[Re: [Fwd: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2007]]



--------- Mensagem Original --------
De: Rodrigo Parra Novo <rodarvus gmail com>
Para: Guilherme de S. Pastore <guilherme pastore terra com br>
Cópia: gnome-br-list gnome org
Assunto: Re: [Fwd: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2007]
Data: 21/02/06 10:41

>    Olás,
> 
> On 2/19/06, Guilherme de S. Pastore &lt;guilherme pastore terra com br&gt;
wrote:
> &gt; Que tal? Eles costumam gostar de vir pro Brasil ;) Precisa de uma boa
> &gt; dose de loucura, mas acho que não dá pra discutir que seria muito
legal.
> 
>    eu cheguei a pensar nisso, um tempo atrás - o INdT até poderia
> ajudar (bastante) na organização de um evento do estilo.
> 
>    O (grande) problema é que tradicionalmente, o GUADEC acontece em
> paises europeus - o que torna o transporte barato para o pessoal de
> lá.
> 
>    Se fossemos tentar trazer o GUADEC para o Brasil, precisariamos
> pensar com *bastante* antecedência em como baratear a vinda desse
> pessoal para o Brasil. (se bem que por outro lado, estadia aqui é bem
> mais barato que por lá)
> 
>    Alguém tem idéia de quantas pessoas fazem parte do Gnome-BR,
> atualmente? Do pessoal que está na lista, alguém &quot;se anima&quot; em
> participar da organização de um evento do estilo?
> 
>    Abraços,
> 
>    Rodrigo
> 
> &gt; -------- Mensagem encaminhada --------
> &gt; De: Anne Østergaard &lt;anne oestergaard nu&gt;
> &gt; Para: foundation-list gnome org
> &gt; Cc: foundation-announce gnome org
> &gt; Assunto: Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2007
> &gt; Data: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:33:32 +0100
> &gt;
> &gt; Call for invitations to be the host of GUADEC 2007
> &gt;
> &gt; GUADEC is the yearly GNOME Users and Developers European Conference.
> &gt;
> &gt; Dear GNOME friends
> &gt;
> &gt; For those of you who would like to host the next GUADEC in 2007 you
are
> &gt; hereby invited to write a formal invitation to the board of The
> &gt; GNOME Foundation.
> &gt;
> &gt; The invitation should be send to
> &gt; board gnome org and
> &gt; Anne Østergaard &lt;aoe(at)gnome.org&gt;
> &gt; at the latest on April 19th 2005.
> &gt;
> &gt; As the conference is getting bigger and hopefully better and more
> &gt; important every year there is no reason not to tell you that it takes
a
> &gt; lot of persons actively involved and committed in the actual planning
> &gt; and a lot of time and spent carrying out the practical work.
> &gt;
> &gt; It is also rewarding and very much fun and you learn a lot in the
> &gt; process.
> &gt;
> &gt; I usually say that when you can take care of a baby and handle a big
> &gt; conference you are pretty much prepared for anything. These things
are
> &gt; real and can not be handed virtually.
> &gt;
> &gt; Some practical advice:
> &gt;
> &gt; There are a couple of things that you must take into account when
> &gt; writing your invitation:
> &gt;
> &gt; You must be a group of at least ten persons behind the invitation to
> &gt; take on responsibility.
> &gt;
> &gt; These ten persons each need a lot of helpers.-  For this purpose you
> &gt; can involve everybody - they do not all have to be nerds- other
skills
> &gt; can often be of great advantage to the team.
> &gt;
> &gt; The conference must take place in the same physical place/ building.
> &gt;
> &gt; You must be many persons very near and in the place/city where the
> &gt; conference is taking place.
> &gt;
> &gt; It is an advantage if there is a strong support from the community: 
the
> &gt; region, the city, university, huge companies, important organizations
> &gt; and/ or among a very large group of local citizens.
> &gt;
> &gt; The conference will need facilities from Saturday to Thursday. It
will
> &gt; be nice to have the facilities from Saturday to Saturday as it will
be
> &gt; the case this year. (The weekend normally used for establishing
things
> &gt; and getting rid of jet-lack.- Some activities which involve moving in
> &gt; the sun and fresh air could be helpful here.)
> &gt;
> &gt; The technical infrastructure is crucial to the conference. The hacker
> &gt; room and the conference rooms needs a lot of bandwidth this is also
the
> &gt; case for streaming.
> &gt;
> &gt; One large conference hall for 500 persons.
> &gt; Projectors, beamers and at least 3-4 large conference rooms and many
> &gt; smaller rooms are needed and possibly an exhibition area and/ or
hall.
> &gt;
> &gt; You will need a lot of sponsors and good press contacts.
> &gt;
> &gt; You must have solutions for housing: Hotels, youth hostels, the
living
> &gt; for free program etc.
> &gt;
> &gt; Catering, the &quot;Beer Party&quot; and cultural activities for a
flexible number
> &gt; of persons must be possible as well as affordable lunch meals for
all.
> &gt;
> &gt; Assisting in conference planning calls and taking notes for a long
> &gt; period of time (two calls every month for one hour over a period of
nine
> &gt; months), taking care of registration, accounting, the technique in
> &gt; each conference room and of invited speakers and keynotes- which
> &gt; involves some local transportation etc. and a hospitality scheme.
> &gt;
> &gt; Construction and updating of the website, call for papers, logo
> &gt; competition, printing conference material etc.
> &gt;
> &gt; I am sure I forgot something but if you are able to meet most of the
> &gt; things on this list you are already a real GNOME champion.
> &gt;
> &gt; GUADEC has been hold at universities half of the time but other venue
> &gt; solutions are quite possible.
> &gt;
> &gt; Last years application/ invitation can be found here:
> &gt; URL of the document for GUADEC in Barcelona:
> &gt; http://desdeamericaconamor.org/blog/files/guadec06_at_barcelona-1.sxw
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt; GNOME greetings
> &gt;
> &gt; Anne
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;
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Ola!
Boa tarde a todos,

Rodrigo eu acho muito interessante a idéia de trazer a GUADEC para o Brasil,
eu aceito participar da organização de um evento deste porte. Acho que o
maior desafio realmente seria com os custos.

Cheers.
Fernando Maróstica.

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