Call for GUADEC 2015 bids

[Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>]

The call for bids has been announced: https://www.gnome.org/news/2013/07/the-gnome-foundation-invites-proposals-to-host-guadec-2015/

Please submit your intent to bid by the 1st of August. The deadline for bid submissions is the 30th of September.

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Teams wishing to organize GUADEC in their city should let the board know of their intent to submit a bid by the 1st of August by e-mail to foundation-announce gnome org and board-list gnome org, indicating their availability to meet during this year's GUADEC to discuss it with the GNOME Foundation board. Final bids will be due by September 30, 2013

Keep in mind that a good candidate should meet the following criteria:

 * easily accessed 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 HowTo for writing a bid[1] and an overview of the kinds of things you should include in the proposal.

[1] https://wiki.gnome.org/GuadecPlanningHowTo/Bid