Fwd: ApacheCon Vancouver Meetups, and other chances for your project to get involved

[Isabel Drost <is...@apache.org>]

On 28.09.2011 Nick Burch wrote:
> If you're interested in hosting a Meetup, please list the idea on the 
> Meetups wiki[2]:
>      http://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/ApacheMeetupsNa11
>  If you see one there you like the look of, bump up the interested count. 
> Once we know there's enough takers, we'll schedule the meetup and help get 
> the word out!
> Also, if you think that a company in your project area might be willing to 
> buy some beer for your meetup, please ask them to drop Delia 
> <de...@gmail.com> an email and she'll help them get that sorted :)

Any Mahout people (in addition to Grant Ingersoll, Shannon Quinn and myself) 
planning to attend Apache Con NA? 



> In terms of other chances to get together or spread the word about your 
> project, there are a few other options. We're still seeking speakers for 
> the Fast Feather Track, which hosts 20 minute talks about new projects, 
> ideas and features. If there's something new in your area, sign up and let 
> everyone know about it! Signup is here[3]:
>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dDR5ZEN0amFzZGVGdHVnQWpuSWM0bGc6MQ#gid=0

If you are a happy Mahout user and are planning to attend Apache Con - why not 
put in a short presentation on your Mahout use case? I'd love to learn more on 
what people are working on.

Isabel