The GNOME Foundation invites proposals to host GUADEC 2016. GUADEC is the biggest gathering of GNOME users and developers, which takes place in Europe every year. It includes conference days, the GNOME Foundation annual general meeting and hacking in a week of coding and discussion.
Teams wishing to organize GUADEC in their city should discuss their intent to submit a bid with the board before the 1st of August by email to board-l...@gnome.org. They should also try to attend GUADEC 2015 in Gothenburg on the 7th-12th August where the board and the local team will make themselves available to help you figure out what is involved in organising GUADEC. The deadline for bid submission will be the 1st of September 2015 by e-mail to foundation-announce@gnome.org and board-l...@gnome.org. Bids should also be uploaded to https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2016/Bids Keep in mind that a good location candidate should meet the following criteria: * easily accessible by plane or train * motivated local team, preferably with experience in event organisation * a venue available to host the event * good options for lunches (catering, student restaurant…) * affordable accommodation and places to eat in the evening * space for informal talks and impromptu hacking local industry and government support Bids from previous years are available for reference. Also be aware that while organizing a conference such as GUADEC is a huge undertaking, people from the GNOME community have been there before you and will be there to help you. You can find more information at https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC including a How To for writing the bid and an overview of the kinds of things you should include in the proposal. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with the foundation board at board-l...@gnome.org. _______________________________________________ foundation-announce mailing list foundation-announce@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-announce
