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Proposal for OOoCon 2008




Key Question

In 400 words or less, answer this question: Why is your location and the date you propose the best for OOoCon 2008?

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Mandatory Information

Location (country, city, conference center/university)

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Proposed Date(s)

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Team Lead (main contact person)

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Team Members

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Local events that are taking place in parallel (or right before/after)

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Special visa or entry requirements, e.g. vaccinations

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Optional Information

Large local OpenOffice.org deployments (for user keynotes and success stories)

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Names of local OpenOffice.org developers (for developer sessions)

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Names of local OpenOffice.org vendors/partners (potential sponsors)

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Travel costs

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Accomodation costs (youth hostel, hotel)

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Supplementary Information

The Call for Location states: user feedback from previous conferences suggest that the ideal location will:

  • have a strong local OpenOffice.org community
  • attract strong sponsor support
  • have a low-cost/free conference centre with conference venues close together
  • have facilities where people can pass the time, socialise, and mingle with other conference delegates close to the conference building(s)
  • have a range of low-cost accomodation with easy/cheap transport to the conference location
  • attract the largest number of community contributers
  • facilitate the attendance of a large number of Sun's OpenOffice.org developers (who are in Hamburg, Germany)
  • be accessible by cheap flight and train tickets
  • be aligned with a large IT event (e.g. CeBIT, Systems, Comdex)
  • provide low-cost broadband Internet access (e.g. wireless LAN in the rooms)
  • allow for video and audio streaming (e.g. via the support of a company)

Item

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Attachments

A copy of the proposal in ODF