From nobody Thu Jul 17 11:13:19 2014 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caldav@ietfa.amsl.com Delivered-To: caldav@ietfa.amsl.com Received: from localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE6321A0028; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:11:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 4.59 X-Spam-Level: **** X-Spam-Status: No, score=4.59 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_50=0.8, FH_RELAY_NODNS=1.451, HELO_MISMATCH_NET=0.611, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, IP_NOT_FRIENDLY=0.334, J_CHICKENPOX_102=0.6, RDNS_NONE=0.793] autolearn=no Received: from mail.ietf.org ([4.31.198.44]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ZTqSMFOxdJdF; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:11:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from oak.morsemedia.net (unknown [69.50.241.226]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 811F91A000F; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:11:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from c75-111-52-186.erkacmtk01.ca.dh.suddenlink.net ([75.111.52.186]:40077 helo=[192.168.0.218]) by oak.morsemedia.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1X7q9D-0006og-Qa; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:11:16 -0700 From: Dave Thewlis Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_AEC63EC1-393C-4C90-BA2F-57846CF03A0A" Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:11:13 -0700 To: caldav@ietf.org, "calsify@ietf.org" Message-Id: <949BC476-5CB9-42FA-A83E-4BCB88967A53@calconnect.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) X-MorseMedia-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MorseMedia-MailScanner-ID: 1X7q9D-0006og-Qa X-MorseMedia-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact your Internet E-Mail Service Provider for details X-MorseMedia-MailScanner-SpamCheck: X-MorseMedia-MailScanner-From: dave.thewlis@calconnect.org X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - oak.morsemedia.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - ietf.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - calconnect.org X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: oak.morsemedia.net: authenticated_id: dave@dcta.com Archived-At: http://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/caldav/u0ttvT_QSosI4UTXWi1b01bBB4Q Subject: [caldav] CalConnect's fourth European event is this autumn -- you're invited to join us at Youcanbook.me in Bedford, UK September 29 - October 3 X-BeenThere: caldav@ietf.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: Thewlis Dave List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:11:24 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_AEC63EC1-393C-4C90-BA2F-57846CF03A0A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii This e-mail is being sent to more than one list; my apologies if you get = it multiple times.=20 Dave Thewlis CalConnect - The Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium - is returning to = Europe this autumn Our first three European conferences, in 2011, 2012, and 2013, were very = successful, and our European colleagues encouraged us to return again = this autumn. Therefore, CalConnect XXXI will take place in Bedford, = United Kingdom, on September 29 - October 3, 2014, hosted by = Youcanbook.me=20 We encourage our European colleagues and others interested in = Calendaring and Scheduling to join us. We're working to make this event = as attractive as possible to organizations that are not currently = members but have thought about exploring CalConnect, and a European = event is a chance for people to participate in a CalConnect event = without having to incur the travel costs and time of coming to North = America. =20 CalConnect is a collaboration between calendaring and scheduling vendors = and users. It was established to further interoperability between = calendaring and scheduling implementations, and works towards this = purpose by driving the evolution of calendaring and scheduling standards = through technical committee work, holding regular interoperability = testing events, and hosting regular conferences, workshops and symposia = focused on calendaring and scheduling. =20 European companies were among CalConnect's earliest members, and as = standards and interoperability are both central to CalConnect's mission = and are strong core values of European Information Technology, we have = long recognized the importance of increasing European involvement in = CalConnect. To that end we held special events in Europe in 2007 and = 2008 in preparation for our first regular CalConnect conference in = Europe in 2011. This autumn's event in Bedford is one which we hope = will continue with even greater European participation in CalConnect's = interoperable calendaring and scheduling efforts, and we applaud the = increased involvement by Europeans in our technical activities over the = last few years. =20 Overview Our venue will be The Higgins Art Gallery and Museum in Bedford, located = on Castle Lane, Bedford, Mk40 3XD United Kingdom. The Higgins is a short = walk from the Conference Hotel, The Bedford Swan, and other = accommodation alternatives, All events of the CalConnect week, = September 29 - October 3, except for the Monday Test Event dinner, the = Wednesday Reception, and the Thursday Conference dinner will take place = at the Higgins. Full information about the conference may be found at = CalConnect XXXI including the week's schedules, registration, and = logistics information. Bedford is about 50 miles north of London; we recommend European = travelers who arrive by air to arrive at Luton Airport (north of London) = as it is nearest. Travelers from further away will probably arrive at = London Heathrow or London Gatwick. Information on getting from the = airports to Bedford is available on the CalConnect XXXI page (specific = shuttle information will be posted shortly).=20 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning, September 29 - October 1, will = be our Interoperability Test Event, ending with lunch on Wednesday. = Wednesday afternoon (beginning with lunch), Thursday, and Friday, = October 1-3, will be the Calconnect Conference which will include = workshops, and technical committee sessions: briefings on what the = CalConnect technical committees are doing, and discussions of problems, = alternatives, and participation in the work of the Technical Committees. Registration and Fees You must register separately for the Interoperability Test Event and the = CalConnect Conference. Please see Registration and Fees for more = information and registration forms.=20 Special Registration Fee for This Event: $600 USD per person for = first-time non-members to cover both the Interoperability Test Event and = the CalConnect Conference. =20 We encourage you to register as soon as possible. Upon registration you = will be invoiced for the amount due. However, you may choose to pay = later, including at the event, if it is more convenient. Conference Hotel Our conference hotel is The Bedford Swan Hotel The Embankment, Bedford. = You may book the hotel directly from its website, The Bedford Swan = Hotel. There is no fixed rate and the rates will probably rise as we = get closer to the event, so we recommend booking as soon as you know = your travel plans. We will provide a list of alternative accommodations = on the CalConnect XXXI web page shortly, should the Swan not be = available or you prefer different arrangements. =20 -------------------------------------------- Who and What is CalConnect? We are a collaboration between calendaring and scheduling vendors and = users, established to further interoperability between calendaring and = scheduling implementations, and work towards this purpose by driving the = evolution of calendaring and scheduling standards through technical = committee work, holding regular interoperability testing events, and = hosting regular conferences, workshops and symposia focused on = calendaring and scheduling. See our current member list at CalConnect = Members. Learn more about CalConnect at our website and our blog. Find = out about our previous meetings from our Event Reports and from posts = on our blog. You can find out more about membership in CalConnect at = CalConnect Membership. What is CalConnect currently focused on? You may find brief descriptions of the current work items of our = Technical Committees at Current Work.=20 Questions and Feedback: Please contact us at contact@calconnect.org with questions or feedback. =20= In particular, if you are interested in the Interoperability Test event = and would like to suggest specific areas of testing, or potential = participants, we want to know. If you have specific areas of interest = or topics which you would like to see addressed in the workshops and = symposia, please let us know about that as well! Also, feel free to = send this e-mail on to others who you feel might be interested, or = contact us and ask us to invite them as well. You are also welcome to contact me directly with questions and = suggestions; see my Signature block at the end of this E-mail Please join us in Bedford! Dave Thewlis Executive Director The Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium -------------------- More Information: More information about the test event, the technical conference, and the = workshops may be found below. The schedule for the week may be viewed = at CalConnect XXXI Schedule (at this early date the schedule is an = outline; we have not yet assigned time slots to specific sessions. This = should happen in the next few weeks.) The entire set of logistics = information, including travel, hotel booking, schedule, and as we get = closer to the event, topical agendas and final topics for the workshops = and symposia, may be viewed at CalConnect XXXI. Interoperability Testing The Interoperability Testing will take place Monday and Tuesday, = September 29-30, plus Wednesday morning October 1st. Our = interoperability test events offer those with calendaring = implementations a chance to test against others one-on-one; the event is = structured to allow "testing pairs" where you will get a chance to test = with everyone in the course of event. =20 The exact testing scenarios will be decided based on who is coming and = what (and with whom) they want to test. As of today we will definitely = plan to test at least the following areas: jCal (The JSON format for iCalendar) RSCALE (Non-Gregorian Calendar Recurrences) Calendar sharing VPOLL Support in clients and servers Scheduling VAVAILABILITY CalDAV iCalendar/iMIP/iTIP and iMIP gateways iSchedule CardDAV If there is interest, synchronization testing for mobile clients in = general Please see CalConnect XXXI Interoperability Test Event for more = information. Technical Workshops and Symposia Thursday and Friday mornings will be dedicated to workshops and = symposia, which are included in the Conference Registration. The = specific events are in the early planning stages; the CalConnect XXXI = Schedule will reflect more detail as soon as we have it. CalConnect Conference At each CalConnect event, the Conference offers an opportunity for each = of the CalConnect Technical Committees and Provisional Committees to = present its work, invite suggestions, and conduct open discussions with = the attendees on issues or topics under deliberation in the committee. = In order to facilitate people in North America joining the Roundtable = portion of the week's events, the Conference sessions will be held = Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, as will be shown in the The = Conference covers (at least) Opening and introduction to CalConnect Report from the Interoperability Test Event Technical Committee sessions for all CalConnect TCs and PCs Opportunities for BOFs ("birds of a feather" discussions) Final wrapup and summary of all sessions New initiatives CalConnect Plenary Session The conference will conclude no later than 18:00 on Friday, October 3rd. Social Events: =20 There will be a dinner for all Interoperability Test Event participants = on Monday Evening, a Reception on Wednesday evening for all participants = in either the Test Event and/or the Conference, and a dinner for all = Conference participants on Thursday evening. The social events are = included in your registration fee. Meals Your registration to the Interoperability Test Event or the Conference = includes lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments for the period of = the event, plus the reception Wednesday evening. In addition, = registration to the test event includes the Monday evening IOP test = event dinner, and registration to the technical conference includes the = Thursday evening Conference. Please note that breakfast is not included = as it is generally included with your hotel package. =20 Best Regards, Dave Thewlis -- Dave Thewlis, Executive Director CalConnect - The Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium +1 707 840 9391 voice | +1 707 498 2238 mobile | +1 415 946 3454 fax http://www.calconnect.org | Dave.Thewlis@calconnect.org --Apple-Mail=_AEC63EC1-393C-4C90-BA2F-57846CF03A0A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

This = e-mail is being sent to more than one list; my apologies if you get it = multiple times. 

Dave = Thewlis



CalConnect - The Calendaring and = Scheduling Consortium - is returning to Europe this = autumn

Our first three European conferences, in 2011, 2012, and = 2013, were very successful, and our European colleagues encouraged us to = return again this autumn.  Therefore, CalConnect = XXXI will take place in Bedford, United = Kingdom, on September 29 - October 3, 2014, hosted by Youcanbook.me 

We encourage our European colleagues and = others interested in Calendaring and Scheduling to join us.  We're = working to make this event as attractive as possible to organizations = that are not currently members but have thought about exploring = CalConnect, and a European event is a chance for people to participate = in a CalConnect event without having to incur the travel costs and time = of coming to North America.  

CalConnect is a collaboration = between calendaring and scheduling vendors and users.  It was = established to further interoperability between calendaring and = scheduling implementations, and works towards this purpose by driving = the evolution of calendaring and scheduling standards through technical = committee work, holding regular interoperability testing events, and = hosting regular conferences, workshops and symposia focused on = calendaring and scheduling.  

European companies were among = CalConnect's earliest members, and as standards and interoperability are = both central to CalConnect's mission and are strong core values of = European Information Technology, we have long recognized the importance = of increasing European involvement in CalConnect.  To that end = we held special events in Europe in 2007 and 2008 in preparation for our = first regular CalConnect conference in Europe in 2011.  This = autumn's event in Bedford is one which = we hope will continue with even greater European participation = in CalConnect's interoperable calendaring and scheduling efforts, = and we applaud the increased involvement by Europeans in our = technical activities over the last few years. =   


Overview

Our venue will = be The = Higgins Art Gallery and Museum in Bedford, located = on Castle Lane, Bedford, Mk40 3XD United Kingdom. The Higgins is a short walk from the Conference = Hotel, The = Bedford Swan,  and other accommodation = alternatives,  All events of the CalConnect week, September 29 - October = 3, except for the Monday Test Event dinner, the Wednesday Reception, and = the Thursday Conference dinner will take place at the Higgins. = Full information about the conference may be found = at CalConnect = XXXI including the week's schedules, registration, = and logistics information.

Bedford is about 50 = miles north of London; we recommend European travelers who arrive by air = to arrive at Luton Airport (north of London) as it is nearest. =  Travelers from further away will probably arrive at London = Heathrow or London Gatwick.  Information on getting from the = airports to Bedford is available on the CalConnect = XXXI page (specific shuttle information = will be posted shortly). 

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning, September 29 - = October 1, will be our Interoperability Test Event, ending with = lunch on Wednesday.  Wednesday afternoon (beginning with lunch), = Thursday, and Friday, October 1-3, will be the Calconnect = Conference which will include workshops, and technical = committee sessions: briefings on what the CalConnect technical = committees are doing, and discussions of problems, alternatives, and = participation in the work of the Technical = Committees.


Registration and Fees

You must register separately = for the Interoperability Test Event and the CalConnect Conference. =  Please see Registration and = Fees for = more information and registration forms. 

Special Registration Fee = for This Event:  $600 USD per person for first-time = non-members to cover both the Interoperability Test Event and the = CalConnect Conference.   

We encourage you to register = as soon as possible.  Upon registration you will be invoiced for = the amount due.  However, you may choose to pay later, including = at the event, if it is more convenient.


Conference = Hotel

Our conference hotel is The Bedford Swan = Hotel  The = Embankment, Bedford.  You may book the hotel directly from = its website, The Bedford Swan Hotel. =  There is no fixed rate and the rates will probably rise as we get = closer to the event, so we recommend booking as soon as you know your = travel plans.  We will provide a list of alternative accommodations = on the CalConnect = XXXI web page shortly, should the Swan not be available or you = prefer different arrangements. =  


---------------------------= -----------------


Who and What is CalConnect?

We are a collaboration between = calendaring and scheduling vendors and users, established to further = interoperability between calendaring and scheduling implementations, and = work towards this purpose by driving the evolution of calendaring and = scheduling standards through technical committee work, holding regular = interoperability testing events, and hosting regular conferences, = workshops and symposia focused on calendaring and scheduling.  See = our current member list at CalConnect = Members. Learn more about CalConnect at our website and = our blog. =  Find out about our previous meetings  from our Event = Reports and from posts on our blog.   You can = find out more about membership in CalConnect at CalConnect = Membership.

What is = CalConnect currently focused on?
You may find brief descriptions of the current work items = of our Technical Committees at Current = Work. 


Questions and Feedback:

Please contact us at contact@calconnect.org wit= h questions or feedback.  

In particular, if you are = interested in the Interoperability Test event and would like to suggest = specific areas of testing, or potential participants, we want to know. =  If you have specific areas of interest or topics which you would = like to see addressed in the workshops and symposia, please let us know = about that as well!  Also, feel free to send this e-mail on to = others who you feel might be interested, or contact us and ask us to = invite them as well.


You are also welcome to contact me directly with = questions and suggestions; see my Signature block at the end of this = E-mail

Please join us in Bedford!

Dave = Thewlis
Executive Director
The Calendaring and Scheduling = Consortium


--------------------


More = Information:

More information about the test event, the technical = conference, and the workshops may be found below.  The schedule for = the week may be viewed at CalConnect = XXXI Schedule (at this early date the schedule is an outline; = we have not yet assigned time slots to specific sessions.  This = should happen in the next few weeks.)  The entire set of logistics = information, including travel, hotel booking, schedule, and as we get = closer to the event, topical agendas and final topics for the workshops = and symposia, may be viewed at CalConnect = XXXI.


Interoperability = Testing

The Interoperability Testing = will take place Monday and Tuesday, September 29-30, plus Wednesday = morning October 1st.  Our interoperability test events offer those = with calendaring implementations a chance to test against others = one-on-one; the event is structured to allow "testing pairs" where you = will get a chance to test with everyone in the course of event. =  

The exact testing scenarios will be decided based on who = is coming and what (and with whom) they want to test.  As of today = we will definitely plan to test at least the following = areas:

  • jCal (The JSON format for iCalendar)
  • RSCALE (Non-Gregorian Calendar = Recurrences)
  • Calendar = sharing
  • VPOLL Support in clients and = servers
  • Scheduling
  • VAVAILABILITY
  • CalDAV
  • iCalendar/iMIP/iTIP and iMIP = gateways
  • iSchedule
  • CardDAV
  • If there is interest, synchronization testing for mobile = clients in general

Please see CalConnect XXXI = Interoperability Test Event for more information.


Technical Workshops and = Symposia

Thursday and Friday mornings = will be dedicated to workshops and symposia, which are included in the = Conference Registration.  The specific events are in the early = planning stages; the CalConnect = XXXI Schedule will reflect more detail as soon as we have = it.


CalConnect Conference

At each CalConnect event, the = Conference offers an opportunity for each of the CalConnect Technical = Committees  and Provisional Committees to present its work, invite = suggestions, and conduct open discussions with the attendees on issues = or topics under deliberation in the committee.  In order to = facilitate people in North America joining the Roundtable portion of the = week's events, the Conference sessions will be held Wednesday, Thursday = and Friday afternoons, as will be shown in the The Conference covers (at = least)

  • Opening and introduction to = CalConnect
  • Report from the Interoperability Test = Event
  • Technical Committee sessions for all CalConnect TCs and = PCs
  • Opportunities for BOFs ("birds of a feather" = discussions)
  • Final wrapup and summary of all =  sessions
  • New initiatives
  • CalConnect Plenary = Session

The conference will conclude no later than 18:00 on = Friday, October 3rd.


Social Events:
 
There will be a dinner for all = Interoperability Test Event participants on Monday Evening, a Reception = on Wednesday evening for all participants in either the Test Event = and/or the Conference, and a dinner for all Conference participants on = Thursday evening.  The social events are included in = your registration = fee.


Meals

Your registration to the = Interoperability Test Event or the Conference includes lunch and morning = and afternoon refreshments for the period of the event, plus the = reception Wednesday evening.  In addition, registration to the test = event includes the Monday evening IOP test event dinner, and = registration to the technical conference includes the Thursday evening = Conference.  Please note that breakfast is not included as it is = generally included with your hotel package. =  




Best Regards,

Dave Thewlis


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Dave Thewlis, Executive = Director
CalConnect - The Calendaring and Scheduling = Consortium
+1 707 840 9391 voice | +1 707 498 2238 mobile | +1 415 = 946 3454 fax

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