Welcome
Welcome to the webpage for the Rust All Hands 2020! This site should contain all the information you need about the event.
What is the Rust All Hands?
The Rust All Hands is an annual event where Rust team members and other people actively involved in the Rust community get together for high-bandwidth work. It offers us a chance to push on designs, look at tricky implementation problems, and to make plans for the remainder of the year. The details of how each Rust team or working group makes use of the All Hands will vary, but that's the idea.
When and where is the Rust All Hands?
This year the all hands event for 2020 has been cancelled, we're currently figuring out when to have the next event.
Am I eligible to attend?
The Rust All Hands is an invitation-only event, but we do try to take an inclusive stance on who can attend. Check out the eligibility web page for details on that.
More questions?
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page for further information.
Eligibility
In general, we intend the event to be open to people who are actively participating in the Rust organization. In some cases, that's a bit hard to define precisely.
Inclusiveness
It is our intention for the All Hands to be an inclusive event. We would like in particular that every contributor should be able to attend, independent of their financial and social status. For this reason, we will provide sponsorship as well as support remote participation.
Team members and working group participants
Our intent is that the event is open to active participants in the Rust organization. This includes both teams and working groups. However, in many cases it can be somewhat hard to define who is an "active participant". Therefore, we leave some of the judgement calls up to the leads of the relevant group.
Our official rule is that all team members are invited as well as working group leads. Beyond that, team leads and working group leads can opt to make additional invitations as appropriate. Leads can contact rust-all-hands@rust-lang.org with questions about how to do so.
Anyone actively involved in the Rust organization is eligible for sponsorship to cover the travel and ticket prices. See the ticket page for more details.
Other folks
In addition, we sometimes extend invitations to additional folks who have specific things to discuss with team members. We may include people who live in the area where the All Hands is taking place, researchers working on an interesting proposal, or production users looking to build involvement with the Rust organization.
People not actively involved in the Rust organization are not automatically eligible for sponsorship, however.
If you are interested in attending, but not sure if you qualify, or would like to discuss sponsorship, please send an e-mail to rust-all-hands@rust-lang.org.
Remote access
If you are interested in participating in a particular meeting, but are not able to attend the event in person, please let team leads and organizers know and we will make a best effort to enable remote participation.
Registration
Am I eligible to attend the all hands?
Check out the page on eligibility for all the details.
I am attending the All Hands. What should I be doing?
- If you're a Rust project member, or you have been invited by one, you should have received an email containing a Registration Form, please be sure to fill that out. If you did not receive an email and you believe you should have please contact rust-all-hands@rust-lang.org.
- Book your travel and send an e-mail with your arrangements to rust-all-hands@rust-lang.org
- If you will need your ticket refunded, please mention that in the e-mail, and be sure to include the full receipt. We'll be in touch with you.
- Purchase tickets (more info on tickets here)
- If you have requested sponsorship from us, you are not required to buy a ticket.
- That's it, you're done!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who is eligible to attend the All Hands?
See the Eligibility page for all the details.
I am eligible to attend the event. What should I be doing?
Presuming you are eligible to attend the event, you should be following the steps listed in the Registration page.
Can any company purchase a sponsorship ticket?
All tickets — including sponsorship tickets — are only available for purchase to folks eligible to attend the All Hands anyway (see the previous question). Sponsors should reach out to rust-all-hands@rust-lang.org before purchasing tickets as well.
Does the sponsorship ticket include entrance to the event?
Yes, all tickets cover entrance for one person. The price of the more expensive tickets is then used to sponsor folks who would otherwise not be able to attend.
Should I feel bad about asking for a sponsored ticket or flight?
Absolutely not! We want all team members to attend. The tickets are there to help us conveniently raise money, not to keep people out.
Where do the prices come from? Will there be profits and what happens to them?
These prices have been chosen to cover the cost of the event and nothing more. Any profits will be saved and put to use for future Rust All Hands or other Rust programs and events.
Why use tickets in particular?
We considered various forms of sponsorship, but for many folks tickets are the most convenient in terms of corporate procedure. They can be “expensed” along with flights and don’t require special approval or involve more parts of the company (unlike, say, sponsoring a conference).
Why the change in location?
Previous Rust All Hands took place at the Mozilla Offices in Berlin. We had to change locations because we were outgrowing that space. We looked for a European location because much of the Rust community is located in Europe. The University of Macedonia was chosen from amongst a few other candidates.
Where can I address other questions?
Feel free to send an e-mail to rust-all-hands@rust-lang.org.