Hi Stefano, Just pointing out some details but I think this is important:
On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:20:03 +0200 Stefano Rivera <stefa...@debian.org> wrote: > Hi Paulo (2019.03.21_04:42:35_+0200) > > So, in my opinion, DebConf committee should talk with Indian team to > > wait 2022. > > I think that would be a mistake. Trying to select a DebConf in advance > is a recipe for disaster. What if there is only 1 bid, and it's not a > very strong one? > > I know it's harder to think long-term on this, but I really encourage > everyone who is considering bidding for a DebConf, to be flexible > about the year they host it in. Aside from other bookings at proposed > venues, the year is probably unimportant to the location. > > Start building a team (that's the by far the biggest hurdle), find > some suitable venues, and prepare a bid. If it isn't selected that > year, propose again the next year. We have already started ;) >You've now got an extra year's > worth of material in your bid, contacts with venues, and maybe some > more team members. The DebConf team is also now more familiar with > your bid, and there's a good chance your bid will win. Paulo Santana is a Brazilian DD. So when you refer to the bid in the last paragraph is from Portugal (Lisbon). And I know that Paulo must have his hands full with Curitiba DebConf2019 :) > > This worked very well for Montreal. It was my plan for Cape Town. > Unfortunately, we got selected in the first year we bid :P > > Sure, it means making longer-term commitments. But it's pretty > light-weight commitment, before your bid actually gets selected. Then > the sledgehammer hits. Again Portugal :) We can speak more or less the same language but we have an entire ocean between us (kidding) . Don't get me wrong , but here in Portugal and as far as I know there hasn't be any comments about the choice. > > SR > Cheers, -- Best regards, Rui Branco - DebianPT
