OpenOffice.org Conference: Vote for Italy, now!

The next OpenOffice.org Annual Conference 2008 (OOoCon) will be held in one of the following locations, and it is up to you to choose which one: Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Beijing, China; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; Dundalk, Ireland; and Orvieto, Italy.

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The biggest concentration appears to be in Europe, as far as John McCreesh - Marketing Program Lead of OpenOffice.org - himself reported. Holding the OOoCon in Beijing could bring the China-based developers into the fold, but it sounds pretty expensive for many of us.

Today I asked my Linkedin contacts if they would vote for Orvieto, and I wish you all vote for us.

John McCreesh writing about the different options stated:

[..] I believe one European bid this year stands above the others, which is the bid from Italy. I believe the combination of an experienced organising team, a delightful warm location, and a thriving local community would be hard to beat. I would urge anyone wanting an OOoCon in Europe this year to unite behind Orvieto.

Remember that voting closes on Friday 29th, vote it now!

Technorati Tags: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice conference, OOoCon, Italy, Orvieto, JohnMcCreesh

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1 Response to “OpenOffice.org Conference: Vote for Italy, now!”


  1. 1 Piergiorgio Lucidi

    Thank you for this post Roberto, I try to spread it as soon as possible!

    Good luck.

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Roberto Galoppini on Open Source Software
I am a specialist in Commercial Open Source Software, consulting on marketing and business strategy. I help organizations to build new business strategies for the open source economy. I speak widely on open source and open standards throughout the world.