Like most major software foundations The Apache Software Foundation runs its own conference each year. In the case of Apache it actually runs two a year, one in the US and one in Europe. I’ve been a member of the ASF for 5 years now (and a committer for many years more) but in that time I only ever managed to make it to one ApacheCon, in Europe 2005. This is a real shame because it is always good to put a face to the names on mailing lists (not to mention enjoying good food and other leisurely pursuits). For this reason, I’m thrilled to be in New Orleans to attend ApacheCon US 2008.
I’ve actually been here since Friday as I’ve volunteered to help organise ApacheCon EU 2009 and we’ve had a two day long planning meeting over the weekend. I’m hoping that my presence on the ApacheCon team will not only help ApacheCon in some small way, but also that the experience I gain assisting in the organisation of a major international open source conference will significantly help OSS Watch put on a great show in 2010 (we’re planning an open source conference in the UK – if you are interested in helping with the organisation get in touch).
However, it’s not all been hard work. Halloween in New Orleans is something very special.
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