DebConf 2026 bid for Korea
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Short Idea
We presented our rough idea in DebConf25 Bids session @ DebConf23, Kochi, India
Slides: Google Slide
Recorded video: DebConf 24 BoF & DebConf 25: In your city?
Venue
- Option A: Pukyong National University
- (WIP)
Food
- (WIP)
Weather
- (WIP)
Accommodation
- Same as venue
- (WIP)
Travel
- (WIP)
Visa Policy
- If you are eligible for K-ETA (Korea Electric Travel Authorization), you can visit Republic of Korea for short period (30 ~ 90 days) without visa.
- If you are not eligible for K-ETA, you need to issue a visa to visit Republic of Korea.
K-ETA
K-ETA application and grant before visit is required
- Fee: 10,000 KRW (9 ~ 10 USD)
- Non-refundable even if denied
Visa
Fee: 40 ~ 90 USD Check visa fees with adjusted and exempted
Visa Types for DebConf
- C-3-1 : Short-Term General (includes conferences, meetings, seminar)
Recommended
Requires a visa invitation letter
- C-3-9 : Ordinary tourist
- C-3-1 : Short-Term General (includes conferences, meetings, seminar)
- Visa Checklists
- Visa Application
- Electronic visa
- Applied and granted online-ly
Apply Physical visa via e-Form
- Physical visa
- Needs in-person visit Korean Diplomatic Mission in your country of residence
Cheese and Wine Import
- (WIP)
Duty free allowance: https://www.customs.go.kr/english/cm/cntnts/cntntsView.do?mi=8028&cntntsId=2716
Free Time
- (WIP)
Team
Local team
Changwoo Ryu (DD)
Jongmin Kim (DM)
Global team
Andrew Lee (DD)
Ying-Chun Liu (DD)
People interested in helping
Yutaka Niibe (DD) FSIJ (an NPO in Japan) will do their best to help. Surely becoming a sponsor.
Team contact
IRC: #debian-kr @Debian IRC
Mail: jmkim@pukyong.ac.kr
Commitments
Changwoo Ryu
- (WIP)
Jongmin Kim
- (WIP)