Welcome to the new xpday.info! · Oct 25, 09:01 PM
After two years of trying a bunch of different web site ideas, we have relaunched xpday.info. Look here for news about events in 2008 and beyond. We have some interesting ideas in the works.
I committed to organizing XP Day North America in 2004 at a workshop that Kent Beck hosted in beautiful Merlin, Oregon. At that time, we were discussing how to help raise the profile, and profitability, of XP. At that time, the two major North American conferences on Agile were merging to become Agile 200x. I wanted there to be a North American conference specifically about Extreme Programming, so the idea was born. At the time, we brainstormed a list of 20 cities to visit with a traveling roadshow of one-day events.
My vision was to help local software development communities learn about XP without having to spend thousands of dollars, and a week traveling hundreds of miles. XP novices could learn inexpensively and in their own backyard. If they liked what they learned, they might join us at the larger conferences, on the mailing lists and in projects. At the same time, I wanted to give local experts a chance to make a bigger name for themselves. After five events, I believe we have delivered on some of that vision, and I look forward to helping XP Day North America evolve over the coming years.
In 2005, Niraj Khanna joined the XP Day North America crew as promoter and co-investor. He is looking for ways to keep this event series relevant, both to presenters and attendees. To that end, here are some ideas in store for 2008 and beyond.
We are looking to bring XP Day North America to Mexico City in 2008 to make it a truly North American event. We also have tentative plans to expand to XP Day Americas, including South America and Caribbean. We plan to enrich our training and help our Open Space events become the premier XP event in the western hemisphere!
Thank you for attending XP Day North America, for telling your friends and colleagues about it, for joining us as invited guests or volunteer organizers. We couldn’t do it without you, and we hope to come to a city near you sometime soon. Please subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in touch.
— J. B. Rainsberger
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