Re: [Debconf-team] Bid requesting mail - FIRST DRAFT
galaxico@quad-nrg.net dijo [Fri, May 04, 2007 at 10:41:20AM +0300]:
> Hi all
>
> I am a member of the Greek Debian team who has already expressed its
> intention to bid for DebConf9.
>
> Allow me therefore to point out that making a decision about the
> DebConf9 venue by August-September 2007 looks a little bit hasty. Even the
> presentation by the prospective teams in Edinburgh may be rather early.
>
> Do you believe this gives enough time to candidate teams to prepare a
> thorough portfolio for their candidate-ship? Could perhaps be worth
> reconsidering the time frame?
>
> I would like to know what is the opinion of the rest of the teams who
> appear also willing to make a bid.
Hi,
As stated in this mail, this is only a first draft ;-) But yes, I
understand your point. We do, however, prefer to take the decision
earlier on, rather than facing the uncertainty and problematic we
suffered this time around.
Not everything has to be ready, of course. You will present things
like "we _could_ host it in this or that venue", not "this hotel
charges us EURxxx per person per night". It's a first approach, as
detailed and ready as possible.
Two years seems like too much time, but believe, it's not. Besides,
the two months between the general presentation you will give at
Debconf and the decision itself should not be silent - We should be
reviewing and detailing the offers.
An early presentation is required at least to check if, in general
terms, all the bids are on the same level and are feasible - To give a
quick example, last year we had four presentations (one of which was
dropped before presenting it), but after the session, we had only two
strong candidates left. And both were so strong and so good that the
decision was _really_ tough to take. We want to reduce as much as
possible the list in the earliest stages.
Greetings,
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