From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9970B20248 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:40:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727260AbfCNSkM (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:40:12 -0400 Received: from cpanel4.indieserve.net ([199.212.143.9]:47308 "EHLO cpanel4.indieserve.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726936AbfCNSkM (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:40:12 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=crashcourse.ca; s=default; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:References: Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Subject:cc:To:From:Date:Sender:Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date: Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id: List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=EtLRC5gaSVmCT4G2T+qtbtIGICrAnE4D3qvoxF7QTSk=; b=fXIzUoQVtNALCXWCppMrWv/db FeT8ixmlskgELYfeh1vOuwqUJEmAo9PzNNby+QIeCahVJJ9nRwgol4Su74UgGd9qsaHgIwev7CR0h we5EFXlIgABtINJp7CW31lftO7uZCX1bbt94OX5SI+553rpzEGnWnikTslUVUSNkmBlHZbkCL6NB4 blc8X/cY7cYipzQAL9d1zgqIFHQRcRQ9fc8eiNs0KkuLT1WR5zEuI8/EUWl62Kx7U2BNMT9Yzu2hJ rRnm6WULyX08YjNJm9KL66Egh5swb/puFdB+4vr/A/pF/wSU65yJZKl7vdoBEmZ/0P6IosOuuskiL a0K/iub9g==; Received: from cpef81d0f814063-cmf81d0f814060.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.114.57.56]:32898 helo=localhost.localdomain) by cpanel4.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1h4VGz-003QGb-Tx; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:40:10 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:40:08 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Konstantin Ryabitsev cc: Jeff King , Git Mailing List Subject: Re: straw poll: git merge conference location In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20190313205539.GA30425@sigill.intra.peff.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (LFD 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-OutGoing-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel4.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel4.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel4.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 14 Mar 2019, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote: > On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 at 16:56, Jeff King wrote: > > - preferences between Canada and US? > > If you're looking at Canada, East coast is generally more affordable > than West Coast in terms of venues and accommodation. The three main > tech hubs in the East are Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. > > Toronto pros: nice city, lots of tech presence, direct travel from > most international airports Toronto cons: only marginally less > expensive than Vancouver > > Montreal pros: nice city, lots of tech presence, quite affordable > for venues and accommodations Montreal cons: many international > travel destinations require stopovers > > Halifax pros: very nice city next to the ocean, a vibrant (if small) > tech presence, very affordable Halifax cons: most international > travel requires stopovers, inclement weather if unlucky > > Honourable mentions: Quebec City (if you want to be in North > America, but feel like you're still in Europe :), Ottawa (if you > like museums and large historical government buildings) from a purely selfish perspective, i'd pick ottawa ... once you're downtown, it's all walking -- parliament, sparks street, byward market. as for tech hubs, kanata is just outside of ottawa, and that's some pretty serious tech hub. rday