GUADEC history

Paris, 2000

Copenhagen, 2001

Dublin, 2002

Seville, 2003

Kristiansand, 2004

Stuttgart, 2005

Barcelona, 2006

? Lyon 2007 ?

What does GUADEC mean to GNOME?

Progress

Key points in GUADEC history, linked to GNOME community

Goals & ambitions

Outreach – new users, new corporate supporters, new developers

What does GUADEC mean to a host region?

Momentum (Stuttgart, Seville, Dublin)

Publicity (press book)

Raises awareness of Free Software (Seville, Kristiansand, Stuttgart)

What is GUADEC?

500 people, budget in the region of $100K

Developer community, general public, government representatives, industry leaders

Partnership with HP, IBM, RedHat, Novell

Partnerships with city of Kristiansand, region of Baden-Württemberg, junta de Catalunya, Junta de Extremadura

Examples of well-known keynote speakers

Fun, community, passion

Why is Lyon a good match for GUADEC 2007?

An exceptional location at CPE

A young, vibrant city

Easily accessible from Europe's central axes (Paris, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt)

An ideal environment for a conference like GUADEC

Support from a local Free Software user group which is active, and which knows the CPE

In the heart of GNOME territory in France – GNOME-fr's core members mostly live in Rhône-Alpes.

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