Looks like its been cancelled. I received this email from Hannover Fairs:
Due to unexpected delays while organizing the Drupal Conference we can not rely on being able to execute the event according to our usual quality standards. After having discussed our opportunities with our co-organisers, we have decided to cancel the CeBIT-hosted Drupal conference.
The Drupal Conference was supposed to take place on May 18-19 in conjunction with the OpenCeBIT Conference on May 20 and the Open CeBIT expo on May 20-22. As we do not want to organise an event that is not likely to completely satisfy delegates, our co-organisers and the Open Source community, we believe the cancellation is the right decision.
Of course we will give a full refund to all delegates who have already booked the conference and apologise for any inconveniences. Also, delegates who have booked the Drupal conference in conjunction with any other CeBIT conferences and have received an allowance of $60 will receive the full refund for the Drupal conference. The credit note will be emailed within the next days. All delegates who have already booked the Drupal Conference are still able to attend the CeBIT Australia exhibition free of charge.
If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me on 02 9282 7551.
Can someone who actually knows for sure what is going on confirm this? I'm really p*ssed off at the short notice of cancellation as I have already booked flights and accommodation and I was only going to the Drupal Con, not interested in CeBIT.
I just got my email from Hannover Fairs telling me they've cancelled the Drupal conference. This is so disappointing. I was really looking forward to it :_(
I even offered to help and got turned down. Poor show.
Cancelled
Looks like its been cancelled. I received this email from Hannover Fairs:
Due to unexpected delays while organizing the Drupal Conference we can not rely on being able to execute the event according to our usual quality standards. After having discussed our opportunities with our co-organisers, we have decided to cancel the CeBIT-hosted Drupal conference.
The Drupal Conference was supposed to take place on May 18-19 in conjunction with the OpenCeBIT Conference on May 20 and the Open CeBIT expo on May 20-22. As we do not want to organise an event that is not likely to completely satisfy delegates, our co-organisers and the Open Source community, we believe the cancellation is the right decision.
Of course we will give a full refund to all delegates who have already booked the conference and apologise for any inconveniences. Also, delegates who have booked the Drupal conference in conjunction with any other CeBIT conferences and have received an allowance of $60 will receive the full refund for the Drupal conference. The credit note will be emailed within the next days. All delegates who have already booked the Drupal Conference are still able to attend the CeBIT Australia exhibition free of charge.
If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me on 02 9282 7551.
Can someone who actually knows for sure what is going on confirm this? I'm really p*ssed off at the short notice of cancellation as I have already booked flights and accommodation and I was only going to the Drupal Con, not interested in CeBIT.
Appears not
I just got my email from Hannover Fairs telling me they've cancelled the Drupal conference. This is so disappointing. I was really looking forward to it :_(
I even offered to help and got turned down. Poor show.