2nd International ConTEXt User Meeting
The 2nd ConTeXt user meeting will take place in Slovenia from 20th - 25th August 2008 in Bohinj, in the heart of Triglav National Park, around a lake in Alps.
I got many questions whether the meeting is appropriate for beginners. Yes, it is. We will have quite some interesting beginner tutorials, esp. on Monday, so that you will be able to follow the other talks. The meeting is an excellent opportunity to meet developers & ask them how to implement your ideas.
Should you have any questions, contact <mojca dot miklavec dot lists at gmail dot com> or ask on the ConTeXt mailing list.Enjoy your Holidays ...
Bohinj is a perfect place to spend your Holidays there. Depending on Summer it may still be warm enough for swimming in the lake, but certainly the perfect time & place for going into mountains (when it is not raining). In case of a nice weather, we can prolong the meeting in an informal way for a day or two by going into mountains or in some other way, maybe even with "garden hacking sessions" (only for those interested to stay). Let me know.
Organizers
The ones responsible for your enjoyable stay:
- prof. dr. Rudolf Podgornik
- Mojca Miklavec <mojca dot miklavec dot lists at gmail dot com>
- asist. dr. Primož Peterlin
- Nino Bašić
- Hans Hagen
- Taco Hoekwater
- prof. dr. Franc Forstnerič
- prof. dr. Vladimir Batagelj
- prof. dr. Tomaž Pisanski
Impressions from the 1st user meeting
After 15 hours (door-to-door) on many modes of transport, I made it
back to the Homeland with all the books I found in Europe, the ConTeXt
materials, and the MAPS issues that Willi donated.
Many thanks to everyone for the meeting in Epen, which I enjoyed more
than any meeting in many years. And thanks especially to Taco and
Hans for the excellent organization that provided lots of time to
learn about ConTeXt and to chat late into the night while sampling the
local beers. It was a nice way to make new friends! I look forward
to returning to Europe next year to see everyone at the 2nd users'
meeting.
Happy hacking,
Sanjoy
I'd like to add my thanks too, to everyone, but especially to Taco, Hans, Willi and all the other people who did everything in the background which allowed us to enjoy the meeting so much. I too hope to see you all next year, wherever we are!
Thanks for everything.
Duncan
Just wanted to chime in: the meeting was most enjoyable. I would have loved to see the mkiv presentations, but i trust you'll make a nice documentation of it. And I wanted to thank you all for this splendid experience. I'm already looking forward to ConTeXt 2008!
All best
Thomas





