All,
The annual OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon) continues to go from
strength to strength, with this year's glittering event in Lyon,
France attracting over 600 registrations and enjoying a civic
reception laid on by the Mayor of Lyon in the historic town hall.
Can your team do even better next year?
We are collecting applications from teams who are willing to organize
OOoCon 2007. To give you an idea about what we are looking for, you
can take a look at last year's proposals: http://
marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2006/proposal.html##PROPOSALLYON
Interested teams should send their applications to the mailing list
mailto:conference@marketing.openoffice.org following the guidelines
below.
** We have extended the deadline to 2007-01-31 23:59 UTC.**
Key Question
In 400 words or less, answer this question:
* Why is your location and the date you propose the best for
OOoCon 2007?
Your proposal MUST include
* Location (country, city, conference center/university)
* Proposed Date(s)
* Team Lead (main contact person)
* Team Members (all members should be willing and able to commit at
least 3 hours per day to planning the conference during the last
two weeks before OOoCon 2007)
* Local events that are taking place in parallel (or right
before/after)
* Special visa or entry requirements, e.g. vaccinations
Your proposal COULD include
* Large local OpenOffice.org deployments (for user keynotes and
success stories)
* Names of local OpenOffice.org developers (for developer sessions)
* Names of local OpenOffice.org vendors/partners (potential
sponsors)
* Travel costs (e.g., flight costs from the following cities:
London, Paris, Rome, Beijing, Sydney, New York, Hamburg, Dublin, San
Francisco, Cape Town, Tokyo)
* Accomodation costs (youth hostel, hotels)
Supplementary Information
User feedback from previous conferences suggest that the ideal location
will:
* have a strong local OpenOffice.org community
* attract strong sponsor support
* have a low-cost/free conference centre with conference venues
close together
* have facilities where people can pass the time, socialise, and
mingle with other conference delegates close to the conference
building(s)
* have a range of low-cost accomodation with easy/cheap
transport to
the conference location
* attract the largest number of community contributers
* facilitate the attendance of a large number of Sun's
OpenOffice.org developers (who are in Hamburg, Germany)
* be accessible by cheap flight and train tickets
* be aligned with a large IT event (e.g. CeBIT, Systems, Comdex)
* provide low-cost broadband Internet access (e.g. wireless LAN
in the rooms)
* allow for video and audio streaming (e.g. via the support of a
company)
Submitting a Proposal
Proposals should be sent to the mailing list
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The deadline for submissions has been extended to 2007-01-31 23:59
UTC. Shortly after that date we will publish the applications and
call for votes from community members.
Information about previous OpenOffice.org Conferences can be found
at: http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference
Thank you and good luck with your proposals!
The OpenOffice.org Conference Team
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