This discussion is connected to the gimp-developer-list. Following up from the mail last week discussing the date and location of GIMPCon, here's the state of play on the various possibilities discussed. I am now on the guadec-planning mailing list, and if we go to guadec I'll be co-organising the graphics stream I wonder why I asked for a volunteer to do this This is looking pretty promising too.
The local LUG are prepared to help out and play host. So the situation as it is is that we should decide pretty quickly where we want to have the conference. Personally I think this is the best option available to us, even if it will pose us some fundraising problems. For our part, it would be nice to see 2 or 3 papers presented by GIMP people, and the organisers have asked whether it would be possible to have GIMP demonstrations similar to the one that jimmac did last year.
The papers could be quite in-depth and technical, given the nature of GUADEC, or could be more aimed towards users and have a tutorial feel to them. So - speak up. What do ye think? Should I continue exploring Lyon in case it doesn't work out? Are there other possibilities? The other options seemed less interesting for me. But that is only my point of view. Obviously, someone living in a different part of the world would have very different ideas about what place is easier to reach. From a personal, selfish, un-gimp-like, I want to see the world point of view, London, Lyon, and Dublin have been on my list of places to see for quite some time.
However, I think GAUDEC, especially since they are excited to have us and are sound willing to accomadate our needs, is better for us as a project.
I am not sure if there are going to be fund raising issues, per say. We are probably one of a relativly small set of projects going that don't have any regular funding, so I am willing to wager that the funding will be no more trouble for us that it is normally.
