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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">I've received a private email overnight
      from a member of the FOSS4G 2012 LOC, and I have suggested that a
      public statement be made within the next 24 hours.<br>
      <br>
      So I suggest that the board wait up to 48 hours before making a
      statement, to give the LOC time to form their statement.<br>
      <br>
      On 10/07/2012 2:33 AM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jo
            is right, we’re waiting to hear something.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Nonetheless,
            once again, I think the board needs to formally take action
            on this. Specifically, we need to announce to the community
            that the 2012 international FOSS4G event is not happening
            (although there might be a small regional event). We need to
            act to clarify the side-channel discussions and rumors that
            continue to go on about this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>
            [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jo
            Cook<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 09, 2012 2:36 AM<br>
            <b>To:</b> Peter Batty<br>
            <b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Board] Fwd: [Foss4g2012] Meeting
            summary of FOSS4G 2012 meeting (3rd, July)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Have we heard
            any more about this? My reading of things was that they
            should have made a decision on go/no go by now.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On Tue, Jul 3,
              2012 at 6:31 PM, Peter Batty <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:peter@ebatty.com" target="_blank">peter@ebatty.com</a>>
              wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">Forwarding
              to the board just in case anyone is not on the foss4g2012
              list.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                Forwarded message ----------<br>
                From: <b>Shin, Sanghee</b> <<a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:endofcap@gmail.com" target="_blank">endofcap@gmail.com</a>><br>
                Date: Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 10:03 AM<br>
                Subject: [Foss4g2012] Meeting summary of FOSS4G 2012
                meeting (3rd, July)<br>
                To: FOSS4G 2012 <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:foss4g2012@lists.osgeo.org"
                  target="_blank">foss4g2012@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
                Cc: Bo Guo <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:bo.guo@gisticinc.com" target="_blank">bo.guo@gisticinc.com</a>>,
                Ang Gao <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:tomgaoang@gmail.com" target="_blank">tomgaoang@gmail.com</a>>,
                Zhengfan Lin <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:public.t.lin@gmail.com" target="_blank">public.t.lin@gmail.com</a>>,
                Xianfeng Song <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:xfsong@gucas.ac.cn" target="_blank">xfsong@gucas.ac.cn</a>>,
                Yan Xun <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:yanxunyx@gmail.com" target="_blank">yanxunyx@gmail.com</a>>,
                Ang Gao <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:gaoang@lreis.ac.cn" target="_blank">gaoang@lreis.ac.cn</a>>,
                Rongguo Chen <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:chenrg@lreis.ac.cn" target="_blank">chenrg@lreis.ac.cn</a>><br>
                <br>
                <br>
                Present :<br>
                From China LOC:<br>
                        • Gao Ang<br>
                        • Xun Yan<br>
                <br>
                From International Volunteer Group:<br>
                        • Cameron Shorter<br>
                        • Sanghee Shin<br>
                        • Tanner Lin<br>
                        • Bo Guo<br>
                <br>
                Date & Time:<br>
                        • July 3rd, 2012  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Beijing Time<br>
                <br>
                Log:<br>
                        • <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2012-07-03.log"
                  target="_blank">http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2012-07-03.log</a><br>
                <br>
                Minutes:<br>
                • Gao Ang reported current situation of FOSS4G
                preparation from LOC side.<br>
                • Regarding PCO(Professional Conference Organizer)
                contract, LOC failed to sign a PCO contract with 3S
                News, a PCO company, last week. And LOC tried to find
                another PCO, but only to fail.<br>
                • Currently LOC is not optimistic about the hosting
                FOSS4G 2012 successfully due to lacking of experiences
                and staffs.<br>
                • Only 3 part time local volunteers are available in LOC
                now. However they don't have enough time to handle all
                the conference issues.<br>
                • LOC started to look over all the options including
                canceling.<br>
                • Cameron suggested a financial assessment or simulation
                for continuing and canceling conference.<br>
                • LOC & International volunteer group looked over
                the possibility of hosting FOSS4G 2012 as local event.<br>
                • According to Gao Ang, if LOC could not find PCO or
                hire full time organizer, LOC would like to cancel
                conference rather than make it a local event.<br>
                • Cameron stated LOC should make decision soon whatever
                that may be.<br>
                • Gao Ang will gather opinions from LOC members and then
                will report LOC's final decision on FOSS4G to OSGeo
                Board by this weekend.<br>
                <br>
                Pending Issues:<br>
                • LOC's final decision on FOSS4G 2012 including
                canceling, continuing and downgrading to local event.<br>
                _______________________________________________<br>
                Foss4g2012 mailing list<br>
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                  href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2012"
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Jo Cook</b><br>
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              t:+44 750 095 8167<o:p></o:p></p>
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