The GNOME Foundation invites proposals to host GUADEC, the annual GNOME conference, during the Summer of 2012. GUADEC is the biggest gathering of GNOME users and developers and includes a multi-day conference, the annual general meeting of the members of the GNOME Foundation, and a week of coding, meeting, and discussing.
For those of you who would like to host the next GUADEC in 2012 you are hereby invited to write a formal invitation to the board of the GNOME Foundation at board gnome org. The deadline for the proposals is June 20, 2011. Please send proposals to [email protected]. The conference will require availability of facilities for one week, including a weekend, during the summer. Dates should avoid other key free software conferences. 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. * Venue details. Information about infrastructure and facilities to hold the conference should be provided. * Information about how internet connectivity will be managed. * Lodging choices ranging from affordable housing to nicer hotels, and information about distances between the venue and lodging options. * The availability of restaurants or the organization of catering on-site, cost of food/beer. * The availability and cost of travel from major European cities. * Local industry and government support. * Please provide a reasonably detailed budget. * Bear in mind that at GUADEC, the hallway track and social activities are also very important. See the GUADEC check list [1] and the call-for-bids for previous GNOME events for additional things to consider when putting together a call-for-bids. Also feel free to contact [email protected] if you have any questions or need help. 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. Thank you and looking forward to your bids! Brian [1] - http://live.gnome.org/GuadecPlanningHowTo/CheckList -- marketing-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
