GUADEC 2017 call for bids

[Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>]

Hi all,

The GNOME Foundation would like to invite bids for hosting GUADEC 2017.

GUADEC is the biggest gathering of GNOME users and developers, which
takes place in Europe every year, and you could make it happend next
year!

If you are interested in submitting a bid, you can talk to the
Foundation board and previous GUADEC organisers to find out more about
what is involved.

The deadline for bid submission will be the 1st of June by e-mail to
foundation-announce gnome org and board-list gnome org . Bids should
also be uploaded to https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2017/Bids .

Your bid should demonstrate that:
* the location is easily accessible by plane or train
* you have a motivated local team with a few core members, preferably
with experience in event organisation
* a good venue is available to host the event
* there are affordable accommodation and places to eat
* there is local industry and government support

Bids from previous years are available for reference[1]. Also be aware
that while organising 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 can find more information at
https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/HowTo including an overview of the sorts
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


Thanks
Kat

[1] https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/HowTo/Bid#Past_and_current_bids