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Next up: Paul Liu and "madduck"[br]will present the DebConf 18 bids.

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Hello everyone. I'm Paul, from Taiwan

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and today I'm here to bid for [br]Debconf18 for Taiwan.

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Let me introduce it.[br]Where is Taiwan?

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It's here - this small island.[br]Let's look closer:

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We are here, near China, Korea, Japan[br]and Hong Kong - they are around us.

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Taipei is a modern, convenient and safe city.

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How convenient?

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It's safe to walk outside even at[br]midnight - that kind of safe.

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Convenience stores are mostly open 24 hours[br]so you can buy food or drinks any time.

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And also many direct flights from anywhere[br]to Taipei, including these airports.

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So what's good in Taiwan?[br]Basically food!

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And food...

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... and more food.

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We present our culture by food.

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So when you eat the food, you can[br]taste our culture.

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This is our tallest building in Taiwan -[br]the I.T. industry is very good

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so you can see that we have[br]our friends here - Google and Canonical.

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Local transportation is very high-density,[br]so you can go everywhere just by MRT.

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You can use the EasyCard, a contact-less card,[br]to take the bus or train to anywhere.

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And in less than two hours, the high-speed[br]railway to the South part of Taiwan.

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The network is also very cheap,[br]for example US $15 for 10 days usage

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and free Wi-Fi has good coverage[br]in the city, but you have to stay

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in the same spot to use it - it's[br]not mobile.

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OK, I don't have much time, so I will[br]just show some pictures of Taiwan.

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All these places can be reached by the MRT[br]so they're really near.

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At the city zoo and cable car you can[br]drink some Chinese tea

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and this is also a good place.

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Along the roadside you can see there are[br]food stands everywhere

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so that's why food is so good.

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So, if you have questions you can contact[br]us in IRC or by email.

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We have a good team contributing[br]and preparing the bid.

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Thank you.[br](applause)

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(audience)[br]Do you have ideas for possible venues?

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Yes, I am looking at the[br]universities in Taipei

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because of the price.

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(audience)[br]Do you have any idea about dates?

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Yes, we want to go for June[br]because in May it's humid and rainy

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and in July and August there[br]are typhoons and strong winds

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so that's not good.

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The best time is June.

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There is a wiki page if you're interested[br]in following more about Taipei

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so for instance the venue option[br]currently being investigated is here.

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We also answered the question about[br]the potential dates here.

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So if you have interest please go[br]to the wiki and develop questions there.

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(audience)[br]What's it like for visas?

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For many European countries and USA[br]there is a waiver, so you don't need visas.

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Also some Asian visitors have[br]30 days without needing a visa.

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(audience)[br]How many people are in the local team?

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Currently four committed, but I am[br]trying to build the team more.

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(applause)

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Now, I am standing up here

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not because you should be afraid[br]that I will organise another DebConf

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but...

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Oh, hmm.

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but because I am not a member of[br]the DebConf decision team I can

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stand in for the Prague people[br]who can't be here

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to present their bid.

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So even though Taipei would be[br]the first DebConf in Asia -

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and that's fantastic, so thank you[br]very much for coming forward -

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we're just not going to make it[br]that easy for you, there is competition!

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Prague ran last year but[br]Montreal was selected

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so they stood up and are doing it again.

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I'm not going to mention the[br]E.U. joke on here.

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So Prague: a lot of people have been there[br]and a lot of people have heard about it.

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It's a very beautiful city in[br]the heart of Europe

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and the cradle of the first university[br]as far as I can tell.

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It has a big international airport[br]with direct connections from

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pretty much anywhere else in the world.

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As I suspect a lot of DebConfers will[br]travel there by train or bus because

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that is already an adventure.

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There are multiple venue options[br]being looked at; we had one for DebConf 17

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but that needs to be re-negotiated because[br]the Dean of the university changed

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but that's always an opportunity[br]as well, isn't it?

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And then of course in terms[br]of leisure options

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for when we're not working hard at the venue

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there is the historic city, many parks,[br]the Prague zoo, excellent public transport

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- curiously I don't know why Ondrej sent[br]me these slides today, because

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last year he specifically mentioned beer[br]about fifty times during these slides

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but there is no beer in here, he has[br]one picture of Prague,

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and then another one, and[br]one of the zoo

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which is the fourth best zoo in the world[br](laughter)

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That would make a great day trip option.

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So just imagine that you[br]see beer here

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and when I talked to Ondrej earlier[br]he's running up the team again.

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They're prepared and committed[br]to improving the bid they sent last year

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so by the bid deadline we expect to have[br]a very competitive suggestion

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for DebConf 18 in the Czech Republic.

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And that concludes this presentation,

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are there any questions[br]that I can answer or proxy?

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(audience)[br]Will there be beer?

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No, there isn't going to be any beer.

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(audience)[br]Will there be food?

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Help.[br](audience laughter)

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I can't answer that question but[br]I'm happy to relay it to the team.

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Well, thank you very much[br]and Didier would like your attention.

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(applause)

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I don't have any slides, but[br]just a small reminder for teams

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who would like to present something[br]for DebConf 18

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about what the procedure is.

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As you might have been made[br]aware at previous DebConfs

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you're supposed to build a team

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gather all the information you can[br]and prepare it on the DebConf wiki.

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You can ask for a mailing list,[br]either on DebConf or Debian infrastructure

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if you need to co-ordinate the work.

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The deadline for bids is 1st December[br]of this year, and you are encouraged

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to join the existing DebConf list -[br]debconf-team@lists.debconf.org

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You can ask for assistance or feedback[br]on your bid, and make sure your bid

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is really super-good by 1st December.

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Then we will have some interactions[br]with your team to enhance your bid

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and then the DebConf committee will[br]try to get the decision done

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some time in February.

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So we will announce the schedule[br]when we have it, but that is roughly it.

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To recap: get everything ready for[br]1st December

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get involved, talk to people who have[br]been organising this DebConf and next.

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Get involved in Montreal and their bid[br]to see how they work

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and if possible be part of the local[br]team next year

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and that's it.[br]Are there any questions?

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Wow, that looks so simple when[br]we say it like that, but...

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(audience)[br]Is it nice to organise a DebConf?

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It is nice to get DebConf organised.[br](laughter)

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It's very cool to host DebConf -[br]energy-consuming, certainly

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but very cool if you can organise[br]one in your country.

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So it's apparently time for penguins.