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
OR conferences past, present and future
Preparing a bid
The annual cycle
Appointment of Program Chairs and User Group Chairs
Timetable and annual procedures
And now that it's all over
Appendices and Links to Related Content
DRAFT Revision of membership policies 2013
How to run the developer challenge
Exhibition space for Open Source Projects
Rationale for Sponsoring OR Conferences
Sample: [Call for proposals to host Open Repositories Conference]
Sample: Response to potential host organizations
