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nathenharvey commented 9 years ago

Week prior to the conference
Monday or Wednesday before the conference
After the conference - link to survey

nathenharvey commented 9 years ago

For Friday, June 5 - message loaded into BusyConf

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Hi {{ first_name }}!

DevOpsDays DC is next week! We are so happy that you'll be part of our inaugural DevOpsDays event.

New Keynote Announced

We are really excited to welcome Mark A. Schwartz, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as a keynote presenter. Mark is one of the strongest proponents of DevOps in the federal government. His keynote will be on Friday, June 12 at 11:25AM.

Logistics

June 11-12, 2015
USPTO, Madison Building, 600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314
The USPTO is a non-smoking campus
Directions to the Madison Building are available on the USPTO site.
- The King Street station in Alexandria (yellow or blue line) is a short walk from the Madison building.
- When entering the Madison building from Delany Street, please head to the lower atrium for registration. You may use the stairs at the opposite end of the building or the elevator which is in the far left-hand corner.
- When entering from Eisenhower Ave., you will enter into the lower atrium and the registration tables will be on your left and right.

Dress Code

Some people will come in suits, many will be in t-shirts. Dress for comfort and as suits your personal style.

WiFi

The USPTO has made public WiFi available to all DevOpsDays DC attendees. Please be considerate of other attendees and be a good consumer of the WiFi. DevOpsDays are about connecting with others in our industry in person. If you are on-call during DevOpsDays DC, we recommend coming prepared with alternate connectivity solutions such as a mifi puck.

Schedule

DevOpsDays events are a mix of keynote presentations, ignite talks, and open spaces. You will find the schedule for DevOpsDays DC online. Bringing local DevOps representatives to you was one of our goals and you'll notice that almost every one of our presenters works within 100 miles of DC.

Thursday, June 11 includes keynotes from John Willis, Marc Esher, Patrick Meenan, and Joshua Corman. After lunch, we'll have some ignite presentations and then create a schedule for our open space discussions. Thursday night includes a DevOpsDays DC Happy Hour at the Trademark Restaurant.

Friday, June 12 includes keynotes from Elizabeth Nichols, Ph.D., Greg Elin, Shawn Wells, Ken Johnson, Chris Gates, and Mark A. Schwartz. After lunch, we'll have more ignite presentations and open space discussions. The event will close with a live recording of the Food Fight Show.

Code of Conduct

We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and staff are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the conference and at all conference events.

Please take a few minutes to read and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct.

Refund Policy

We know things come up and you may no longer be able to attend. If that's the case, you must let us know no later than Monday, June 8 so that we can refund your ticket. We will be really sad to miss you at the event but someone on the waiting list will be really happy to take your place.

Twitter

Be sure to follow @devopsdaysdc and the #doddc & #devopsdays hashtags for all the latest updates on DevOpsDays DC.

Thank you for being part of the inaugural DevOpsDays event in our nation's capital! What questions can we answer for you?

Sincerely,
Your {{ event.compact_name }} Organizing Committee
@devopsdaysdc

Huge thanks to our DevOpsDays DC Sponsors!

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nathenharvey commented 9 years ago

For Wednesday, June 10 - message loaded in BusyConf

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Hi {{ first_name }}!

DevOpsDays DC starts tomorrow! We are so happy that you'll be part of our inaugural DevOpsDays event.

Registration opens at 7:30AM. The conference kicks-off at 9:00AM. Coffee and a light breakfast will be served during the registration hours.

Location

USPTO, Madison Building, 600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314
Directions to the Madison Building are available on the USPTO site. King Street station in Alexandria (yellow or blue line) is very close.

Dress Code

Some people will come in suits, many will be in t-shirts. Dress for comfort and as suits your personal style.

WiFi

Public WiFi will be available. If you are on-call during DevOpsDays DC, we recommend coming prepared with alternate connectivity solutions such as a mifi puck.

Important Links

Thank you for being part of the inaugural DevOpsDays event in our nation's capital! What questions can we answer for you?

DevOpsDaysDC / planning