1 00:00:01,701 --> 00:00:11,044 Next up: Paul Liu and "madduck" will present the DebConf 18 bids. 2 00:00:12,187 --> 00:00:16,189 Hello everyone. I'm Paul, from Taiwan 3 00:00:16,189 --> 00:00:20,615 and today I'm here to bid for Debconf18 for Taiwan. 4 00:00:20,615 --> 00:00:23,091 Let me introduce it. Where is Taiwan? 5 00:00:23,091 --> 00:00:26,420 It's here - this small island. Let's look closer: 6 00:00:26,420 --> 00:00:33,091 We are here, near China, Korea, Japan and Hong Kong - they are around us. 7 00:00:36,516 --> 00:00:41,485 Taipei is a modern, convenient and safe city. 8 00:00:41,485 --> 00:00:43,765 How convenient? 9 00:00:43,765 --> 00:00:49,482 It's safe to walk outside even at midnight - that kind of safe. 10 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:55,925 Convenience stores are mostly open 24 hours so you can buy food or drinks any time. 11 00:00:55,925 --> 00:01:01,122 And also many direct flights from anywhere to Taipei, including these airports. 12 00:01:04,984 --> 00:01:09,720 So what's good in Taiwan? Basically food! 13 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,534 And food... 14 00:01:12,534 --> 00:01:14,424 ... and more food. 15 00:01:14,424 --> 00:01:16,467 We present our culture by food. 16 00:01:16,467 --> 00:01:20,627 So when you eat the food, you can taste our culture. 17 00:01:23,525 --> 00:01:29,594 This is our tallest building in Taiwan - the I.T. industry is very good 18 00:01:29,594 --> 00:01:38,192 so you can see that we have our friends here - Google and Canonical. 19 00:01:41,745 --> 00:01:50,083 Local transportation is very high-density, so you can go everywhere just by MRT. 20 00:01:50,083 --> 00:02:02,062 You can use the EasyCard, a contact-less card, to take the bus or train to anywhere. 21 00:02:02,062 --> 00:02:08,377 And in less than two hours, the high-speed railway to the South part of Taiwan. 22 00:02:10,627 --> 00:02:18,373 The network is also very cheap, for example US $15 for 10 days usage 23 00:02:18,373 --> 00:02:24,935 and free Wi-Fi has good coverage in the city, but you have to stay 24 00:02:24,935 --> 00:02:32,525 in the same spot to use it - it's not mobile. 25 00:02:39,241 --> 00:02:46,132 OK, I don't have much time, so I will just show some pictures of Taiwan. 26 00:02:46,132 --> 00:02:52,026 All these places can be reached by the MRT so they're really near. 27 00:02:52,026 --> 00:03:01,483 At the city zoo and cable car you can drink some Chinese tea 28 00:03:01,483 --> 00:03:05,319 and this is also a good place. 29 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:11,171 Along the roadside you can see there are food stands everywhere 30 00:03:11,171 --> 00:03:15,579 so that's why food is so good. 31 00:03:15,579 --> 00:03:26,668 So, if you have questions you can contact us in IRC or by email. 32 00:03:30,450 --> 00:03:37,768 We have a good team contributing and preparing the bid. 33 00:03:37,768 --> 00:03:41,370 Thank you. (applause) 34 00:03:47,967 --> 00:03:57,657 (audience) Do you have ideas for possible venues? 35 00:03:57,657 --> 00:04:01,556 Yes, I am looking at the universities in Taipei 36 00:04:01,556 --> 00:04:04,687 because of the price. 37 00:04:07,237 --> 00:04:11,740 (audience) Do you have any idea about dates? 38 00:04:11,740 --> 00:04:15,979 Yes, we want to go for June because in May it's humid and rainy 39 00:04:15,979 --> 00:04:21,248 and in July and August there are typhoons and strong winds 40 00:04:21,248 --> 00:04:24,643 so that's not good. 41 00:04:24,643 --> 00:04:29,975 The best time is June. 42 00:04:31,207 --> 00:04:38,035 There is a wiki page if you're interested in following more about Taipei 43 00:04:38,035 --> 00:04:42,777 so for instance the venue option currently being investigated is here. 44 00:04:42,777 --> 00:04:46,541 We also answered the question about the potential dates here. 45 00:04:46,541 --> 00:04:53,322 So if you have interest please go to the wiki and develop questions there. 46 00:04:53,874 --> 00:04:59,909 (audience) What's it like for visas? 47 00:04:59,909 --> 00:05:07,558 For many European countries and USA there is a waiver, so you don't need visas. 48 00:05:11,398 --> 00:05:19,177 Also some Asian visitors have 30 days without needing a visa. 49 00:05:21,712 --> 00:05:26,003 (audience) How many people are in the local team? 50 00:05:26,003 --> 00:05:32,748 Currently four committed, but I am trying to build the team more. 51 00:05:39,049 --> 00:05:42,436 (applause) 52 00:05:45,378 --> 00:05:47,788 Now, I am standing up here 53 00:05:47,788 --> 00:05:50,673 not because you should be afraid that I will organise another DebConf 54 00:05:50,673 --> 00:05:54,682 but... 55 00:05:57,837 --> 00:05:59,636 Oh, hmm. 56 00:05:59,636 --> 00:06:07,276 but because I am not a member of the DebConf decision team I can 57 00:06:07,276 --> 00:06:12,637 stand in for the Prague people who can't be here 58 00:06:12,637 --> 00:06:14,570 to present their bid. 59 00:06:14,570 --> 00:06:18,584 So even though Taipei would be the first DebConf in Asia - 60 00:06:18,584 --> 00:06:24,457 and that's fantastic, so thank you very much for coming forward - 61 00:06:24,457 --> 00:06:29,100 we're just not going to make it that easy for you, there is competition! 62 00:06:29,100 --> 00:06:33,579 Prague ran last year but Montreal was selected 63 00:06:33,579 --> 00:06:36,802 so they stood up and are doing it again. 64 00:06:36,802 --> 00:06:39,521 I'm not going to mention the E.U. joke on here. 65 00:06:39,521 --> 00:06:46,740 So Prague: a lot of people have been there and a lot of people have heard about it. 66 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:49,623 It's a very beautiful city in the heart of Europe 67 00:06:49,623 --> 00:06:53,033 and the cradle of the first university as far as I can tell. 68 00:06:53,033 --> 00:06:57,113 It has a big international airport with direct connections from 69 00:06:57,113 --> 00:07:00,790 pretty much anywhere else in the world. 70 00:07:00,790 --> 00:07:05,648 As I suspect a lot of DebConfers will travel there by train or bus because 71 00:07:05,648 --> 00:07:10,898 that is already an adventure. 72 00:07:11,924 --> 00:07:17,431 There are multiple venue options being looked at; we had one for DebConf 17 73 00:07:17,431 --> 00:07:21,151 but that needs to be re-negotiated because the Dean of the university changed 74 00:07:21,151 --> 00:07:24,524 but that's always an opportunity as well, isn't it? 75 00:07:24,524 --> 00:07:26,765 And then of course in terms of leisure options 76 00:07:26,765 --> 00:07:29,907 for when we're not working hard at the venue 77 00:07:29,907 --> 00:07:35,046 there is the historic city, many parks, the Prague zoo, excellent public transport 78 00:07:35,046 --> 00:07:38,718 - curiously I don't know why Ondrej sent me these slides today, because 79 00:07:38,718 --> 00:07:43,318 last year he specifically mentioned beer about fifty times during these slides 80 00:07:43,318 --> 00:07:48,151 but there is no beer in here, he has one picture of Prague, 81 00:07:48,151 --> 00:07:50,687 and then another one, and one of the zoo 82 00:07:50,687 --> 00:07:55,243 which is the fourth best zoo in the world (laughter) 83 00:07:55,243 --> 00:07:58,316 That would make a great day trip option. 84 00:07:58,316 --> 00:08:01,568 So just imagine that you see beer here 85 00:08:01,568 --> 00:08:06,017 and when I talked to Ondrej earlier he's running up the team again. 86 00:08:06,017 --> 00:08:11,597 They're prepared and committed to improving the bid they sent last year 87 00:08:11,597 --> 00:08:18,894 so by the bid deadline we expect to have a very competitive suggestion 88 00:08:18,894 --> 00:08:23,276 for DebConf 18 in the Czech Republic. 89 00:08:23,276 --> 00:08:25,820 And that concludes this presentation, 90 00:08:25,820 --> 00:08:28,137 are there any questions that I can answer or proxy? 91 00:08:29,090 --> 00:08:31,245 (audience) Will there be beer? 92 00:08:31,245 --> 00:08:34,175 No, there isn't going to be any beer. 93 00:08:36,623 --> 00:08:38,994 (audience) Will there be food? 94 00:08:38,994 --> 00:08:42,854 Help. (audience laughter) 95 00:08:42,854 --> 00:08:48,003 I can't answer that question but I'm happy to relay it to the team. 96 00:08:51,698 --> 00:08:58,025 Well, thank you very much and Didier would like your attention. 97 00:08:58,025 --> 00:09:00,822 (applause) 98 00:09:05,254 --> 00:09:08,437 I don't have any slides, but just a small reminder for teams 99 00:09:08,437 --> 00:09:12,191 who would like to present something for DebConf 18 100 00:09:12,191 --> 00:09:15,519 about what the procedure is. 101 00:09:15,519 --> 00:09:19,252 As you might have been made aware at previous DebConfs 102 00:09:19,252 --> 00:09:23,192 you're supposed to build a team 103 00:09:23,192 --> 00:09:28,081 gather all the information you can and prepare it on the DebConf wiki. 104 00:09:28,081 --> 00:09:32,985 You can ask for a mailing list, either on DebConf or Debian infrastructure 105 00:09:32,985 --> 00:09:35,831 if you need to co-ordinate the work. 106 00:09:35,831 --> 00:09:42,042 The deadline for bids is 1st December of this year, and you are encouraged 107 00:09:42,042 --> 00:09:49,744 to join the existing DebConf list - debconf-team@lists.debconf.org 108 00:09:49,744 --> 00:09:55,562 You can ask for assistance or feedback on your bid, and make sure your bid 109 00:09:55,562 --> 00:09:59,778 is really super-good by 1st December. 110 00:09:59,778 --> 00:10:06,460 Then we will have some interactions with your team to enhance your bid 111 00:10:06,460 --> 00:10:11,832 and then the DebConf committee will try to get the decision done 112 00:10:11,832 --> 00:10:15,601 some time in February. 113 00:10:15,601 --> 00:10:20,714 So we will announce the schedule when we have it, but that is roughly it. 114 00:10:22,016 --> 00:10:24,977 To recap: get everything ready for 1st December 115 00:10:24,977 --> 00:10:29,854 get involved, talk to people who have been organising this DebConf and next. 116 00:10:29,854 --> 00:10:34,687 Get involved in Montreal and their bid to see how they work 117 00:10:34,687 --> 00:10:38,834 and if possible be part of the local team next year 118 00:10:38,834 --> 00:10:42,223 and that's it. Are there any questions? 119 00:10:44,607 --> 00:10:48,390 Wow, that looks so simple when we say it like that, but... 120 00:10:51,941 --> 00:10:56,045 (audience) Is it nice to organise a DebConf? 121 00:10:56,045 --> 00:11:00,572 It is nice to get DebConf organised. (laughter) 122 00:11:06,838 --> 00:11:13,389 It's very cool to host DebConf - energy-consuming, certainly 123 00:11:13,389 --> 00:11:17,564 but very cool if you can organise one in your country. 124 00:11:19,736 --> 00:11:23,826 So it's apparently time for penguins.