[mdlug] Penguicon

[Mat Enders]

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Jeff Hanson <jhansonxi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is there likely to be anything of interest there this year?  If not,
>> is there any interest in holding a spring Linux conference in the
>> Detroit area?
>
> I'll be there, presenting on IPv6. Talking with their network guys,
> and it's highly plausible the network will be dual-stacked. BTW, I can
> thank you guys for turning me on to looking at presenting there.
>
>>
>> Previously I attended Penguicon because they had a little bit of
>> Linux-related content (I even ran a session on Linux gaming one year)
>> but that subject seems to have died off.  They don't even have a
>> schedule up yet and the pre-registration deadline is March 31.  Over
>> the past few years their focus seems to be trending towards creative
>> arts, environmental issues, Windows/console gaming, and alcohol.
>
> I wonder if they could set up an "unconference" block in the future;
> open write-ins kinda like how all of BarcampGR is done. At BarcampGR,
> that's nice because people express what they want to hear more about,
> and the end of the conference tends to tune in that direction.
>
They do something similar but call Birds Of A Feather



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