LGRU June 2011

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LGRU June 2011 update
by Donatella 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Dear all, First of all, I would like to thank again our hosts for their nice welcome during our kick-off meeting in Madrid on 13nt of June and of course everybody for being there, it was really nice and productive. Here you find some answers to the practical questions raised during our meeting: 1. it is possible to implement our project and to generate extra-costs that are not included in the budget we submitted to the EU; those extra-costs can be payed via other funds (EU and non-EU); in this case the extra costs don't need to be shown to the EU , they care only about the costs that were approved in the budget; of course each organization can also use other funds to pay his 50% of the budget; in this case we have just to mention the nature of the fonds in the final report; 2. concerning Pixel: unfortunately there is no compensation for the fluctuation of exchange rates from foreign currency to euro; we also learned that the exchange rates that should appear on our final financial report should not refer to the month when the invoice has been paid, but, in case of a 2 years project (24 months), to the 13^th month of the all project period (in our case June 2012); the rates to be used are listed on the website of the EU: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm?fuseaction=countries&Languag…; <http://ec.europa.eu/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm?fuseaction=countries&Languag…> I suggested that you fill your accounting template with the amounts in your own currency and then we will put at the end the exchange rates and convert the amount in euro. Just keep an eye that you stay more or less in the budget limits (small differences can be solved in a way or another at the end). 3. concerning Worm: we haven't found out yet about the fact that you have a VAT number (I'm having some trouble getting information from the EU since our contact is on maternity leave!), but i guess it is not going to change anything cause the budget is already fixed, we just have to inform them that you have a VAT number. That means that you have to fill the accounting template only with the net amounts and the good news for you it is that you can recover of course the VAT from the taxes. Finally, I would like to remind the co-organizers of the deadline of the 15th of July to send us the budget changes. Thank you very much. Best regards, -- Donatella -- constant vzw | rue du fort straat 5 | 1060 brussel belgie | 0032 (0)2 5392467 | constantvzw.org * * * * * * * * * C O N S T A N T V Z W _______________________________________________ Nucleus mailing list Nucleus(a)lists.constantvzw.org https://listes.domainepublic.net/listinfo/nucleus

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Fwd: [CREATE] Libre Graphics workshops, BoFs, etc. sessions at DesktopSummit 2011
by Femke Snelting 20 Jun '11

20 Jun '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CREATE] Libre Graphics workshops, BoFs, et.c. sessions at DesktopSummit 2011 Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:32:58 +0200 From: Jon Nordby <jononor(a)gmail.com> To: create <create(a)freedesktop.org> The call for participation for Workshop & BoFs for the DesktopSummit 2011 (which is in Berlin between August 6th and 12th) has just been published. Info here: http://desktopsummit.org/program/workshops-bofs Excerpt: "All forms of activities that aim to further the Free Desktop by getting people together to discuss, work and make decisions are welcomed. Examples of such sessions include BoF sessions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_a_Feather_%28computing%29), project and cross-project meetings, workshops, hacking sessions and training/teaching sessions. Each session is self-organized and it is up to the hosts and participants to decide if the session is to be loosely oriented around a set of topics, or have a well-defined agenda." As graphics software is a critical part of a desktop, I would say that Libre Graphics is naturally a critical part of the Free Desktop. This might be especially interesting for: - BoFs, et.c. on topics that have an impact on a wider audience and (color management, file formats, general interoperability, et.c.) - Projects meetings for projects who did not have a strong presence in LGM 2011 in Montreal that still want to get together face-to-face this year. - Teaching our tools to the free desktop contributors who rely on them in their workflow, and getting feedback from them - Hacking sessions I am going to be present at least, and if there is interest will do a session on OpenRaster (I have a lighting talk on it as well). Full announcement follows ========================= Call for Participation: Workshops & BoFs at the Desktop Summit 2011 The Desktop Summit 2011 is a joint conference organised by the GNOME and KDE communities in Berlin, Germany from the 6th August 2011 to the 12th August 2011. Held annually in cities around Europe, GUADEC and Akademy are the world's largest gatherings of those involved with the free desktop or mobile user interfaces. Developers, artists, translators, community organisers, users, and representatives from government, education, and businesses and anyone else who shares an interest are welcome. GNOME and KDE are Free Software communities that drive the user interfaces of many GNU/Linux-powered devices, ranging from smartphones to laptops, or personal media centers. This year, for the second time, both communities have decided to organise a single, joint conference expecting over a thousand participants, covering both projects as well as related technologies. <h2>Not Just Presentations</h2> The Desktop Summit will have an exciting program of talks (https://www.desktopsummit.org/program). But the most important part of the conference are the Workshop & BoF days. This is the part of the conference where the participants get together to discuss and work on the future of the Free Desktop. It is where the latest technology is demonstrated in a one-to-few setting and where decisions are made. The organisation committee would like to schedule as many of these sessions beforehand as possible. We expect over 1000 visitors and scheduling helps to ensure minimal overlap with other sessions and allows us to provide a clear timetable for the visitors. The remainder of the rooms will be scheduled via the wiki but we urge you all to try and get a proposal in before the deadline! We realize that many sessions are meant to be about current and urgent topics so we don't expect proposals to have an exact agenda, nor do we mind if the subject changes later on. <h2>Session requirements</h2> All forms of activities that aim to further the Free Desktop by getting people together to discuss, work and make decisions are welcomed. Examples of such sessions include BoF sessions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_a_Feather_%28computing%29), project and cross-project meetings, workshops, hacking sessions and training/teaching sessions. Each session is self-organized and it is up to the hosts and participants to decide if the session is to be loosely oriented around a set of topics, or have a well-defined agenda. Each session is meant to be open to anyone who is interested, if you want to organize a closed session on a subject, contact the organisation (details below). We encourage participants to make use of the fact that the Desktop Summit will bring together people from several different communities, and the unique opportunities this creates. <h2>Reserving a spot on the Workshop & BoF Days</h2> To register a session, use the form found on the the Workshops & BoFs webpage on the Desktop Summit website (http://desktopsummit.org/program/workshops-bofs). This requires logging in to the Desktop Summit wiki (using the same login details as on the website). Please check the sessions that have already been proposed before creating a new one (http://wiki.desktopsummit.org/index.php?title=Category:DS2011WorkshopPropos…) You will need to provide the following: * Title of session * Session hosts (names, contact info)[1] * Short description of the session. Between 150 and 400 words please. * Format of the session[2] * Expected number of attendees * Numbers of hours you think you need * Special requirements/requests (equipment, room and scheduling) [1] All sessions require at least two hosts to sign up to take care of them. [2] Format can be any of the following: BoF, team meeting, hacking session, workshop, training/teaching session. The deadline for pre-registered sessions is July 3rd. Sessions registered before this time will be scheduled by the organization team between July 3rd and July 10th. For sessions registered after this date, attendees themselves are responsible for finding a time and location for the session. Rooms will be available for this for the duration of the Workshop & BoF days, and the wiki can be used to coordinate. Please note that the schedule for talks has already been published and these sessions are meant to be hands-on, not "read-only"! In case of questions regarding the conference please consult the Desktop Summit web site or contact the Desktop Summit organising team under ds-team(a)desktopsummit.org. -- Jon Nordby - www.jonnor.com _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list CREATE(a)lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create

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Report co-organizer meeting 13-06-2011
by Femke Snelting 20 Jun '11

20 Jun '11

Goodmorning! Thank you all for a constructive meeting in Madrid last week -- it was more than useful and fantastic to see the project finally start. Also, we enjoyed being with you while the energy for Interactivos? was building in the background. The report is here: http://lgru.pad.constantvzw.org:8000/6 Marcos and Gisle, could you share your pictures and maybe propose a place on-line where we all can add to the collection? It could be a non-flickr solution :-) Project dates + to-do list are copied below. Donatella will be sorting out some of the questions to the EACEA in the coming weeks; don't hesitate to e-mail or call her if you think of something. Over the summer I'll be in contact with each of you to discuss ideas for commissions, meetings etc. Until WORM wows us with the new Unit's website, http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/lab remains available. Due to spam we had to restrict access to this wiki so I made a general login: LGRU + FutureTools (works for aaaaargh.org + openlibrary.org too). Once logged in, you can create your own account here: http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/lab/wiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin… Sorry for the hassle. I'll be on #LGRU(a)irc.freenode.net from now on; let's see how we use that. But holidays first, or tomorrow -- back on July 6 Femke Project dates ------------- 2011 1 June: start of LGRU project 13 June: kick-off meeting (co-organizers: Constant, Medialab Prado, Piksel & WORM) 15 July: co-organizers send revised budget to Constant 30 August: Constant informs EACEA of budget + other changes 1 October: launch of public website 7-10 December: Networked Graphics research meeting (WORM, Rotterdam) 2012 20-25 February: Co-position research meeting (Constant + Manufactura Independente, Brussels) 15 April: first accounting deadline (only for co-organizers!) 6-9 June: Piksels and lines research meeting (Piksel, Bergen) August: Interactivos? N-Europe / Abstracting Craft research meeting (WORM + FLOSS-manuals, Rotterdam) 2013 15 February: second accounting deadline (only for co-organizers!) March: conference Future Tools + Interactivos?13 (Medialab Prado, Madrid) May: Copy, study, distribute archive meeting (Constant + Manufactura Independente, Porto) 31 May: end of LGRU project 15 June: final accounting deadline (only for co-organizers!) To Do ----- - Co-organizers revise budgets with 10% bandwidth in mind - WORM: proposes on-line platform (internal/external) -Constant + WORM + Networked media meet to concretizise collaboration -Constant + Piksel meet on IRC (?) to discuss after Piksel brainstorm on Piksels+Lines thematics -Check with EACEA: how to compensate fluctuations in non-EU currencies (Norwegian Krone vs. Euro) -Check with EACEA: if through external funding project expands, how to manage additional costs? -Check with EACEA: we didn't mention on the agreement that WORM has a VAT number, does this effect in any way the budget? - Each public appearance of the project needs to carry the EACEA logo: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/about/logos_en.htm] + standard specific phrase. The translation in different languages can be found on: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/publ/graphics/beneficiaries_all.p…

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correo Chema Ribagorda
by Jose Maria Ribagorda 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

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LGRU: starting the project
by Femke Snelting 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

Dear all, I am writing you from Madrid just after a first meeting between WORM, Medialab-Prado, Piksel and Constant -- the co-organizers involved in the Libre Graphics Research Unit. We discussed concepts and methods, how to connect our different perspectives and interests, started planning activities and set the agenda. We obviously also needed to take care of practicalities related to managing the project. There's still enough left to be worked on ;-) but it was a good start. Very concretely: the first research meeting will take place 7-10 December 2011 in Rotterdam and you are of course invited. All 'associated partners' are welcome to participate in each of the upcoming meetings. The LGRU-project pays for travel, subsistence and a modest fee for one person per organization. In June-July we'll be in contact to see how else you want/can be involved in the activities of the Research Unit. Later today you will also receive an invitation to the lgru-mailinglist. From now on mails about the project will pass through this list. All the best and speak soon, Femke

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