LibreOffice Conference will take place in Brno, Czech Republic this year. It will be our third international desktop-related conference in Brno. After GUADEC 2013 and Akademy 2014. And we’re very much looking forward to it.

The conference is still more than 6 months away, but the organization already started some time ago. We made an agreement with the local technical university about the venue. It’s the venue where GUADEC 2013 and DevConf.cz 2015 and 2016 took place. The campus premises used to be a Cartesian monastery which was founded in the 14^th century. Just recently, the campus was renovated and now features a beautiful combination of historical and modern architecture.

The legal entity for the conference is provided by OpenAlt which is a local open source user group that has a status of association. All the local organizers are also members of this group.

We’ve also updated the conference site with information about this year’s edition. You can already read comprehensive information about transportation to Brno to plan your trip in advance. You can also already request a letter of invitation if you need a visa to travel to LIBOCon. The issuer of these letters will be Red Hat Czech which is one of the partners of the conference and has a large presence in Brno.

You can also find a page about accommodation there. We will arrange a hotel for sponsored people, but we don’t want to make any recommendations. The page will list hotels that are proven to be good and offer a special deal to LIBOCon attendees. There is already Holiday Inn, but we expect to strike deals with other hotels soon. Alternatively, you can use services such as booking.com and find the best option for you, Brno has many great lodging options.

We’re also finishing the sponsor prospectus, so that we can some sponsors on board soon.

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