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====== FreeBSD Vendor Summit, November 8, 2012 ======
This page describes the November 2012 %%FreeBSD%% Vendor Summit, taking place in Sunnyvale, California.  This is a by-invitation event.   %%FreeBSD%% committers are welcome to register themselves using this wiki; non-committers need to contact gnn@freebsd.org to attend.

The information on this page is subject to change; please check back for updates.

====== Sponsors ======
The vendor summit would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors.

[[http://www.yahoo.com/|Yahoo]] is providing space for the summit.

[[http://www.freebsdfoundation.org|FreeBSD Foundation]] is providing lunch.

====== Location ======

The Vendor Summit will be held at:

Yahoo! Inc
Building E, Classroom #10
701 1st Ave

http://goo.gl/maps/Gq3Et

====== Schedule ======
The %%FreeBSD%% vendor summit takes place on the 8th of November 2012.

===== Detailed Schedule =====
Please arrive by 8:45am for the morning sessions so that we can get started around 9:00am.  Attendees can pick up badges throughout the day.

| 08:00-09:00 | Setup / Badges |
| 09:00-09:15 | Introductions |
| 09:15-10:00 | Recap of work since the last Vendor Summit |
| 10:00-11:00 | Intel VTune Demo and Discussion |
| 11:00-11:15 | Morning Break |
| 11:15-12:00 | Embedded Update |
| 12:00-12:30 | Japanese Vendor Efforts (BSD Consulting) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-14:30 | %%CacheIQ%% Presentation |
| 14:30-15:00 | ATF: The Automated Test Framework |
| 15:00-15:30 | Afternoon Break |
| 15:30-16:30 | Storage Needs and Updates |
| 16:30-18:00 | TBD |

There is no planned dinner.  People can meet for drinks at 8pm or so at the Tied House, a brew pub, in Mountain View.  It's nearby
the summit and has a reasonably large space to hang out and drink in. http://tiedhouse.com  We don't have a reservation
or anything, just show up if you feel the need for a drink after a day of discussing %%FreeBSD%%.

====== Attendees ======
In order to attend, you must register in advance; this allows us to size rooms, order food, provide beverages, and make dinner reservations.  We appreciate your cooperation in letting us know your plans well in advance of the event.

===== Developer Attendees =====
(Please keep sorted alphabetically by last name.)

^ Developer ^ Username ^ 8th ^ Notes ^
| DougAmbrisko | ambrisko | yes |  |
| SeanBruno | sbruno | yes |  |
| AdrianChadd | adrian | yes |  |
| JulianElischer | julian | yes |  |
| JustinGibbs | gibbs | yes |  |
| DaichiGoto | daichi | yes |  |
| PeterGrehan | grehan | yes |  |
| JimHarris | jimharris | yes |  |
| DavideItaliano | davide | yes |  |
| MatthewJacob | mjacob | no |  |
| GlebKurtsov | gleb | yes |  |
| MarkLinimon | linimon | yes |  |
| EdMaste | emaste | yes |  |
| MaksimYevmenkin | emax | yes |  |
| XinLi | delphij | yes |  |
| MarcelMoolenaar | marcel | yes |  |
| AlexanderMotin | mav | yes |  |
| NeelNatu | neel | yes |  |
| GeorgeNevilleNeil | gnn | yes |  |
| [[DavidOBrien]] | obrien | yes |  |
| JoshPaetzel | jpaetzel | yes |  |
| MarkPeek | mp | yes |  |
| AlfredPerlstein | alfred | yes |  |
| Navdeep Parhar | np | yes |  |
| HirokiSato | hrs | yes |  |
| StaceySon | sson | yes |  |
| DavidSomayajulu | davidcs | yes |  |
| DevinTeske | dteske | yes |  |
| RobertWatson | rwatson | yes | morning or afternoon |
| DavidWolfskill | dhw | yes |  |
| WarnerLosh | imp | likely | Attendance TBD |

===== Guest Attendees =====
Please keep this list alphabetized by attendee last name.

^ Guest ^ Affiliation ^ 8th ^ Notes ^
| Curtis Anderson | %%NetApp%% | yes |  |
| GregBecker | %%CacheIQ%% | yes |  |
| Chris Buechler | pfSense | yes |  |
| Russell Cattelan | EMC/Isilon | yes |  |
| Dorr Clark | Citrix | yes |  |
| Garrett Cooper | EMC/Isilon | yes |
| BrettDavis | iXsystems | yes |  |
| CarlDelsey | Intel | yes |  |
| Jim Flom | EMC/Isilon | yes |  |
| SimonGerraty | Juniper | yes |  |
| Ed Gronke | Panassas | yes |  |
| Abhishek Gupta | Microsoft | yes |  |
| Tom Hanrahan | Microsoft | yes |  |
| Steve Jacobson | Citrix | yes |  |
| Sebastian Kuzminsky | %%LineRate%% Systems | yes |  |
| NateMarushak | Intel | yes |  |
| Arthur Mesh | Juniper | yes |  |
| MattOlander | iXsystems | yes |  |
| Ravi Pokala | Panasas | yes |  |
| VijaySingh | %%NetApp%% | yes |  |
| Jim Thompson | Netgate | yes |  |
| Bryan Venteicher | %%CacheIQ%% | yes |  |
| Matt Williams | ADARA | yes |  |
| Qiaobing Xie | ADARA | yes |  |

===== Meal Requirements =====

^ Requirement ^ Qty ^
| Vegetarian | 1 |
| Diet drinks | 1 |

====== Travel Information ======

===== Hotels =====

For those who are traveling to the meeting you may want to check out one of these three hotels, which are located not far from the summit venue.

[[http://www.sheratonsunnyvale.com|Sheraton Sunnyvale]]
1100 North Mathilda Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

[[http://www.sundowner.com/index.cfm|Sundowner Inn]]
504 Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 734-9900

[[http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-sunnyvale-california-CAA94?source=gglocalai|Quality Inn & Suites Sunnyvale]]
940 West Weddell Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 734-3742