Info: Sweden has retracted the bid for DC21 and plans to run for DC22 instead
The Umeå university has internal relocations that make preparing the conference harder than running a year later.
Please see https://lists.debian.org/debconf-team/2019/12/msg00010.html for the info from maswan.
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Bid presented at DebConf19: https://www.accum.se/~maswan/debian/20190722-DebconfBidACC.pdf
Proposed dates:
DebCamp Monday 5 July to Saturday 10 July 2021
- Debian Open Day Friday 9 July 2021
DebConf Sunday 11 July to Friday 16 July 2021
- *. Note date shift one week earlier if needed, and up to 2 weeks later, 3-4 weeks later at a stretch
- *. Weekday for Open Day will probably be best since any local students still in town would have no lectures, and relevant staff of the university and local IT companies would probably go for work during work hours preferred.
Why Umeå
We believe that Umeå makes a great DebConf host city
Proposed dates, when is vacation/ low season
Weaker points in our bid
We're submitting a bid to host ?DebConf21 in Umeå. At this stage (mid 2019) we're asking for feedback if we should create a firm bid page in the wiki with all the info by early fall, or if we should rather aim for 2022/2023.
- Mosquitoes?
- Sweden is expensive
Pronouncing "Umeå"
oooh-meow
Bidding team
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Mattias Wadenstein (maswan) |
Sweden (Umeå) |
DD since 2005 |
volunteered at ?DebConfs in Oslo and Helsinki |
Staff at Umeå University, main local organizer for the NeIC 2017 |
Graham Inggs (ginggs) |
South Africa |
DM since 2014, DD since 2015 |
DebConf16 (Cape Town) local team |
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Bernelle Verster (indiebio) |
South Africa |
Debian aficionado |
DebConf16 (Cape Town) local team |
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Luna Jernberg (bittin) |
Sweden(stockholm) |
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Volunteer at Stockholm Debian Day, GUADEC, FSCONS, FOSDEM, etc |
Contact Details
- Mailing list:
IRC Channel: #debconf.acc on oftc
Willing to help
Do you wish to help, but don't have enough time or can't be in the core team? Please add yourself here!
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Venue
Main venue option is Umeå University, two alternative options should be investigated just to compare, at least.
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Map of main venue; hall E,F and G are proposed as the main talk venues
Smallest venue 
Largest venue (not plenary) 
Indoor hacklab 'vardagsrummet', the non-pink area just south of rum för lärande on the venue map 
Outside hack lab 
Accommodation
The accommodation should have curtains that allow full block out of the midnight sun.
To start the search, following links from https://visitumea.se/en/hostels
- also look at the camping page. Could a site work as an entire venue - internet, seating? Do we need to be close to the university (e.g. for video team?)
- Stora Fjaderagg, STF Hostel
Umea, STF Hostel - needs investigation
YMCA hostel in Umea - needs investigation (no alcohol stated, but is this negotiable if whole venue booked?
- Holmogarden hostel
- Hostel Bruksgarden
Norrbyskar island Is it an option to have the whole DebConf on an island? Like the Swiss DebConf vibe...
- Olofsfors Herrgard
- Rotegarden
- Stora Fjaderagg, STF Hostel
Strombacks konferens 18km south of Umea, worth investigating
- The Hostel Statarlangan
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Current good option for hotel, at 900/1000/1100 SEK for 1/2/3 people
====Hostels considered and rejected (reason)==== Still list them for people who want to stay somewhere else, for interest.
Vandrarhemmet Vilan, Fridhem Mission farm (too small: 9 rooms, too far: 3km outside of Umea, Västerbotten)
Berguddens Fyrvaktarbostader lighthouse (too small: 20 beds, too far: island)
Bedtime (too far: Holmsund)
By the river old log house (too small: 14 beds, too far: Vännäs)
[[https://www.lotshuset.se/|Lotshuset Gasthem (too small: 3 rooms, too far: Järnäsklubb)
Food
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Dietary Considerations
Wine and Beer
Beer (Micro) Breweries
The community want a Stout and a Lager/Pilsner on tap for the duration of ?DebCamp/DebConf, at least. Other beers would be good too.
Pubs
Catering
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Fun and Free Time
Potential venues for conference dinner
Day trip options
- Bus Hire
Entertainment
Getting there
By air
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Public Transport in Umeå
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- Uber
- Taxi
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
Visas
- Countries requiring visas
- Visa Application process
Customs
- Cheese and wine
- Exchange control
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Connectivity
- internet
- power plugs
- computer equipment availability
- local SIMs
Potential Local Sponsors and Support
Business
Institutional / Government
Community
Umbrella Organizations
Local Laws and Regulations
Crime, Safety & Inclusivity
Homophobia, xenophobia etc
BUDGET estimation (DebConf / DebCamp)
Estimated attendance for DebCamp: Estimated attendance for DebConf:
Currency:
- Kroner
- Kroner = USD (date of conversion)
Venue
- amount range
- what will this include/exclude
Accomodation
- amount per person per day estimated
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USD x x days = USD total for DebCamp
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USD x x days = USD total for DebConf
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Food
- USD x per person for breakfast, lunch, dinner
- USD x people x amount for (breakfast, lunch, dinner) = USD total per day
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Meetings
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