hello, On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:06:47PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> Hello, world. > > The DebConf committee decided that DebConf10, the Debian developer > conference of 2010, will take place in New York City, USA. The exact > dates have yet to be determined. All the available details may be > found on the bid pages [0]. What's the expected audience of this? If it's going to be sent to select local organizations (e.g., Columbia media office), it could have a bit more info. Also maybe make it say "All the available details, including information on volunteering, ...". (I can make all these revisions tomorrow after I wake up.) Also, can this link to http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10 instead? I started making that page useful, it should be in better shape by the time you send it out (or soon after). > In a three-and-a-half hour marathon meeting, the NYC bid won over > bids from Boston and Quito, Ecuador, but it was a close match. > DebConf organiser Margarita Manterola describes the challenge of the > meeting: "the three proposals were so well prepared and so > thoroughly considered that any of the three venues would have been > great for DebConf10. It was very hard to make a decision, but in the > end, New York was a step ahead of the other teams." > > In eleven years of DebConf history, this will be the first time > that the Debian developer conference takes place in the United > States of America, which had been avoided in previous years due to > visa and other immigration issues. The NYC team had addressed those > issues from the very start and submitted a very convincing bid. > > "We're very excited that the global team has decided to host DebConf > in New York next year. It's been a long time coming for a US based > DebConf, and we will work tirelessly to make it an exciting event > for all," NYC team members Richard Darst and Brian Gupta say. "We > believe that New York City contains some of the best of the United > States, and we hope to showcase it for the Debian world." Could you make this say "Jimmy Kaplowitz, Brian Gupta, and Richard Darst" ? It actually has bits from all of us (and either way it should have all of us, I think...). > The DebConf organisers congratulate the future organisers of > DebConf10, and thank all three teams for their efforts. > > The venue decision for DebConf11 will be made in twelve months. > Proposals have to be submitted by 31 December 2009 to be eligible. > > 0. http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/NewYork http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10 as above Thanks for your effort to get this out, - Richard -- | Richard Darst | "Ye shall know the truth and -- the truth shall make you free" _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
