[vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update

Alexander Jacocks jjacocks at gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 16:56:39 EDT 2020


Yeah, I have to agree with the other folks. We should reschedule VCFe for
later in the year.

- Alex

On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 4:40 PM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

>
> I read the NJ recommendation, and went and looked at what my hotel
> cancellation policy was...
>
> But now, I read that New York State is banning gatherings > 500 people.
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html
> Not just "recommending," but shutting things down starting at 5pm tonight.
>
> It's true that VCF East is still 6 weeks away and things can and will
> change.  However, I would hazard a guess that attendance will be severely
> reduced even if we go ahead.
>
> VCF has become one of my favorite things and I say that without
> hesitation.  So I'm not hitting Cancel on my room yet, but I'm keeping
> that tab open...
>
> --
> Jameel Akari
>
>
>
> On Thu, 12 Mar 2020, Jason Howe via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>
> > Here's one I just came across that talks about the number of confirmed
> cases
> > vs actual cases and the silent exponential spread.
> >
> https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
> >
> > Sorry, but East should be cancelled just like PNW.
> >
> > --Jason
> >
> > On 3/12/20 1:12 PM, Eric Rucker via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> >>  Additionally, it looks like there's been five cases in Monmouth County
> >>  alone so far:
> >>
> https://patch.com/new-jersey/manalapan/manalapan-man-becomes-monmouths-fifth-coronavirus-patient
> >>
> >>  In light of all of this, even if the event does go on on the scheduled
> >>  date, I will not be attending. I'm personally not overly concerned,
> but I
> >>  don't want to be responsible for community spread either at the event,
> or
> >>  if I bring it home to my userbase.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     Original Message
> >>
> >>
> >>  From: vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org
> >>  Sent: March 12, 2020 15:40
> >>  To: vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org
> >>  Reply-to: vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org
> >>  Cc: perkins.jason at gmail.com
> >>  Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
> >>
> >>
> >>  Looks like NJ is recommending all gatherings of >250 be cancelled.
> >>
> >>  https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20200312a.shtml
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 3:12 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic <
> >>  vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> >  Google “project cautery”
> >> >
> >> > >  On Mar 12, 2020, at 2:36 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic <
> >> >  vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >> > > >  On 3/12/20 1:31 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> >> > > >  Has anyone seen the movie "Contagion" ?
> >> > > >
> >> > > >  May seem a little far-fetched but not too far from the truth.
> >> > >  ... so they're gonna drop a bomb on us?
> >> > >
> >> > >  Great, now we're moving into (out?) to a Billy Joel song ... never
> >> > >  could
> >> >  understand
> >> > >  why they blew the Bronx away ... ;-)
> >> > >
> >> > >  --
> >> > >  Linux Home Automation         Neil Cherry
> ncherry at linuxha.com
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> >> > >  Author of:        Linux Smart Homes For Dummies
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>  --
> >>  Jason Perkins
> >>  313 355 0085
> >
>
> --
> Jameel Akari
>


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