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The Fedora Project holds a number of global FUDCon events each year. Typically the Community Architecture team's budget supports one of these large events each Red Hat fiscal quarter (with the fiscal year starting on March 1). This year we have the Latin American event, FUDCon Santiago[1] in Chile, in Q2; the event for EMEA, FUDCon Zurich in Switzerland, in Q3; and a North American FUDCon event in Q4.
In each case, typically the event will happen sometime in the first two months of the quarter, so that we can ensure all bills are paid by Red Hat's financial deadlines. That deadline usually comes a couple weeks before the end of quarter, so the first two months are the ideal time to actually stage an event. So the North American FUDCon event will happen in either December 2010 or January 2011. The bidders will work with the Community Architecture team to resolve the exact timing.
In the past we've often heard from community members that they'd love to have an event in a warmer clime during the chilly winter months. We couldn't agree more, and now we have a way to empower our community to make that happen. FUDCon Honolulu? Maybe not, but we're open to other possibilities! We want to find a place for the next North American event that includes:
* Reasonable travel, room and board costs
* Availability of inexpensive or free event space
* A little warmer than Boston (we hope!)
* Active FOSS/other interested communities that might like to attend
* Consideration of academic schedules for students who want to attend
* Consideration of holidays for people in North America
* One or more organizing Fedora community members with the time and energy to help prepare
We now have a bid process[3] that lets interested community members propose FUDCon in their region, or even backyard. Nothing Olympic style -- simply a way for excited Fedora folks in the locale to help secure event space, lodging, and other logistical details. We've already kicked this process off for FUDCon Zurich 2010, and are looking to start this cycle for North America as well. In the summer, after FUDCon Santiago concludes, we will kick the same process off for Latin America again for a 2011 conference.
So here's what you need to do to get the ball rolling:
* Join the fudcon-planning list[4] and let us know you want to bid.
* Make a wiki page called [[FUDCon:Bid_for_<Your_Town>_2011]], with the information outlined on the bid process[3] page.
The bid process will be open for a period of approximately 3 weeks. At that point the FPL and Community Architecture teams, as major stakeholders in the event, will go through the bids and make a decision on where we'll locate FUDCon North America.
* * * [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Santiago_2010 [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Zurich_2010 [3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon_bid_process [4] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fudcon-planning
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On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 05:31:46PM -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
In the past we've often heard from community members that they'd love to have an event in a warmer clime during the chilly winter months. We
[snip]
- A little warmer than Boston (we hope!)
Sigh. :)
Hi all; Just became aware of this list and subscribed. For those who don't know me, I helped with the planning of the 4 (well, 3.5) FUDCons we've had at Boston University, including the very first FUDCon, the first FUDPub event, and the first BarCamp-style FUDCon. I think I may also have coined the term "FUDPub". :)
- Join the fudcon-planning list[4] and let us know you want to bid.
It sounds like Boston is probably not the prefered option this time around, which is completely fair and understandable. But I figured I'd get on here and throw out the informal offer that when/if Boston is back on the FUDCon radar, I'd be available and interested in helping organize once again. Meanwhile there's always the remote chance that I may be able to offer some useful advice & opinions to others working on an event.
cheers, - Paul
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 01:33:13PM -0400, Paul Stauffer wrote:
On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 05:31:46PM -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
In the past we've often heard from community members that they'd love to have an event in a warmer clime during the chilly winter months. We
[snip]
- A little warmer than Boston (we hope!)
Sigh. :)
Hi all; Just became aware of this list and subscribed. For those who don't know me, I helped with the planning of the 4 (well, 3.5) FUDCons we've had at Boston University, including the very first FUDCon, the first FUDPub event, and the first BarCamp-style FUDCon. I think I may also have coined the term "FUDPub". :)
- Join the fudcon-planning list[4] and let us know you want to bid.
It sounds like Boston is probably not the prefered option this time around, which is completely fair and understandable. But I figured I'd get on here and throw out the informal offer that when/if Boston is back on the FUDCon radar, I'd be available and interested in helping organize once again. Meanwhile there's always the remote chance that I may be able to offer some useful advice & opinions to others working on an event.
Paul S,
Thanks for joining the list and writing. We were asked by many community members to fully consider a different location for the next FUDCon. In part, that drove our creation of a simplified bid process for the next FUDCon.
I expect our community will come up with bids for the next FUDCon. In the event that doesn't happen, though, it leaves the door open for planners to consider other locations. I really want the community to have the first shots at finding us a great place to have FUDCon next winter. If that doesn't happen, and the load falls on the FPL to lead the formation of the next FUDCon, we'll end up choosing a location that lends itself to lightening the logistics load.
fudcon-planning@lists.fedoraproject.org