Call for hosts for GUADEC 2009 ============================== The GNOME Foundation invites proposals to host GUADEC, the annual GNOME conference, during the Summer of 2009. GUADEC is the biggest gathering of GNOME users and developers and includes a three-day conference, the annual general meeting of the members of the GNOME Foundation, and a week of coding, meeting, and discussing.
For the first time we also invite proposals to hold GUADEC and Akademy, the KDE community conference, at the same time, in the same location. Proposals should detail plans for hosting up to 800 attendees, with separate facilities available for Akademy and GUADEC planned sessions. The conferences should be held independently, in the same location, with facilities available for joint sessions of interest to both communities. A co-hosted event would constitute one of the largest events on the planet dedicated to free software on the desktop. Proposals for GUADEC-only should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED], proposals for a co-hosted event should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as well. Deadline for proposals is June 15th. Key points which proposals should consider, and which will be taken into account when deciding among candidates, are: * Local community support for hosting the conference * The availability and cost of travel from major European cities * The availability of sufficient low-cost accommodation * The budget for infrastructure and facilities required to hold the conference * The availability of restaurants or the organization of catering on-site * Local industry and government support Check out the call-for-bids and the bids from previous GUADECs for more information. Or just contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] The conference will require availability of facilities for one week, including a weekend, during Summer. Dates should avoid other key free software conferences. A few words of advice: organizing a conference of this size is hard work, but there are many people in the community with experience who will be there to help you. Bear in mind that people coming to these conferences do so primarily to meet up with old friends and have fun, and so the hallway track and social activities are very important. Behdad Esfahbod Director, GNOME Foundation _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list