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

Samuel Iglesias Gonsálvez siglesias at igalia.com
Thu Jul 29 19:01:34 UTC 2021


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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