DebConf10
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Status: The decision meeting for DebConf10 took place on 2009-02-23. It was decided that DebConf10 will be held in New York City. The bid proposal is at DebConf10/NewYork.
Official information about DebConf10 can be found at http://debconf10.debconf.org
[edit] Leadership and Volunteering
We are more than happy to welcome anyone interested into the local team. Some key people:
Current team leads are:
- Jimmy Kaplowitz (Hydroxide @ oftc) is the overall lead (jimmy debian.org)
- Brian Gupta (bgupta @ oftc) is the local area contact (brian.gupta brandorr.com)
- Richard Darst (MrBeige @ oftc) is the venue contact (rkd zgib.net)
If you would like help out, contact us by email or IRC. Or add your name to DebConf10/Jobs under "Other People". Let us know where you live (for geographic-based tasks, such as venue organizations), who your connections are (for example, if you are at Columbia, have connections in the tech industry, or know other possible sponsors), and what you are good at or would like to do.
- Our email list is important to join to follow our activities.
- Our irc channel, #debconf-nyc on irc.oftc.net (=irc.debian.org) is where most of our discussions occur. It is strongly recommend to drop by and say hi.
- DebConf10/Jobs lists stuff NYC-based things which need to be considered. You can add your name to the bottom of this page and we will contact you.
[edit] Useful Information
- Organization
- Coordination channel is #debconf-nyc on irc.debian.org = OFTC
- NYC social stuff in #debian-nyc
- Localteam mailing list
- DebConf10/Meetings lists our meeting schedule.
- DebConf10/Jobs is where we keep track of local tasks to do, and volunteers.
- DebConf10/Teams lists who is assigned to what.
- DebConf10/ToDo is list of stuff we should do.
- Dump your ideas on DebConf10/Ideas. Include you name if you would like help make it happen.
- Coordination channel is #debconf-nyc on irc.debian.org = OFTC
- Specific plans or timelines
- DebConf10/OverallTimeline
- DebConf10/Registration discusses our plan for registration
- DebConf10/CFP discusses how and when we will issue a call for papers/review them.
- Venue and housing stuff
- DebConf10/Resources contains links to pictures/maps/etc
- DebConf10/RoomPlanning lists what we want to use rooms for
- Talks and Activities
- DebConf10/SessionChairs has information for Session Chairs
- DebConf10/SessionChairProposal has information about what our sessions idea is
- Travel and Visa stuff
- DebConf10/VisaAndBorderIssues is the place to discuss issues with entering the United States.
- DebConf10/PresentationAtDebConf9 is our drafting of a presentation to give at DebConf9
- DebConf10/VisaFAQ is visa FAQs.
- Meta-planning
- DebConf10/NewYork is our proposal document, which outlines our general plan.
- DebConf10/LogoContest Logo choice/contest.
- DebConf10/Artwork Graphics for disclosure, Banners, Promocards, etc...
- Talk at DebConf9
- DebConf10/OtherConfs list of dates of other conferences.
- DebConf10/MoraysPostdoc
[edit] Previous Planning
- Candidate bids (final decision meeting)
- New York City, USA
- Boston/Cambridge, USA
- Quito, Ecuador
- Candidate bids (earlier stages)
- Margarita, Venezuela
- San Francisco, USA (if this is serious please update the linked page)
- Portland, USA (possibly given up)
- Old General Information
