So Gran Canaria Desktop Summit 2009 dates are already official: from friday 3 to saturday 11 of july. Check the news on GNOME and KDE webs.
This is good news because you will be able to book your flight in advance. It is a strong recommendation from the local team. It is not that there aren’t plenty of flights to Gran Canaria from all over Europe. It is a matter of getting them as cheap as possible.
1000 people are expected and most of them will want to fly on 3-4 of july, so it is possible you just have the chance to get tickets quite expensive for those two days if you wait too long. Once the registration is open, you will be able to book the hotel. This point won’t be a problem since there will be plenty of room available at affordable prices.
If you are a member of the KDE or GNOME community it is obvious that you should be interested in attending to the event. But if you are not, or if you have friends that likes computers, there are few reasons for comming or bringing them during those days. There are tons of events all around the world related with free software. But this is a community event, not a regular one.
You will have time to meet the developers, talk to them, disscuss with them and do some hacking with them if you wish. You will be able not just to attend to conferences but to actively participate, feeling like an actor and not just a viewer. It is also a good chance to know how a community works, understanding its innovation process and becoming a part of this unstopable wave. But above all, you will feel the power of the desktop community, larning why we feel so confortable about what we are doing, so secure about we are on the right direction but keeping a strong critical attitude.
GCDS’09 is 100% community sofware libre in motion. You can come and become a part of it or stay home and loose the momentum. The Canary Islands are waiting for you.
Come to the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit: GUADEC + Akademy 2009. Come to the big one.
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The GNOME community wants to ensure consistency, the ongoing efforts to recruit more women to the project and is planning a new program to raise awareness for both organizations women.The previously co-locating their headlights Akademy and GUADEC conference in July of the year spent in Gran Canaria Desktop Summit (GCDs), which was unanimously considered a success.
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This is how it should be every year! Even better if XFCE could send a few of their developers.
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