[LGM] Deadline extended -- Libre Graphics Meeting: Call for 2017 Location

[Femke Snelting]

Hello!

As you might have seen in the notes: at the end of LGM 2015 in Toronto some options for LGM 2017 were discussed, but at that point no formal proposition had been made. We decided to extend the deadline for 2017 location submissions to *May 20, 2015*.

If you are interested in hosting the meeting in 2017, please send your proposal to: ginger coons (ginger at adaptstudio.ca) and Larisa Blazic (lab at v-ac-uum.xyz).

Proposals received by May 20 will be reviewed and discussed by a group of people involved in organising LGM, aiming for a consensus about the destination for LGM 2017 before this summer.

best,


Femke


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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 (ginger at adaptstudio.ca) and Larisa Blazic (lab at v-ac-uum.xyz). 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.