David Abrahams wrote:
It would be wonderful if someone were to put on a EuroBoostCon. I would definitely make the trip (despite the prohibitive exchange rate). One of the main issues with planning such a conference, though, is that you need someone "on the ground" who can scout out facilities, establish relationships, etc.
Let me just be one of the many EuroBoostUsers to volunteer to perform this service. I'm currently living in Cambridge which can be a popular venue for this sort of event - but if you want a volunteer to spend a weekend checking out Parisian hotels, I can do that too :-) Perhaps in the shorter term, people might like to consider gatecrashing someone else's conference for a Boost session, booth, BOF event or similar. One obvious open-source event is FOSDEM, held in Brussels in February; though Boost might fit in better at a more "academic" event. I second Volodya's request for more papers (etc) to be available to non-attendees. Phil.