3 Feb
2020
3 Feb
'20
11:49 p.m.
Yep, that works! Talk shortly
On Mon, 3 Feb 2020, Emily Ruf wrote:
Yes, I’ll be available in about 30 min. Does 12:45 PT
work?
On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 1:57 PM Sage Weil <sweil(a)redhat.com> wrote:
Hi Emily,
Can we connect this afternoon?
sage
On Fri, 31 Jan 2020, Emily Ruf wrote:
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Emily Ruf, CMP
Event Manager
The Linux Foundation
M: 512-745-1456
E: eruf(a)linuxfoundation.org
Thank you for passing this along. Certainly makes
things more
interesting.
We’ll connect on Monday.
> On Jan 31, 2020, at 3:35 PM, Sage Weil <sweil(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Red Hat just issued an advisory for its employees. Notably, "all
travel
> to, from or within the APAC region is
postponed absent critical
business
> need approved by next level
management,".
>
> Let's sync up Monday afternoon and see where things stand?
>
> sage
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020, Emily Ruf wrote:
>
>> First, so we’re all on the same page, Ceph has the final call on how
we
proceed and we’re here to help and provide as much information we can to
make the right decision.
>>
>> The entire LF Senior Leadership Team has a F2F meeting on Monday and
this
is a significant topic. They will have feedback from the membership
and other communities.
>>
>> For now, a few questions to ask…most of which I’m sure you’ve already
considered.
>> What are the pros/cons of canceling,
postponing, moving forward
as-is. How many people make this event successful? Are
they the right
people?
>> We expect the Coronovirus scare will
impact registration and
sponsorship
>> How many people do we expect to cancel
or not register for this
particular concern
>> Assuming we do not have attendance from
China, how does this impact
the event?
>> If we move forward AND someone gets sick
at our event or after our
event, how does that reflect on Ceph?
>> Do we anticipate further travel
restrictions into Seoul?
>>
>> Also for your consideration, following are the cancellation fees. We
have
not yet talked to the hotel though are not confident we are in a Force
Majeure situation yet. There are no travel limitations coming into Seoul.
>>
>> Sleeping Rooms
>> 75% up to Feb 15 ( $29,965)
>> 100% on or after Feb 16 ($39,953)
>>
>> Meeting Space/F&B
>> 50% up to Feb 2 ($61,908)
>> 75% up to Feb 23 ($92,862)
>> 100% on or after Feb 24 ($123,826)
>>
>> Next Steps? I suggest we wait until I have feedback from the LF
leadership team. Also, since this scare has been changing on a daily basis,
a lot could change between now and then. We can connect via email on Monday
and follow up conversation during our regular call on Tuesday.
>>
>> Any initial thoughts?
>>
>> Emily
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 30, 2020, at 8:28 AM, Emily Ruf <eruf(a)linuxfoundation.org>
wrote:
>>>
>>> Morning all - We have a meeting with LF leadership this morning to
discuss the concerns and options. I’ll come back to the group with the
information for further consideration.
>>>
>>> We had two emails from sponsors and one speaker yesterday and
provide
the following response: At this time, we are planning to move
forward with Cephalocon in Seoul. However, attendee safety is important to
us and we are monitoring this closely. If the situation changes and it
impacts the event, we will notify all registered attendees, speakers,
sponsors, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jan 30, 2020, at 4:32 AM, Mike Perez <miperez(a)redhat.com>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm also concerned about my safety for this event. Moving the date
of the event is not going to make a difference as we don't know how long
this outbreak will last. We should wait and see how registration numbers go
until mid next week and discuss how we want to move forward. I'm doing my
best with local Ceph Seoul groups and other promoting.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 1:10 AM Lars Marowsky-Bree <lmb(a)suse.com>
wrote:
>>>> On 2020-01-28T07:00:43, Matthew
Johns <matthew.johns(a)suse.com>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Matthew,
>>>>
>>>> I hear you. I think we should inquire at the hotel behind the
scenes,
>>>> but I also think it's too
early to message our attendees without
knowing
>>>> how South Korea will be
affected.
>>>>
>>>> Now, obviously safety is utmost priority, but it seems difficult to
>>>> assess how such a force majeure event is going to play out. So far,
>>>> South Korea has only seen 4 incidents, all linked to Wuhan province.
>>>>
>>>> I think even a travel ban for all of China is unlikely. Wuhan
province,
>>>> yes, but I'd suspect other
regions will be allowed to travel.
>>>>
>>>> At least that's what I'm hoping!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Lars
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH, MD: Felix Imendörffer, HRB
36809 (AG Nürnberg)
>>>> "Architects should open
possibilities and not determine
everything." (Ueli Zbinden)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>> He/Him
> >>>> Ceph Community Manager
> >>>>
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