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On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 1:06 PM Mark Pearson <mpear...@lenovo.com> wrote: > > Hi Debconf team, > > Please do let me know if you have any sponsorship details available for > DebConf24. > I hope Lenovo will sponsor again - I will be asking for it. The wheels for > getting these things approved can turn slowly, so it's better to get it > started earlier if possible. Let me know when you have any details that I > can use to submit a sponsorship request please. > > Thanks! > Mark > > > ________________________________ From: Antonio Terceiro > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 7:19 > To: debian-devel-annou...@lists.debian.org; debconf-annou...@lists.debian.org > Cc: debconf-team@lists.debian.org > Subject: [External] DebConf24 to be held in Busan, South Korea > > The DebConf commitee met in a videoconference call today, December 14th, 2023, > with the goal of making a decision regarding the organization of DebConf24. > As you might remember, DebConf24 was originally set to take place in Haifa, > Israel, > but that was made impossible by the current state of affairs in the region. > We made a call for replacement bids for DebConf24, and got 4 candidates: > > - Busan, South Korea: https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/Korea > - Aveiro, Portugal: https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/Portugal > - Birmingham, UK: https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/Birmingham > - Brest, France: https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/BrestFR > > After discussing pros and cons of each bid individually, the committee > unanimously decided in favor of holding DebConf24 in Busan, South Korea, as > that was the most well-prepared bid. We think we will have a wonderful time > in Busan, and that it will be a great DebConf. > > For transparency, you will find at end the full, unedited notes taken during > the meeting. > > -- > On behalf of the DebConf committee > > ----------------8<----------------8<----------------8<----------------- > > DebConf commitee meeting, 2023-12-14, 19:00 UTC > Topic: DebConf24 location decision > Notes: > > * Bids: > * https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/Korea > * https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/Portugal > * https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/Birmingham > * https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/24/Bids/BrestFR > * Decision methodology: > * terceiro: go bid by bid, discuss pros and cons, vote at the end > * Korea > * pros > * gwolf: was the bid most advanced by the time we send to call for bids > * tumbleweed: strong bid, should be safest choice > * srud: good team > * tumbleweed: estimated costs for venue and food is pretty low: (60K USD) > * tumbleweed: venue: everything in the same place > * cons > * terceiro: 2 DCs in a row on the same general region of the world > * gwolf: weird restrictions in student restaurants (no vegan options, > dining rooms split by gender); we would need to find alternative > catering > facilities > * tumbleweed: more large talk rooms would be in another building > * tumbleweed: Typhoon Season! > * Portugal > * pros > * tumbleweed: bernelle has done this before > * indiebio: strong team > * nattie: in Western Europe; easy to reach from closest airports > * terceiro: nice small university town > * gwolf: stable weather > * cons > * several people: missing details in the bid > * indiebio: would be easier for DC25 due to $reasons > * UK > * pros > * gwolf: close to a large center of population of Debian people > * gwolf: team members have been involved in DebConf people, they know what > they are doing > * nattie: English-speaking location > * in Western Europe(ish) > * tumbleweed: comercial venue, should be easier for us > * cons > * tumbleweed: extra efforts for non-UK citizens, visa-wise > * indiebio: last minute organization > * nattie: bidding for the sake of there being an option (stopgap bid) > * tumbleweed: looks like it's going to be a very expensive DebConf > * France > * pros > * indiebio: venue does very good research :) > * nattie: strong local team with DebConf experience > * nattie: centrally located in Europe > * gwolf: interesting, attractive place > * cons > * terceiro: last minute bid, too much uncertainty > * tumbleweed: it seems like at this point we would need negotiation before > we can ensure enough accomodation > * alternative would be in the city, then we would need buses > * nattie: accomodation situation would be much improved in 25 as they > are > doing renovations in 24 > * nattie: not especially quick/easy to reach by public transport > * Decision on DC24 > * Korea is the better prepared bid, so the committee has unanymously decided > in favor of having DebConf24 in Korea. > * Timeline for DC25 bidding > * terceiro will draft DC25 call for bids after finishing the announcement of > DC24 > * Deadline for bids: January 31 > * Bid discussion meeting: February 7 > * Committee decision meeting: February 14 > * Announcement: ASAP after decision -- Carl K
