Hi Joachim, Personally, for me July is better. However, I would be careful when conducting such opinion survey since mostly people who are not happy with July are answering. People who are happy with July or without a strong opinion will probably not reply. Maybe using an online survey (instead of sending a mass email) will probably reduce biases, get more opinions, and reflect the truth. Cheers, Alexandre
On Sep 25, 2015, at 3:27 AM, jtuchel@objektfabrik.de wrote:
Hi ESUG list readers,
first of all, I'd like to send a late but nevertheless earnest and warm Thank You to all who organized the ESUG 2015 conference. I've enjoyed the conference and the networking. The social event location was great and also Brescia as a city was fantastic.
I'd like to ask all who came or couldn't come to comment on the selection of the Date for the conference. This year, the conference was held in early July rather than in late August.
To me, personally, that was an excellent choice, and I've spoken to many people at the conference and on other occasions about the date. Most people I talked to were either pleased or indifferent. But I could imagine some people didn't come because early July didn't fit well. I would like to have ESUg earlier in the year, and early July was very convenient for me for several reasons:
* In my area (southern Germany), the school holidays haven't started by that time, so the conference doesn't interfere with our vacation plans * For exactly that reason, I think we've had a few more people from a more "enterprisey" background * There aren't many other events in July that might interfere with teh ESUG conference
Let me also state very clearly that I am not asking on behalf of ESUG or that I am in a position to influence the date, other than maybe by starting a discussion on this list ;-) I am not involved in the planning or organisation of the next ESUG conferences, though this might change in the future, never say never ;-)
So, what is your opinion? Does July fit for you, or was the changed date keeping you from attending? Thanks for commenting. Maybe this is of help to the conference organisers, at least I hope so. My intentions are positive ;-)
Joachim
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