Last week, I had an opportunity to meet the Barcelona hosts for GUADEC 2006 and tour the venue with Christian Schaller. The facility is modern, plug and play conference facility near Plaza d'España. For the first time, GUADEC will be co-located with a larger congress - IGC.
Background on IGC (Internet Global Congress) Started in 1999, the IGC presented 380 papers this year, selected from 600 submissions. IGC also has an exposition called IGC Village which hosted 31 companies this year in a total area of 1,500 metres of exhibition space. Previous speakers have included Miguel de Icaza, Richard Stallman and Irving Wladawsky-Berger. There was one day on the schedule this year with four panel sessions on open source - business, public administration, the information society and globalization. GUADEC's 2006 will be the third joint conference for IGC. The Internet Society (INET '04) and IPv6 Global Summit The Generalitat de Catalunya held and e-governance forum this year and is actively promoting the use of free software in Catalunya. Venue Palacio de Congresos <http://www.firabcn.es> Plaza Espana Barcelona Participants The audience for IGC is business people and public officials working in technology. In 2005, there were *1,900 attendees, primarily from Barcelona and Catlunya *471 speakers and moderators *158 press *75 organizers The average attendee is at IGC for two days. There is no significant university student participation. Call for Papers IGC has an on-line paper submission system. This is available to GUADEC. Registration IGC has an on-line registration system. This is available to GUADEC. We may also go with our own registration system and share data. Costs If GUADEC organizes its own registration fees, a certain amount of revenue will need to be made as a guarantee to cover a portion of IGC expenses. Any additional rooms and equipment will be at additional cost to GUADEC. Coffee breaks, if provided, will also be an additional expense. Timetable 27 May, Sat. Venue available (no staffing) - GUADEC arrivals 28 May, Sun. Venue available (no staffing) - OPENING DAY GUADEC 29 May, Mon. IGC Opening reception 30 May, Tues. First day of IGC - 3 GUADEC sessions/3 IGC sessions 31 May, Wed. Second day of IGC - 3 GUADEC sessions/3 IGC sessions tim _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
