Open Repositories Conference Handbook - 2014 draft 0.1

Introduction

This document is intended to serve both as an aide-memoire for the Open Repositories organization and as a loose guide for each year's conference organisers.  It is offered as guidance only and is provided "as is" without any warranty as to accuracy or completeness.

Following the overview, the middle sections of the document are essentially a walk through of the conference "creation" process whilst the Appendices contain related documents that will be useful in the process.

Overview

The Open Repositories vision

OR conferences past, present and future

Preparing a bid

Expression of interest

Preparing a detailed bid

The annual cycle

Appointment of Program Chairs and User Group Chairs

Timetable and annual procedures

And now that it's all over

Post conference work

Appendices

Responsibilities

Developer Challenge manifesto

Exhibition space for Open Source Projects