Riga, Latvia
提案 for OOoCon
Section 1 ? 義務的な （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状）
提案するd Date(s)
November 12-13
場所 (country, city)
Latvia, Riga
Latvia lies between Estonia to the north, Russia and Belarus to the east, the Baltic Sea to the west and Lithuania to the south. It is the ?central? Baltic country in both size, 商売／仕事 activity, communications and geographical 場所.
Riga is 現れるing as a 最高の，を越す congress and 会議／協議会 city in Europe thanks to its 戦略の 場所, its rich and 出口ing culture, its unspoiled nature and its 平易な 接近 by 空気／公表する from around Europe and around the globe.
Latvia has a long history of 科学技術の 革新 with 最高潮の場面s 含むing the Minox 秘かに調査する camera and one of Europe's largest pre-war telephone 網状組織s. Today, Latvia continues this tradition with 初めの 科学の 研究 and by hosting a number of companies that use open source ソフトウェア in embedded and professional 解答s. Latvia has an astonishing 移行, going from s Soviet 共和国 to a member of the EU and the 北大西洋条約機構 同盟.
Special ビザ or 入ること／参加（者） 必要物／必要条件s (e.g. ワクチン接種s)
ビザ depend on where you come from. 国家のs of:
| Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile |
Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus the Czech 共和国 Denmark El Salvador Estonia Finland フラン Germany |
Greece Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Hungary アイスランド Ireland イスラエル Italy Japan |
Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Malaysia Malta Mexico Monaco New Zealand the Netherlands |
Nicaragua Norway パナマ Paraguay Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Singapore Slovakia |
Slovenia Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland the 部隊d Kingdom the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs of America Uruguay Vatican City Venezuela |
do not 要求する a ビザ to enter Latvia.
国家のs of all other countries need a ビザ.
No ワクチン接種s are needed
会議／協議会 発生地(s) (e.g. university campus, 地方自治体の buildings)
The Reval Hotel Latvia 申し込む／申し出s the largest 会議／協議会 and events centre in both Latvia and the Baltic 明言する／公表するs, and is one of the largest 会議／協議会 施設s in Northern Europe. The hotel has hosted 非常に／多数の Open Source events 含むing Sun Microsystems 会議／協議会s, Java events.
会議／協議会 施設s (e.g. WiFi, ビデオ streaming/記録，記録的な／記録するing)
会議／協議会 中心 最高潮の場面s:
- 解放する／自由な wireless Internet throughout the hotel
- 15 会議／協議会 rooms with seating capacity of up to 2500
- Over 2000 m2 total 会議／協議会 space
- Largest 会合 room with 会合 space of 962 m2, seating capacity of 1100, theater style
- High 質 catering during your breaks
- Professional 会議／協議会 services and follow-up
Accommodation (特に any low cost 宿泊所s etc)
Riga 申し込む／申し出s accommodation for every taste and 予算. Most hotels have been built or fully renovated during the last 3-5 years and are conveniently 位置を示すd within walking distance to the Old Town, 会議／協議会 発生地s, and tourist attractions. Please 言及する to these 場所／位置s for more （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状）:
http://hostelworld.com
http://www.hostelbookers.com/宿泊所s/latvia/riga/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g274967-Riga-Hotels.html
http://www.調書をとる／予約するing.com/city/lv/riga.en.html
外部の 輸送（する） links (nearest airport(s))
- Riga International Airport (20 minutes from city centre, with 往復（する）): Direct flights from 60+ 目的地s with Schengen zone 緩和する of 接近
- Linked to 星／主役にする 同盟, flights from around 850 目的地s in more than 150 countries
- Sea port with フェリー（で運ぶ） service from Scandinavia and Germany
- Convenient train and bus 関係s from Russia, ウクライナ共和国 and Belarus
内部の 輸送（する） links (within city)
Riga is very compact city with 重要な 目的地s and attractions within walking distance.
It features an 広範囲にわたる 網状組織 of 安価な bus, tram and train lines 加える taxi service.
Team Lead (main 接触する person)
Mr. Evijs Taube, Sun Microsystems
Team Members
Ms. Madara Greizi?a-Kuzmina, Open 科学（工学）技術 協会 of Latvia (LATA)
Ms. Santa Rutka, IBM
Latvija
Mr. Michael Dexter, Linux
基金
Ms. Inga Mi?ule
Mr. Juris P?tersons, Jazz Communications
Ms. Linda V?tola, Jazz Communications
地元の events that are taking place in 平行の (or すぐに before/after)
No known 衝突s
Section 2 ? 提案
In 400 words or いっそう少なく, answer this question:
Why should the Community award OOoCon 2009/2010 to your team?
The 適切な時期 to 組織する OOoCon2009 in Riga is an 適切な時期 to broaden ODF and OpenOffice.org 人気 and 承認 in Latvia, Eastern Europe and around the globe.
- 解放する／自由な and Open Source ソフトウェア (FOSS) in Latvia is 現在／一般に:
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- In 限られた／立憲的な use by 政府
- Not 広範囲にわたって 可決する・採択するd by education 会・原則s and 企業s
- 直面するing 抵抗 to change from a 使用者 base that is accustomed to 著作権侵害者d 解答s, making for a 熟した 環境 for raising OpenOffice.org and FOSS 認識／意識性 people got used to 存在するing usually 著作権侵害者d 解答s
- LATA would 運動 昇進／宣伝s OO.o and FOSS through OooCon2009, 上げるing:
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- 承認 of OO.o and FOSS by those who are unfamiliar with it
- 採択 of OO.o and FOSS by those who have heard about it
- 昇進／宣伝 and 配当 of OO.o and FOSS by those who have tried it
- 出資／貢献 to the OO.o and FOSS community and 事業／計画（する）s by 地域の 専門家s
This year 申し込む／申し出s a special 適切な時期 to 促進する open source in Latvia and the 地域 as we 直面する our most difficult 経済的な 危機 since 回復するing our independence. Our public and 私的な 部門 会・原則s 直面する 前例のない 予算上の challenges and would 利益 大いに from 可決する・採択するing open source ソフトウェア, 特に under the 解放する／自由な-download/企業 support model 申し込む／申し出d by Sun.
As a 発生地, Riga 申し込む／申し出s and unparalleled combination: truly 初めの and 保存するd architecture and a wealth of experiences within walking distance. Riga's Old town and beautiful city centre is compact, romantic and 十分な of fun 適切な時期s.
Riga 利益s:
- A unique, economical 環境 for small to 中央の-sized 会議／協議会s
- Central 接近 to the Baltic market of 7.5 million people
- A Norhtern 十字路／岐路 where East-West truly 会合，会うs
- Attractive prices for goods and services
- Attractive caf?s, 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s gourmet restaurants
- The hottest night life in Northern Europe
Our Riga OOoCon 2009 team have already laid the 基礎 for this event: the LATA 会議／協議会 2008 was a major success with nearly 300 attendees and 16 （衆議院の）議長s from around the world. We also 組織するd ソフトウェア Freedom Day 2008 in 共同 with the Sun/MySQL team during their world wide developers 会議／協議会 in Riga, during which the team was able to 利益 from Riga's wide 選択 of culinary 選択s, entertainment and health services.
Let OOoCon 2009 in Riga serve as a strong base for the 未来 growth of OO.o and FOSS 承認 and 採択 in Latvia, Baltics and all of Eastern Europe!
