I?d like to volunteer to host WineConf 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and sits on the coast of Lake
Ontario (14th largest lake in the world). We have plenty of bars and
yes, lots of good beer. :-) What else do you need?
I?ve looked into venues and the most economical room rates are the
weekend of Oct 12-13. That?s around $189 CAD + Tax. For about 20% more
we can hold it in mid or late August. While the weather in August is
much nicer, October should still be pleasant. (~10-15 C)
Thanks,
-Ulrich
On 2019-02-27, 8:18 AM, "wine-devel on behalf of Alexandre Julliard"
<wine-devel-bounces@winehq.org on behalf of julliard@winehq.org> wrote:
Folks,
It's time to start thinking about this year's Wine conference!
Until now, selecting the next WineConf was a more or less ad-hoc
process, but we had some discussions on the wineconf list a while ago,
and it was suggested that the Wine Committee should play a more active
role in the decision, especially since the chosen location impacts the
financial decisions.
Ideally we'd define a formal set of requirements, and issue a Call for
Proposals, but it was felt that this would take too much time and thus
would be more appropriate for 2020. So I thought that for this year we'd
do a simple call for volunteers, and have the Wine Committee work with
the volunteers to select the best proposal.
So, would anybody like to volunteer to host WineConf 2019?
--
Alexandre Julliard
julliard@winehq.org
Since I offered at WineConf, I'll repeat here.
I can host in Austin, TX, USA. In fairness, I haven't looked at hotel prices, but as long as we avoid South by Southwest in the Fall, it's likely reasonable.
There are direct flights from London, or most major American hubs. Weather is warmer (15-20C, usually), we have a large variety of beer, good barbecue, and Tex-Mex.