Re: [Nouveau] [Mesa-dev] Requests For Proposals for hosting XDC 2022 are now open

From: "Samuel Iglesias Gonsálvez" <siglesias@igalia.com>
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Subject: Re: [Nouveau] [Mesa-dev] Requests For Proposals for hosting XDC 2022 are now open
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:41:56 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <472cd2efff2a53809dc2e8ec0ece7f475256005d.camel@igalia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c002b2564f430cea5fae1270c85ac471bf53afb7.camel@igalia.com>

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Deadline is at the end of this month. Do not forget to submit your XDC
2022 hosting proposal!

Sam

On Thu, 2021-07-29 at 21:01 +0200, Samuel Iglesias Gonsálvez wrote:
> Remember before enjoying your holiday that the deadline for XDC 2022
> proposals is *September 1st, 2021* :-)
> 
> Feel free to submit your proposal before, so we can give you early
> feedback on it!
> 
> Sam
> 
> On Thu, 2021-07-01 at 18:14 +0200, Samuel Iglesias Gonsálvez wrote:
> > This is a reminder that the call for proposals for hosting XDC 2022
> > period finishes in two months.
> > 
> > Be sure to prepare your submission before you leave on holiday!
> > 
> > Sam
> > 
> > On Thu, 2021-05-20 at 12:15 +0200, Samuel Iglesias Gonsálvez wrote:
> > > Hello everyone!
> > > 
> > > The X.org board is soliciting proposals to host XDC in 2022.
> > > Since
> > > XDC 2021 is being held in Europe this year (although virtually),
> > > we've
> > > decided to host in North America. However, the board is open to
> > > other
> > > locations, especially if there's an interesting co-location with
> > > another conference.
> > > 
> > > Of course though, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it's not
> > > yet
> > > clear whether or not it will be possible to host XDC 2022 in
> > > person,
> > > although is seems very likely. Because of this, we would like to
> > > make it clear that sponsors should prepare for both the
> > > possibility
> > > of an in person conference, and the possibility of a virtual
> > > conference. We will work with organizers on coming up with a
> > > deadline for deciding whether or not we'll be going virtual,
> > > likely
> > > sometime around July 2022.
> > > 
> > > If you're considering hosting XDC, we've assembled a wiki page
> > > with
> > > what's generally expected and needed:
> > > 
> > > https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/RFP/
> > > 
> > > When submitting your proposal, please make sure to include at
> > > least
> > > the
> > > key information about the potential location in question,
> > > possible
> > > dates along with estimated costs. Proposals can be submitted to
> > > board
> > > at foundation.x.org until the deadline of *September 1st, 2021*. 
> > > 
> > > Additionally, an quirk early heads-up to the board if you're
> > > considering hosting would be appreciated, in case we need to
> > > adjust
> > > the
> > > schedule a bit. Also, earlier is better since there generally
> > > will
> > > be
> > > a
> > > bit of Q&A with organizers.
> > > 
> > > And if you just have some questions about what organizing XDC
> > > entails,
> > > please feel free to chat with previous organizers, or someone
> > > from
> > > the
> > > board.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Sam
> > > 
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