably on Sunday.
[01:48] <GTswagger> I don't think the Friday UbuCon is going to make it based upon me already blasting through my known *buntu contacts.
[01:49] <GTswagger> but it looks like we'll have a Sunday one
[01:51] <jbicha> ha, ubucon in the Fedora room
[01:52] <jbicha> that's nice of them to help sponsor though :-)
[02:10] <bcurtiswx> where is SELF held?
[02:13] <JonathanD> GTswagger: hi.
[02:13] <JonathanD> ah
[02:14] <JonathanD> GTswagger: I doubt I can. I'm overcommitted financially for conferences as it is.
[02:17] <JonathanD> and self is a lonnnng drive
[02:21] <GTswagger> JonathanD:  Amtrak.
[02:21] <GTswagger> You're in DC.
[02:21] <GTswagger> Aka the one place in the universe Amtrak makes sense.
[02:21] <julian_c> I'd consider it, but I'd just be getting back from a conference, and I'm on call at work that weekend.
[02:21] <GTswagger> JonathanD:  Spartanburg's Amtrak is across the street from the hotel.
[02:21] <GTswagger> bcurtiswx:  Spartanburg, SC Marriott
[02:26] <JonathanD> GTswagger: I'm in Philly :)
[02:26] <lfaraone> GTswagger: I *probably* won't be able to make it.
[02:27]  * lfaraone is in DC, but will be doing an unpaid internship throughout June. 
[02:27] <JonathanD> GTswagger: I only hang out here for the free cookies.
[02:29] <JonathanD> GTswagger: I'll look into the viability of amtrak tomorrow, but I really have no budget for anything until July, so I'd have to figure out where it'd come from.
[02:30] <GTswagger> JonathanD:  no worries
[02:30] <GTswagger> lfaraone:  If your situation changes just give me a shout
[02:30] <lfaraone> GTswagger: well, I wouldn't know until June 1ish. Is that too late?
[02:31] <GTswagger> lfaraone:  maybe maybe not ... depends on how the tracks fill ... it is plausible there could be slots then
[02:35] <JonathanD> I might have more left over post camping than I though.
[02:35] <JonathanD> *thought
[02:35] <JonathanD> If so I could probably train.
[02:37] <JonathanD> GTswagger: well, I'll see what I can come up with.
[02:40] <JonathanD> 229
[02:40] <JonathanD> erm
[02:41] <bcurtiswx> lfaraone: Internship where?