Re: [Fwd: GUADEC7 press release draft]

[Claus Schwarm <c schwarm gmx net>]

Thanks a lot! A few notes:

On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:46:28 +0200
Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com> wrote:

> Thanks. Here are some minor changes.
>
> On Sun, 2005-06-19 at 13:32 +0200, Claus Schwarm wrote:
> > The range of topics
>
> "Topic will include" makes more sense, and is shorter.

You meant 'topics' I think.

> > will include development workshops, showcases
> > focusing on translation efforts,
>
> remove "focusing on"

Changed to 'translation showcases', otherwise it reads 'showcases
translation efforts' which doesn't fit in the list.

> >  on spreading
> > free software among the citizens.
>
> Ideally, this last sentence part would just say "and are spreading
> free software among citizens", though that's still not perfect.

Changed to 'and are encouraging the adoption of free software to the
citizens.' How is that?

> > About the IGC
> >
> > The Internet Global Congress is the leading Internet and New
> > Technologies congress in Spain. Every year the IGC hosts an
> > international event (IPv6 world meeting in 2005, Internet Society
> > annual conference in 2004...)
>
> Avoid the ...
>
> > . Open Source has become a major topic in the IGC
> > and they will host the GUADEC 2006 providing top quality
> > infrastructures and services. More at www.igcweb.net.
>
> replace "and they will host the GUADEC 2006 providing top quality
> infrastructure and services."
> with "so they are pleased to host GUADEC 2006 with their high-quality
> infrastructure."

I'm not really sure if that makes sense in the 'about' paragraph.
However, they seem to have no short description. I used the following,
stolen from 

http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/3729/5743

"The Internet Global Congress is the leading Internet and
New Technologies congress in Spain. Organized by the Fundació Barcelona
Digital, the Congress comprises a series of conferences addressing a
number of key Information Society themes, and an exhibition (IGC
Village) where delegates can discover the latest ICT products and
services. More at www.igcweb.net."

New version attached.

Cheers,
Claus


GUADEC 2006 SLATED FOR BARCELONA

The 7th annual GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC)
will draw businesses, government, education and end users to Barcelona.

BOSTON, Mass. - 20 June, 2005 - The 7th annual GNOME User and Developer
European Conference (GUADEC) will bring software developers, as well as
business, government and private users of free and open source software
to Barcelona, Spain. 

The conference highlights the capabilities and direction of GNOME, the
free software desktop and development environment for personal
computers, workstations, and portable Internet devices.

Topics will include development workshops, translation showcases,
business models for free software development, GNOME in mobile devices,
and discussions about the future of GNOME.

GUADEC takes place April 29 - May 4, 2006 at Fira de Barcelona, in
combination with the Internet Global Congress (IGC). The event will be
jointly organized by the GNOME Foundation, the Generalitat de Catalunya
(Catalan Government), the Council of Barcelona, the IGC and the local
free software community. 

Owen Taylor, chairman of the board of the GNOME Foundation, welcomes the
participation of the local administrations: "This is a splendid
opportunity to showcase their developments in e-government and
education, and to share that with visitors from all over the world."

The Generalitat de Catalunya and the Council of Barcelona are committed
to the use of open standards and free and open source software in the
public sector and are encouraging adoption of free software to the
citizens.

((((quotes from Oriol Ferran, director of the Information Society office
of the Generalitat))))

About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation

Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading
companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to
supporting the advancement of GNOME. GNOME is a free software desktop
and development environment for personal computers, workstations,
networked servers and portable Internet devices. Major leading software
industry and computer manufacturers support the GNOME development
effort, which is led by a worldwide community of volunteers. The
Foundation provides organizational, financial and legal support to the
GNOME project and helps determine its vision and roadmap. More
information on GNOME is available at www.gnome.org. 

About GUADEC

The GNOME User and Developer Europe Conference (GUADEC) is an annual
gathering of GNOME developers, enthusiasts and individual, business,
education and government users worldwide. It provides a forum for
members of the GNOME project to showcase their work and to discuss the
future of GNOME development. Housed in a different European country each
year, GUADEC is a catalyst for the future development and direction of
GNOME. More at guadec.gnome.org.

About the IGC

The Internet Global Congress is the leading Internet and New
Technologies congress in Spain. Organized by the Fundació Barcelona
Digital, the Congress comprises a series of conferences addressing a
number of key Information Society themes, and an exhibition (IGC
Village) where delegates can discover the latest ICT products and
services. More at www.igcweb.net.