Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Adrian Custer
On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 02:01 +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: Where necessary, and in this case I think it is, we should be very clear about GNOME's geopolitical view of the world: North America is not in Europe. - Jeff Hey Jeff, GNOME cannot have a geopolitical view since Gnome is people and

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Luis Villa
On 3/23/07, Murray Cumming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 15:14 +0200, Baris Cicek wrote: I'll talk w/ our local GUG about if we can organize to host GUADEC next year in Istanbul. Please, yes. Please, no. Not until I can come. Istanbul 2010! ;) Luis (seriously, Istanbul

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread sri
What about Malta? Cypress? sri On 3/22/07, Behdad Esfahbod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 10:37 +0100, Dave Neary wrote: Does that mean that candidates outside the EU would be considered? Not sure - we would need to discuss it. But one thing is for sure - the travel costs

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Martin Michlmayr
I'm only on foundation-announce, not on foundation-list, but yet I get this discussion about GUADEC 2008. Can you please make the announcement list moderated so all these follow-up postings don't get distributed to everyone. Thanks. Example: * Christian F.K. Schaller [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Zaheer Merali
On 3/23/07, Baris Cicek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 11:29 +0100, Christian F.K. Schaller wrote: I think we should in general encourage people who think they are located in a place that make it feasible for people in west Europe and the US to go there to apply to host

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Baris Cicek
On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 07:04 -0700, Elliot Lee wrote: Baris Cicek wrote: I'll talk w/ our local GUG about if we can organize to host GUADEC next year in Istanbul. Not Constantinople? It was called Constantinople ages ago, afaik, but however you call it, as long as we point same land

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Luis Villa
On 3/24/07, Baris Cicek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 07:04 -0700, Elliot Lee wrote: Baris Cicek wrote: I'll talk w/ our local GUG about if we can organize to host GUADEC next year in Istanbul. Not Constantinople? It was called Constantinople ages ago, afaik, but

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Curtis Hovey
On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 20:01 -0700, sri wrote: What about Malta? Cypress? While I don't know where all the membership lives, I do know that Sri is hanging in Portland. Why are so many North Americans (No.mericans) suggesting cities, and why have so many missed the entire European peninsula? This

Re: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2008

2007-03-24 Thread Thomas Wood
On 24 Mar 2007, at 14:56, Curtis Hovey wrote: [...] Reykjavik is the closest European city to North Americans. It has the largest number of pubs/bars per capita. Lots of hot tubs. It produces more than its fair share of musicians. Faries (magical folk) are protected by law! Brilliant idea! I