Proposal Libre Graphics Meeting 2025 in Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany

[Lasse Fister]

Hello everyone,

it was great to be back an LGM in Rennes two weeks ago and to meet for
real again! Many thanks to the organizers for the reboot!

When I went to the organization meeting for next year, I thought I'd
get information about what needs to happen from my side for a proper
proposal from me for Nuremberg for 2026 or later. However, due to the
lack of proposals for 2025, I agreed to try to get an edition for 2025
going in Nuremberg. Because it is a complete cold start for me, I set
the condition that I'd need to assemble a local organizer team etc. and
see how it evolves.
I had a busy time directly after the meeting, but now I want to renew
my pledge to try to make this happen. This also marks the kickoff of my
efforts, I'll start to contact local people and organizations in order
to assemble a team, find a location and sponsoring.

I went to LGM since Leipzig in 2014, with the exception of Rio de
Janeiro, but I never took part in organizing. It would be very helpful
if we could establish communication channels and create some knowledge
transfer. I'm not sure if the mailing list is ideal for it though.

I have some immediate questions as well:

How is the division of labor between the local organization and the LGM
network/board? Is there any general board/organization left at all, is
it this list, or is there rather just ad-hoc/decentralized/spontaneous
collaboration? (BTW, the website is down again, but archive.org
works, https://web.se.org/web/20230604114444/https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/lgm/about/organization-team/
is the best I could find.)

What kind of work can I expect from the general LGM, e.g. review and
selection of talk proposals, collecting sponsoring for travel
reimbursement and handing it out. Is there a bank account somewhere?

What are the minimal tasks of the local team, what would be nice to
have? At least, we need a location. I also have the impression that the
design and website is usually made locally. Video recording is
mentioned at .

Handling of the finances. E.g. How would a sponsor for the location get
funding to the "LGM" and how would "LGM" transfer that to the location.
Maybe the location is a bad example, and usually done differently, but
there must be some way to receive and spend a local budget. Do I need
to find or create a local organization that can handle this kind of
finances?

I believe it's most important to find a location quickly, but a local
team and budget are interdependent with that.

I'd be thankful for further urgent topics that need consideration.

Cheers, Lasse


  
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