Connecting GUADEC in Stuttgart

2005-02-10

GUADEC Blotter is back for another season.

Getting GUADEC 6 connected this year is strong support by public agencies in Germany. Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart, the Stuttgart Region Economic Development agency that is hosting this year's GNOME User and Developers European Conference (29-31 May) with GNOME Deutschland, e.V. has an open source initiative that is gaining traction. An area primarily known around the globe for its automobiles is quietly working to transform a challenged old economy with the same free software that is removing the digital barrier in developing countries. GUADEC is locating to the regal building called Haus der Wirschaft with the strong support of lead Cornerstone Sponsor Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs.

As Haus der Wirtschaft has no network available for the hundreds of developers meeting over three days, a team of local volunteers are working on delivering the required bandwidth in May. Hanno Wagner, Joerg Hoh and Murray Cumming surveyed the building for electrical outlets and potential access points on Wednesday afternoon.

Assisting GNOME Foundation in the outreach to German businesses for User Day will be MFG Baden-Württemberg, the federal agency working for IT and media.