DebConf12 bids, we haven't forgotten you! While I'd personally love to visit both possible venues, we only have one main DebConf each year, so we should start the difficult decision over where will be the best host for DebConf12.
First, I'd encourage everyone who's not from this year's bids to read through checklist responses, and to ask questions about them here on the debconf-team list. It's useful if bid teams can update their wiki pages in response to questions, as well as answering them on the list. Of course, bid teams can also continue updating their checklist pages of their own accord, to make sure they have full and accurate bid information, including costs -- it's not too late to change details of the bids, but details should be researched immediately for any new proposals. Secondly, it would be useful if the bid teams start to think about, and discuss with each other on the list, the time-frame they would like for the decision process. Apart from the on-list questions, we usually have two IRC meetings: one to give everyone an opportunity to discuss the bids and the process, and the other a more formal meeting which should lead to a final decision. I expect the bid teams are anxious to get a decision soon, but we also want the bid teams to be happy that the details of their bids are as good as they can be before we hold the meetings, so it's worth delaying slightly at this stage if it makes the bids stronger. Finally, a reminder to DebConf12 team members, or indeed those who are already thinking about DebConf13 or 14: the best way to learn about DebConf organisation (and therefore to improve your own chances of organising a great DebConf) is to get involved in a previous one. If you haven't yet, you might want to join us for at the regular DebConf11 meetings -- the next one is at 20 UTC on Tuesday 22 February. -- Moray _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
