Re: GUADEC plans

Behdad Esfahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is definitely interesting. However, we do not have the expertise to > run such a track. Then maybe something simpler than a track could work. The call for papers could just say that the GUADEC organisers are interested in hosting talks or works

Re: GUADEC plans

On Wed, 2008-07-16 at 11:15 -0400, Richard M Stallman wrote: > I have a suggestion: every GUADEC should have an explicit > side activity to encourage activism on political issues > directly relevant to free software in Europe. > The EU continually proposes directives to attack freedom > on the Inte

GUADEC plans

I have a suggestion: every GUADEC should have an explicit side activity to encourage activism on political issues directly relevant to free software in Europe. The EU continually proposes directives to attack freedom on the Internet. To resist them we need to mobilize as many people as possible.

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Jonathan Blandford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 14:10 +0200, Dave Neary wrote: > > > > I've been pushing the board to do the following: > > > > Shared: > > * sponsorship > > * registration & accommodation recommendations > > * local team > > *

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Quim Gil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 8:41 PM, john palmieri > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The one thing we have made clear to our Advisory Board is we do not want > > this to be an excuse for companies to invest less in either events. T

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

Hi Alberto, Alberto Ruiz wrote: > As a side note, the secretary of tourism and innovation was a teacher > of computer science on the university, so we won't have too much > problems to explain him what the culture and the values that we want > to push into the event, we just have to make sure tha

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

2008/7/16 Dave Neary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The local organisers are covering costs up to €250,000, about the same > as our entire GUADEC budget for the last two years combined, and this > coverse the site + 40% subsidy of sightseeing + invited journalists, > VIPs and perhaps organisational staff (

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

Hi, One other thing I didn't say but am a little worried about... Dave Neary wrote: > I'm pretty sure everyone's aware that the devil is now in the details, > and there will be times when we are in conflict over some issues. I > expect clearing up sponsorship and distribution of surplus will be

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

Mikael Hallendal wrote: > Silver for Guadec is at 5.000€. Thanks for the correction... I guess my confusion stemmed from sponsorship levels being in dollars up until Villanova, and €5000 is $7500 roughly. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

Dave Neary skrev: Hi, Silver for Guadec is at 5.000€. Cheers, Mikael Hallendal Hi, Slight correction to the numbers... Quim Gil wrote: GUADEC Cornerstone = aKademy Platinum = 25.000€ Gold is same in both = 15.000€ Silver is same in both = 5.000€ Silver is €7,500 for GUADEC and has been

Re: GUADLAC - GNOME Users And Developers Latin American Conference

Hi Miguel Angel, Miguel Angel López Hernández wrote: > It is my pleasure to inform you all that first GUADLAC (GNOME Users And > Developers Latin American Conference) will be held in Veracruz, MX in > the 1st quarter of 2009 (almost sure in march), therefore respectfully > request the support of

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

Hi, Slight correction to the numbers... Quim Gil wrote: > GUADEC Cornerstone = aKademy Platinum = 25.000€ > Gold is same in both = 15.000€ > Silver is same in both = 5.000€ Silver is €7,500 for GUADEC and has been since last year, I believe. > aKademy has also Bronze = 1.000€ > > Do the math

Re: GNOME and KDE to Co-locate Flagship Conferences on Gran Canaria in 2009

Hi, Replying to 2 mails in one. john palmieri wrote: > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Jonathan Blandford <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 14:10 +0200, Dave Neary wrote: > > > I've been pushing the board to do the following: > > >