Dear OOo community,
after evaluating the pros and cons of several possible dates to hold the
OOoCon, we are now planning to welcome you to Beijing from November 5 to 7.
The main reason to eye November is the fact, that flight prices normally
drop significantly after October. Another important reason for us is,
that we are quite sure, that OOo 3.0 can be celebrated at the OOoCon.
I just want to ask for another round of complaints about this newly
proposed dates. If nobody gives an significant issue against holding the
OOoCon from November 5 to 7, we will announce this dates as final by the
end of this week.
Best regards,
Peter
pj @ OOo wrote:
Dear OOo Community,
so far, we were sure, that the chosen dates for the OOoCon, October 15
to 17, doesn't cause any significant problem for almost anybody willing
to attend. Recently, we found out, that we have a real big problem.
Northern Germany has public school holidays from October 13 to 25. Sun's
engineers, the most active part of the community, all live there.
Probably a lot of them might be on vacation with their wife and kids at
that time, being not able to attend the OOoCon. In the moment they are
evaluating the impact. Consequently, I also want to request comments
here, what would be obstacles to reschedule. From my point of view, we
have no option to prepone. The Beijing Paralympics end at September 16
and in the first week of October, there are Chinese national holidays.
Our only option is to postpone. My suggestion would be to face October
29 to 31 as an alternative. Who has any issues against this dating?
I am really sorry about this news.
Best regards,
Peter
--
Peter Junge
OpenOffice.org Annual Conference
Beijing 2008
Organizational Team
I want *YOU* to come to Beijing!
Visa information:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoCon_2008_Visa_Procedures
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