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<body><h2> <a name="00" id="00"></a>OOoCon
2006 Call for Location Proposals </h2>
<p>Every year, the OpenOffice.org community gathers to exchange
ideas and have fun at the international OpenOffice.org Conference <span id="st" name="st" class="st0">(OOoCon)</span>.
The conference gives those interested in OpenOffice.org, whether they
are developers, marketers, business people, artists, or public sector
representatives the opportunity to meet each other in a convivial
environment. They can share ideas, tips, code, technology, business
plans; drink beer, eat great food, and learn how the most important
open source project in the world is changing things for the better.</p>
<p>Our Marketing Lead, Jacqueline McNally,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&amp;msgNo=267">announced</a>
a call for location for <span id="st" name="st" class="st0">OOoCon</span> <span id="st" name="st" class="st0">2006</span> last year.
Two respondents, Sophie Gautier and Angelika G&ouml;&szlig;ler,
presented on behalf of their organizing teams proposals to hold the
conference in either Lyon, France or Vienna, Austria.</p><p>These
proposals have been summarized <b><a href="##PROPOSALLYON">below</a></b>.</p>
<h3>Please vote for your favorite OOoCon 2006 location!<br>
(The deadline is February 19, 2006!)
</h3><small>NOTE: in order to be able to vote you have to
be a <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/Join">registered
member</a>
of the OpenOffice.org website.<br>
<br></small><form action="http://survey.services.openoffice.org/ooocon/index.php" method="post" name="firstForm" id="firstForm"><div><table border="0"> <tbody> <tr><td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><b>Where
do you want the OOoCon
to take place ?</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><b>Select&nbsp;one:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><input name="location[C]" value="1" id="qf_4b6e9d" type="radio"><label for="qf_4b6e9d">Lyon,
France</label> <small>(<a href="##PROPOSALLYON">view
proposal</a>)</small> <br> <input name="location[C]" value="2" id="qf_d6a05f" type="radio"><label for="qf_d6a05f">Vienna,
Austria</label> <small>(<a href="##PROPOSALVIENNA">view
proposal</a>)</small> </td> </tr> <tr>
<td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><b>Will
you attend the
conference ?</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><b>Select&nbsp;one:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><input name="participation[P]" value="1" id="qf_d668c1" type="radio"><label for="qf_d668c1">Yes</label><br>
<input name="participation[P]" value="2" id="qf_3d3052" type="radio"><label for="qf_3d3052">Not sure</label><br>
<input name="participation[P]" value="3" id="qf_f78899" type="radio"><label for="qf_f78899">No</label></td>
</tr> <tr> <td style="white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><b>Enter
your OpenOffice.org
site username:</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></td> <td align="left" valign="top"><input size="20" maxlength="255" name="name" value="" type="text"></td>
</tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"><br></td><td align="left" valign="top"><input value="Send" type="submit"></td> </tr> <tr><td><br>
</td> <td align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><span style="font-size: 80%;"> denotes required field</span></td>
</tr> </tbody> </table> </div></form><h3>Location
Proposal Details:</h3>
<table border="1" bordercolor="#ffffff" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <th bgcolor="#184090" width="10%"> <p><br> </p> </th><th bgcolor="#184090" width="45%"> <p><font color="#ffffff"><a name="#PROPOSALLYON"></a>Lyon, France</font></p> </th> <th bgcolor="#184090" width="45%">
<p><font color="#ffffff"><a name="#PROPOSALVIENNA"></a>Vienna,
Austria</font></p> </th> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p><b>Key Question</b><br>
Why is your location and the date you propose the best for OOoCon
2006?</p> </td> <td> <p>Locating
OooCon 2006 in France will give several&nbsp;advantages
to the
worldwide community, and Lyon is a particularly attractive town
situated in the middle of
our country (well approximately ;) <br> <br>
Our&nbsp;group has a large community of users and contributors, and
is a
strong member of the <a href="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/">Native-Language
Confederation</a>. More than seven
government ministries have now started
their migration to
Openoffice.org, or plan to adopt it. Major departments such as
the Direction G&eacute;n&eacute;rale des
Imp&ocirc;ts (taxation), the National Gendarmerie, and the Ministry
of
Culture are
using OOo and contributing to the community with documentation
and tools.
Many hospitals, schools and universities, and city councils are using
OOo on a
day
to day basis! <br> <br>
While our community includes&nbsp;a large base of professionals,
it
also involves OOo specialists such as consultancies, developers
or trainers who participate actively in the project. Outside the
community, several organizations such as <a href="http://libresoftware.educ.april.org">April,</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.aful.org/">Aful</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.adullact.org">Adullact</a>, and <a href="http://www.mutualibre.org/">Mutualibre</a> are
strong open-source software supporters, and promote our project through
their
activities. This creates opportunities for dialogue between different
types of
communities with different perspectives.<br><br>
</p><p>As for Lyon, it's a delightful town, a listed UNESCO
World Heritage City, very modern and well equipped with all the
necessary infrastructure for this kind of event (several
universities,
conference centres, special passes for transportation...). Lyon is not
very far from
Germany, so our Hamburg team will find it
easy to&nbsp;attend, and also quite central in Europe for several
countries. Please
have an overview of Lyon by visiting <a href="http://www.lyon-photos.com/">this site</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.en.lyon-france.com/page/p-554/art_id-/">the
city site</a>, where you'll find information about Lyon's
history,
culture, and current events.</p><p> Lyon is also a well
known place for gastronomy, what about spending an
evening all together in a famous "Bouchon" ? <br> <br>
The conference will be organized in INSA, one of the top French
engineering universities. INSA Lyon (Institut National des Sciences
Appliqu&eacute;es de
Lyon), multidisciplinary and international, is at the heart of the
European
Higher Education Area. Accomodation (in rooms for 2 people) is
available five
minute's walk away. <br> </p> </td> <td> <p>The
initial idea has come from the
Viennese city management (IT
-&nbsp; MA14) who will have finished their rollout of 6000
workstations
with OpenOffice.org in summer 2006.&nbsp;</p><p>The
Ministry of&nbsp; Education has also started a big open source
software drive giving a big boost to OpenOffice.org. We
think
these provide some good examples of best practice which&nbsp; would
tie in well with the conference. </p> </td> </tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Location (country, city,
conference center/university)</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>France, Lyon, <a href="http://www.insa-lyon.fr/index.php?L=2">INSA
de Lyon</a>&nbsp; (site available in several languages) </p>
</td> <td valign="top"> <p><br></p></td>
</tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"><td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Proposed Date(s)</p>
</td> <td valign="top"> <p>11/12/13
September 2006 </p> </td> <td valign="top">
<p>We recommend a conference during
September since we could
probably use university rooms. </p> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Team Lead (main contact person)</p>
</td> <td valign="top"> <p>Sophie
Gautier</p><p>Tony Galmiche </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Angelika Goeszler<br> </p>
</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"><td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>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 2005)</p> </td> <td valign="top">Core
team of the FR project (about
10 people, more if needed) </td> <td valign="top">Angelika
Goeszler <br>
Harald Schilly <br>
Verena Schroefl <br>
Franz Lackinger <br>
Franz Schauer <br>
Verena Ruff <br>
Peter Schroefl <br> <br>
The OpenOffice.org Community has got very good support from
the&nbsp; Government of Vienna. The MA 14 also have provided their
support
for&nbsp; a conference located at Vienna. <br>
Further support was promised from the German usergroup
(Jaqueline&nbsp;
Rahemipour). We also expect help from Sun Austria and further&nbsp;
companies and universities/higher engineering schools. <br>
The conference will be of public interest; we also expect participation
from the&nbsp;Ministry of Education or its delgates. <br>
We are already seeking public money
(innovation&nbsp;funding/public&nbsp;interest). The request is
still in progress, so at
the
moment we cannot say&nbsp;more about it. <br>
Further on, we hope that the Viennese Mayor will give a
small&nbsp;cocktail party. <br> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Local events taking place in
parallel (or right before/after)</p> </td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.lyon-infocite.org/accueil/index.php"> Lyon
InfoCit&eacute;</a> is willing to
organize an event alonside our conference<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lyon-infocite.org/accueil/index.php"><br></a>
</td> <td valign="top"> <p><br></p></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Special
visa or entry requirements, e.g. vaccinations</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Visa for people
outside the Schengen area (but not for all), no
vaccinations. </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><a href="http://www.touringclub.it/international_TCI/3_before_leaving.asp" target="_blank"><br> </a></p> </td>
</tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Large local OpenOffice.org
deployments (for user keynotes and
success stories)</p> </td> <td valign="top">
<p>Ministry of Finance and Direction
G&eacute;n&eacute;rale des Imp&ocirc;ts,
Ministry of Equipement, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Agriculture,
Ministry of Culture,
Ministry of National Education, representing more than 200 000 seats. <br>
</p> <p><br>Hospitals : <br>
Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace (300 seats/postes) <br><a href="http://www.ch-roubaix.fr">
Centre
Hospitalier de Roubaix</a> (1000 seats/postes) <br>
Centre
Hospitalier de Bourg En Bresse (100 seats/postes) <br>
Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens (450 seats/postes) <br><a href="http://www.ch-pontoise.fr">
Centre
Hospitalier de Pontoise</a> (20 seats (1000 postes pending)) <br>
Centre Hospitalier Philippe Pinel (400 seats/postes) <br>
Centre Hospitalier Avranches/Granville (400 seats/postes) <br>
CHU de Besan&#7689;on (450
seats/postes) <br>
Centre Hospitalier Henry Ey (300 seats/postes) <br> </p> <p>Plus
many schools, city halls and companies are too numerous to be
cited, please
see some lists here : <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fr.openoffice.org/Marketing/Listes/scolaire.htm">http://fr.openoffice.org/Marketing/Listes/scolaire.htm</a>
<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fr.openoffice.org/Marketing/Listes/Entreprises.htm">http://fr.openoffice.org/Marketing/Listes/Entreprises.htm</a></p>
</td> <td valign="top"> <p><br></p></td></tr>
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<td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Names
of local OpenOffice.org developers (for developer
sessions)</p> </td> <td valign="top">
<p>Eric Bachard, Laurent Godard, Bernard Marcelly, Alain Novak,
Pierre-Andr&eacute; Galmes, C&eacute;dric Bosdonnat, Eric
Bishoff, H&eacute;l&eacute;ne Petit,
Florent Mannens,
Isabelle Hurbain. <br>
We may also invite several developers from other communities like
Mandriva, Mozilla, Debian... </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br> </p>
</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"><td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Names of local
OpenOffice.org vendors/partners (potential
sponsors)</p> </td> <td valign="top">
<p><br> </p> </td> <td valign="top">
<p><a href="http://it.openoffice.org/marketing/consulenti_flat.html"><br></a></p></td>
</tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Travel
costs (e.g. flight costs
from the following cities:
London, Paris, Rome, Beijing, Sydney, New York, Hamburg, Dublin, San
Francisco, South Africa, Tokyo)</p> </td> <td valign="top">Example of prices : <br>
<ul> <li>Lyon - London/Heathrow 70 to 190 euro A/R,
Easyjet or British Airways </li> <li>Lyon - Rome 240 to
540 euro A/R </li> <li>Lyon - Hamburg 270 euro A/R </li>
<li>Lyon - Dublin 250 440 euro A/R </li> <li>Lyon
- Prague 280 euro A/R </li> <li>Paris - Lyon by TGV (High
speed train 1h55) or
flight is about 100 to 150 euro </li> </ul>
(TGV as low as 20&euro; if you buy
the ticket 3 weeks
before the travelling date). Group tickets could be arranged if
required.
</td> <td valign="top"> <p>Cheap
travel and accomodation are possible.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>
Vienna is an established detination for international travel, with one
airport at the
South&nbsp;of Vienna (trains need 20 minutes to the centre) and
one
airport at&nbsp; Bratislava (bus price usually included with the
ticket, 90 minutes&nbsp;bus drive to a central Viennese metro
station). Both airports offer&nbsp;cheap tickets (Air Berlin,
FlyNiki
at Vienna, Ryan Air at Bratislava). <br>
Vienna has many very cheap bus and train connections to Central
and&nbsp;Eastern Europe. </p> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Accommodation costs (youth
hostel, hotel)</p> </td> <td valign="top">Lyons
is well-used to hosting this kind of event
and has many options such as:<br><ul><li><a href="http://www.cis-lyon.com/en/index.html">
International journey center</a></li><li><a href="http://www.fuaj.org/eng/hostels/aj_fiche.php?aj_id=116#acces">
Youth hostel </a></li><li><a href="http://www.en.lyon-france.com/page/p-594/art_id-/">
Hostels</a></li></ul> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.en.lyon-france.com/page/p-594/art_id-/"><br></a></td>
<td valign="top"> <p>We
recommend holding the conference in September, so we can
rent student apartments for those members of
the&nbsp;OpenOffice.org&nbsp; community who want to save money.
<br> <br>
On the other hand there are a lot of business hotels (Accor,
Mercure,&nbsp; Best Western, Hilton,...) with 4*, 5* and Grand
Hotel
class for&nbsp;sponsors and special guests. <br>
The only thing is that early booking is essential </p> </td>
</tr> <tr bgcolor="#f0f0f0" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Average meal costs</p> </td>
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<td bgcolor="#99ccff"> <p>Other useful links<!-- R:20 C:2 --></p>
</td> <td valign="top"> <p><br></p></td><td valign="top">
<p><a href="http://www.linux-konferenca.org/index.php?lang=ENG"><br></a></p></td>
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