Call for hosts for GUADEC 2016

[Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>]

On 30 June 2015 at 23:19, Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com> wrote:
> 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-list 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-list gnome org  Bids
> should also be uploaded to https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2016/Bids

The deadline for the bid submission will be extended until the 30th of
September 2015. GUADEC is sometimes hosted by educational
institutions, so the bids which are being put together right now will
benefit from extra time to communicate with potential venues that have
been closed over the summer holidays.

> 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-list gnome org