[guadec-list] GUADEC Update: 3 weeks to go!

[William from Texas <williamfromtexas gmail com>]

Revelation Hackspace. Thursday. 19:30.

Last Thursday the GUADEC 2010 Local Team met to discuss what was going on in each activity sector leading up to the conference. Everything is coming together faster than you'd think! In addition to talking about all the set-up we need to do before hand (including pre-conferences), we had to find time and enjoy it ourselves! That's why we got together, barbecued, and spent the evening talking about all the facets of the conference.

60 speaking sessions, soccer, beach parties, networking events, and wifi needs for a thousand mobile devices.....

====VOLUNTEERS ==================

A lot of you have been contacting us asking to help. This is COOL! We're not looking for any Masters of Ceremony or anything, just a couple people to keep an eye on the time or be an extra pair of hands. Contact Jeroen Dekkers on the <a href="" href="mailto:guadec-list gnome org">guadec-list gnome org">guadec-list gnome org</a> mailing list.

====TECH ==================

Bruce van der Kooij is our networking man on the inside. He is in the process of controlling network resources, and has some pretty detailed plans from the venue engineers. We're going to have connectivity for everyone! (Bring your smartphone!) Bruce is working closely with the Haagse Hogeschool (http://portal.hhs.nl/portal/page/portal/nl) to also put cameras in each room for streaming the sessions.

====COMMUNICATIONS ==================

The Communications Team, Sanne, Joe and William, are busy attracting attention to the GNOME Open Desktop Day (http://www.guadec.org/index.php/guadec/2010/schedConf/opendesktopday). A pre-conference on the 26th, representatives from the Spanish region of Andalucia will come to talk about their government's move to open source, Steve George from Canonical will talk about large scale implementation, and Arjen Kamphuis will talk about public open source projects.

====TRAINING ==================

Dave Neary's GNOME Developer training is still open for registration! The class will dive into all the topics you need to start and manage a GNOME-based project. Register on the GUADEC page: https://register.guadec.org/

====SOCIAL ==================

Jeroen van de Vegt is our Party Coordinator, but he means serious business. Organising a whiskey tasting, a beach party and some sports, he and Sanne Steemers are also putting together a possibly-Amsterdam possibly-biking activity for conference SO's (Significant Others). Do you have any suggestions for more fun we can have? Contact Mr Jeroen and Ms Sanne at <a href="" href="mailto:guadec-list gnome org">guadec-list gnome org">guadec-list gnome org</a>

====REGISTERATION ==================

GUADEC will recieve additional financing from the municipality of The Hague based on the number registered attendees. Some of you may be waiting until conference day to register, but we are asking that as many participants as possible register beforehand so that we can maximise the generous offer of support from the city.

It's easy to do and you can even register for free!
https://register.guadec.org/

====FINAL WORD ==================

We can't wait to see everyone in just a few weeks! Everyone mentioned here is on the GUADEC mailing list.

The next volunteer meeting is planned for Sunday, July 18, at the Revelation hackerspace (https://foswiki.sonologic.nl/RevelationSpace) in Den Haag.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to let us know. Really, we’d love to hear from you - guadec-list gnome org