Dear all, Just before the tenth edition is about to start:
Some people expressed an interest in hosting LGM in 2017, but no formal proposals have been made so far. If you considered submitting and missed the deadline, or would like to discuss a proposal, please contact the 2015 and 2016 organizers, ginger coons ([email protected]) and/or Larisa Blazic ([email protected]). You can also write to the LibreGraphicsMeeting mailing list http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-graphics-meeting We'll discuss plans and ideas for 2017 on Saturday May 2 at 16:20, at the end of this years' meeting in Toronto! Looking forward to your ideas and suggestions, Femke ////////////////////////////////////// Libre Graphics Meeting: Call for 2017 Location Where will Libre Graphics Meeting take place in 2017? An important step towards this decision will happen in Toronto this year, on the last day of LGM. If you are thinking about making a proposal to host LGM 2017, here are some points to consider: Ethical and political issues Security issues Health issues Free software acceptance or support in the host country Budget and sponsoring Proposed dates and agenda issues with other events Venue and on-site infrastructure Travel and accommodation Experience of the local team at organizing such an international event Communication skills of the local team Your proposal should cover these areas and should explain why and how you think your city could host the next Libre Graphics Meeting. You can refer to Leipzig’s proposal for 2014 (http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2014/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lgm_leipzig.pdf) or Toronto's successful 2015 proposal (http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2015/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LGM2015TorontoProposal.pdf). Submit your proposal as a PDF, along with your name, and the name of the city and country you are proposing. Submissions can be sent by email to the 2015 and 2016 organizers, ginger coons ([email protected]) and Larisa Blazic ([email protected]). Please include both Larisa and ginger on your email so that your submission can be processed efficiently. At the end of this year’s Libre Graphics Meeting you will get a chance to introduce yourself and your team as well as the venue and answer questions. We do expect that you might need clarifications or feedback on your ideas before you upload your proposal, so feel free to subscribe to the LibreGraphicsMeeting mailing list (http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-graphics-meeting) and post your questions there. Past and present organizers will gladly help you. If you want to make your proposal for a subsequent year and would like to let us know about it sooner, don’t hesitate to post your proposal as well. Deadline for 2017 location submissions: April 20, 2015. _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
