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Log: Reykjavik File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/ooocon2009/cfl/ ========================================= File [added]: reykjavik.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/ooocon2009/cfl/reykjavik.html?rev=1.1&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Added lines: 160 ---------------- <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd";> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>OOoCon2009 - Reykjavik Proposal</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/marketing.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../ooocon.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="MyContent"> <a href="/conference/index.html"><img style= "border: 0px solid; margin-right: 25px; float: right;" src= "/conference/OpenOfficeConference_Logo_s.gif" alt= "OpenOffice.org Conference logo" /></a> <h1>Reykjavik, Iceland<br /> Proposal for OOoCon</h1><br style="clear: left;" /> <div id="midtabs"> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="alexandria.html">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="budapest.html">Budapest</a></li> <li><a href="guwahati.html">Guwahati</a></li> <li><a href="orvieto.html">Orvieto</a></li> <li><a href="quezon.html">Quezon City</a></li> <li class="th"><a href="reykjavik.html">Reykjavik</a></li> <li><a href="riga.html">Riga</a></li> <!-- <li><a href="vote.html">Vote</a></li> --> <li><a href="cfl.html" title="Call for Location">CfL</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Section 1 â Mandatory Information</h2> <h3>Proposed Date(s)</h3> <p>16th-18th of September 2009</p> <h3>Location (country, city)</h3> <p>Iceland, Reykjavik</p> <h3>Special visa or entry requirements (e.g. vaccinations)</h3> <p>None for Europeans and US citizens. Others depend.</p> <h3>Conference venue(s) (e.g. university campus, municipal buildings)</h3> <p>In Reykjavik there are two university campuses. The conference will most likely be held at one of those university campuses. If necessary other conference venues are available.</p> <h3>Conference facilities (e.g. WiFi, video streaming/recording)</h3> <p>All necessary equipment (e.g. video/streaming capabilities), free wifi on campus, cafe's, hotels, etc.</p> <h3>Accommodation (especially any low cost hostels etc)</h3> <p>Hostels, low rate hotels and other hotels. New hostel is opening in central Reykjavik in May</p> <h3>External transport links (nearest airport(s))</h3> <p>Keflavik International airport (40 km). Frequent transportation to the bus terminal in Reykjavik, the youth hostel and other locations via FlyBus available for a small fee.</p> <h3>Internal transport links (within city)</h3> <p>Buses (public transportation), taxis, sightseeing bus (hop on/hop off).</p> <h3>Team Lead (main contact person)</h3> <p>Thorir Tryggvason</p> <h3>Team Members</h3> <p>The Organization for Digital Freedom in Iceland (FSFI). The organization's goal is to spread knowledge and information about digital freedom in Iceland. FSFI holds, for example, an annual conference for the Icelandic public to raise awareness in digital freedoms. In 2008 Eben Moglen and John Perry Barlow were keynote speakers.</p> <h3>Local events that are taking place in parallel (or immediately before/after)</h3> <p>The team is ready to plan and arrange for activities, both low cost and more expensive ones. Activities could include a trip to Gullfoss (the real one), mountain trips, sightseeing, outdoor spas/swimming pools and more. Reykjavik is full of tourist attractions for conference goers who'd like to plan tours for themselvers, such as ghost tours, viking shows, museums, pubs, etc.</p> <h2>Section 2 â Proposal</h2> <p>In 400 words or less, answer this question:</p> <div class="quotation"> <p>Why should the Community award OOoCon 2009/2010 to your team?</p> </div> <p>Iceland is situated in the middle of the Atlantic and is therefore easily reachable from both Europe and the USA. With the recent fall of the Icelandic currency (ISK) the cost for visitors has fallen sharply and the country has become affordable (it used to be expensive for tourists). There are all sorts of accommodation available, from cheap hostels to high class hotels. A large group of Icelanders offer accomodation via <a>CouchSurfing</a>. The time of the year is perfect as most tourists have left (no accomodation problems) and Icelanders are starting work and school, open to new ideas and opportunities. The public and private sector, and the general population in Iceland have limited awareness of FOSS. Recently there has been an increased interest in FOSS. OOoCon would enhance this interest and generate more curiosity for FOSS, especially OpenOffice.org. The government of Iceland has, for instance, released <a href= "http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/information-society/English/nr/2882";>a policy on Free and Open Source Software</a>. The uptake of this policy has been slow but has generated some interest in FOSS. Many public and private institutions are looking at OpenOffice.org as a viable option but are afraid of testing it. With OOoCon, we could give them the push. Iceland is a country that needs to really have a look at all possible ways to save money after the financial crash of 2008. The conference would open the eyes of many companies and governmental institutions for the possibilities of other software than proprietary software. The aforementioned policy was created mostly with cost savings in mind, both short term and long term. A nation heavily dependent on one company (Microsoft), its office bundle, and old document formats, needs to look at other options. Awareness in OpenOffice.org is needed and OOoCon is the perfect way to achieve it. Iceland is simply an awesome location for the OOoCon (think of the photo opportunity: GullFoss bloggers at Gullfoss, drinking a beer named Gullfoss). Iceland is the ideal place for fun and action packed nightlife once the conference is over. There is only a short ride to a fantastic nature and scenic experience. If you are lucky, you might catch a glint of aurora borealis winding through the sky at night. OOoCon should enjoy a refreshing location in a country with a history and great heritage like Iceland. Vote for Iceland and experience a great OOoCon 2009 at the world's northernmost capital.</p> <h2>Attachments</h2> <p><a href="docs/reykjavix.txt">A copy of the proposal in text</a></p> </div> </body> </html> Directory: /marketing/www/ooocon2009/cfl/docs/ ============================================== File [added]: reykjavik.txt Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/ooocon2009/cfl/docs/reykjavik.txt?rev=1.1&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Added lines: 199 ---------------- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:47:43 +0000 Subject: OOoCon 2009 - Reykjavik, Iceland From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=DE=F3rir_Tryggvason?= <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Hi there! I would like to propose that you select Iceland as your next destination for the OOoCon 2009. Proposed Date(s): 16th-18th of September 2009 Location (country, city): Iceland, Reykjavik Special visa or entry requirements (e.g. vaccinations): None for Europeans and US citizens. Others depend. Conference venue(s) (e.g. university campus, municipal buildings): In Reykjavik there are two university campuses. The conference will most likely be held at one of those university campuses. If necessary other conference venues are available. Conference facilities (e.g. WiFi, video streaming/recording): All necessary equipment (e.g. video/streaming capabilities), free wifi on campus, cafe's, hotels, etc. Accommodation (especially any low cost hostels etc): Hostels, low rate hotels and other hotels. New hostel is opening in central Reykjavik in May External transport links (nearest airport(s)): Keflavik International airport (40 km). Frequent transportation to the bus terminal in Reykjavik, the youth hostel and other locations via FlyBus available for a small fee. Internal transport links (within city): Buses (public transportation), taxis, sightseeing bus (hop on/hop off). Team Lead (main contact person): Thorir Tryggvason ([email protected]) 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 2009): The Organization for Digital Freedom in Iceland (FSFI). The organization's goal is to spread knowledge and information about digital freedom in Iceland. FSFI holds, for example, an annual conference for the Icelandic public to raise awareness in digital freedoms. In 2008 Eben Moglen and John Perry Barlow were keynote speakers. Local events that are taking place in parallel (or immediatelybefore/after): The team is ready to plan and arrange for activities, both low cost and more expensive ones. Activities could include a trip to Gullfoss (the real one), mountain trips, sightseeing, outdoor spas/swimming pools and more. Reykjavik is full of tourist attractions for conference goers who'd like to plan tours for themselvers, such as ghost tours, viking shows, museums, pubs, etc. Iceland is situated in the middle of the Atlantic and is therefore easily reachable from both Europe and the USA. With the recent fall of the Icelandic currency (ISK) the cost for visitors has fallen sharply and the country has become affordable (it used to be expensive for tourists). There are all sorts of accommodation available, from cheap hostels to high class hotels. A large group of Icelanders offer accomodation via CouchSurfing[2]. The time of the year is perfect as most tourists have left (no accomodation problems) and Icelanders are starting work and school, open to new ideas and opportunities. The public and private sector, and the general population in Iceland have limited awareness of FOSS. Recently there has been an increased interest in FOSS. OOoCon would enhance this interest and generate more curiosity for FOSS, especially OpenOffice.org. The government of Iceland has, for instance, released a policy on Free and Open Source Software[1]. The uptake of this policy has been slow but has generated some interest in FOSS. Many public and private institutions are looking at OpenOffice.org as a viable option but are afraid of testing it. With OOoCon, we could give them the push. Iceland is a country that needs to really have a look at all possible ways to save money after the financial crash of 2008. The conference would open the eyes of many companies and governmental institutions for the possibilities of other software than proprietary software. The aforementioned policy was created mostly with cost savings in mind, both short term and long term. A nation heavily dependent on one company (Microsoft), its office bundle, and old document formats, needs to look at other options. Awareness in OpenOffice.org is needed and OOoCon is the perfect way to achieve it. Iceland is simply an awesome location for the OOoCon (think of the photo opportunity: GullFoss bloggers at Gullfoss, drinking a beer named Gullfoss). Iceland is the ideal place for fun and action packed nightlife once the conference is over. There is only a short ride to a fantastic nature and scenic experience. If you are lucky, you might catch a glint of aurora borealis winding through the sky at night. OOoCon should enjoy a refreshing location in a country with a history and great heritage like Iceland. Vote for Iceland and experience a great OOoCon 2009 at the world's northernmost capital. [1] http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/information-society/English/nr/2882 [2] http://www.couchsurfing.com/ With best regards, Thorir Tryggvason --001636c5a826a6cc850461ba27ec Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi there!<br>I would like to propose that you select Iceland as your next destination for the OOoCon 2009.<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="Ih2E3d"><br> Proposed Date(s): 16th-18th of September 2009 <br> </div><div class="Ih2E3d">Location (country, city): Iceland, Reykjavik<br> <br> Special visa or entry requirements (e.g. vaccinations): None for<br> Europeans and US citizens. Others depend.<br> <br> Conference venue(s) (e.g. university campus, municipal buildings): In<br> Reykjavik there are two university campuses. The conference will most<br> likely be held at one of those university campuses. If necessary other<br> conference venues are available.<br> <br> Conference facilities (e.g. WiFi, video streaming/recording): All<br> </div>necessary equipment (e.g. video/streaming capabilities), free wifi on<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">campus, cafe's, hotels, etc.<br> <br> Accommodation (especially any low cost hostels etc): Hostels, low rate<br> hotels and other hotels. New hostel is opening in central Reykjavik in May<br> <br> </div><div class="Ih2E3d">External transport links (nearest airport(s)): Keflavik International<br> airport (40 km). Frequent transportation to the bus terminal in<br> Reykjavik, the youth hostel and other locations via FlyBus available<br> for a small fee.<br> <br> Internal transport links (within city): Buses (public transportation),<br> taxis, sightseeing bus (hop on/hop off).<br> <br> Team Lead (main contact person): Thorir Tryggvason (<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>)<br> <br> Team Members (all members should be willing and able to commit at<br> least 3 hours per day to planning the conference during the last two<br> weeks before OOoCon 2009): The Organization for Digital Freedom in<br> Iceland (FSFI). The organization's goal is to spread knowledge and<br> information about digital freedom in Iceland. FSFI holds, for example,<br> an annual conference for the Icelandic public to raise awareness in<br> digital freedoms. In 2008 Eben Moglen and John Perry Barlow were<br> keynote speakers.<br> <br> Local events that are taking place in parallel (or<br> immediatelybefore/after): The team is ready to plan and arrange for<br> activities, both low cost and more expensive ones. Activities could<br> include a trip to Gullfoss (the real one), mountain trips,<br> sightseeing, outdoor spas/swimming pools and more. Reykjavik is full<br> of tourist attractions for conference goers who'd like to plan tours<br> </div>for themselvers, such as ghost tours, viking shows, museums, pubs, etc.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> Iceland is situated in the middle of the Atlantic and is therefore<br> </div>easily reachable from both Europe and the USA. With the recent fall of<br> the Icelandic currency (ISK) the cost for visitors has fallen sharply<br> and the country has become affordable (it used to be expensive for<br> tourists). There are all sorts of accommodation available, from cheap<br> hostels to high class hotels. A large group of Icelanders offer<br> accomodation via CouchSurfing[2]. The time of the year is perfect as<br> most tourists have left (no accomodation problems) and Icelanders are<br> starting work and school, open to new ideas and opportunities.<br> <br> The public and private sector, and the general population in Iceland<br> have limited awareness of FOSS. Recently there has been an increased<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">interest in FOSS. OOoCon would enhance this interest and generate more<br> </div>curiosity for FOSS, especially OpenOffice.org. The government of Iceland<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">has, for instance, released a policy on Free and Open Source<br> </div>Software[1]. The uptake of this policy has been slow but has generated<br> some interest in FOSS. Many public and private institutions are looking<br> at OpenOffice.org as a viable option but are afraid of testing it. With<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">OOoCon, we could give them the push.<br> <br> Iceland is a country that needs to really have a look at all possible<br> ways to save money after the financial crash of 2008. The conference<br> would open the eyes of many companies and governmental institutions for<br> the possibilities of other software than proprietary software. The<br> aforementioned policy was created mostly with cost savings in mind, both<br> short term and long term. A nation heavily dependent on one company<br> (Microsoft), its office bundle, and old document formats, needs to look<br> at other options. Awareness in OpenOffice.org is needed and OOoCon is<br> </div>the perfect way to achieve it.<br> <br> Iceland is simply an awesome location for the OOoCon (think of the photo<br> opportunity: GullFoss bloggers at Gullfoss, drinking a beer named Gullfoss).<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> Iceland is the ideal place for fun and action packed nightlife once the<br> </div>conference is over. There is only a short ride to a fantastic nature<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">and scenic experience. If you are lucky, you might catch a glint of<br> aurora borealis winding through the sky at night.<br> <br> OOoCon should enjoy a refreshing location in a country with a history<br> and great heritage like Iceland. Vote for Iceland and experience a great<br> OOoCon 2009 at the world's northernmost capital.<br> <br> </div>[1] <a href="http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/information-society/English/nr/2882"; target="_blank">http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/information-society/English/nr/2882</a><br> [2] <a href="http://www.couchsurfing.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.couchsurfing.com/</a><br> <div><div></div><br>With best regards,<br>Thorir Tryggvason<br></div></div><br> --001636c5a826a6cc850461ba27ec-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
