Call for Location OOoCon 2007 - Deadline Extended

All,

The annual OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon) continues to go from  
strength to strength, with this year's glittering event in Lyon,  
France attracting over 600 registrations and enjoying a civic  
reception laid on by the Mayor of Lyon in the historic town hall.

Can your team do even better next year?

We are collecting applications from teams who are willing to organize  
OOoCon 2007. To give you an idea about what we are looking for, you  
can take a look at last year's proposals: http:// 
marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2006/proposal.html##PROPOSALLYON

Interested teams should send their applications to the mailing list  
mailto:[email protected] following the guidelines  
below.

** We have extended the deadline to 2007-01-31 23:59 UTC.**


Key Question

In 400 words or less, answer this question:

    * Why is your location and the date you propose the best for  
OOoCon 2007?

Your proposal MUST include

     * Location (country, city, conference center/university)
     * Proposed Date(s)
     * Team Lead (main contact person)
     * Team Members (all members should be willing and able to commit at
       least 3 hours per day to planning the conference during the last
       two weeks before OOoCon 2007)
     * Local events that are taking place in parallel (or right
       before/after)
     * Special visa or entry requirements, e.g. vaccinations

Your proposal COULD include

     * Large local OpenOffice.org deployments (for user keynotes and
       success stories)
     * Names of local OpenOffice.org developers (for developer sessions)
     * Names of local OpenOffice.org vendors/partners (potential  
sponsors)
     * Travel costs (e.g., flight costs from the following cities:  
London, Paris, Rome, Beijing, Sydney, New York, Hamburg, Dublin, San  
Francisco, Cape Town, Tokyo)
     * Accomodation costs (youth hostel, hotels)

Supplementary Information

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)

Submitting a Proposal

Proposals should be sent to the mailing list  
mailto:[email protected].

The deadline for submissions has been extended to 2007-01-31 23:59  
UTC. Shortly after that date we will publish the applications and  
call for votes from community members.

Information about previous OpenOffice.org Conferences can be found  
at: http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference

Thank you and good luck with your proposals!

The OpenOffice.org Conference Team