<div dir="ltr">Hi Jeff,<div><br></div><div>Assuming I can solicit an invitation... I would like to join you at the joint OSGeo/OGC dinner (paying my own way of course).</div><div><br></div><div>The conference falls at an ideal time to reflect on OGC's Ideas4OGC process[1], and I have a strong feeling that there are opportunities to build on our 2008 MoU to the benefit of both communities.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We have a place holder for a BoF session early on Friday 20th to get more open discussion and feedback[2], but one of the outcomes from Wednesday evening may be that we would like to make use of other opportunities during the FOSS4G week.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Many thanks,</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Ian</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Ian Edwards,</span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">OSGeo UK</font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</span></div><div>[1] <a href="http://external.opengeospatial.org/twiki_public/Ideas4OGC/LeaderShip">http://external.opengeospatial.org/twiki_public/Ideas4OGC/LeaderShip</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</span></div><div>[2] <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_up">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_up</a></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Jeff McKenna <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi Jeremy, Board,<br>
<br>
Oh ok, I didn't know that you are not on the Board list.<br>
<br>
I myself don't have a ticket for the ice breaker, so I am confirmed.<br>
Including Daniel and Frank (emailed me directly), we'll likely have<br>
between 4 and 8 OSGeo Board members there. I also want to include<br>
Arnulf, who has been a constant driving force between uniting OGC-OSGeo.<br>
(Jachym, I'm not forgetting your potential inclusion either)<br>
<br>
I would say to reserve a table for 20 (12 OGC Board members, plus<br>
roughly 8 OSGeo reps).<br>
<br>
I would then estimate a cost of roughly 35pounds each (inc a drink, and<br>
tip), which would mean approx 1100 USD (or 550 USD each for OSGeo and<br>
the OGC).<br>
<br>
If the Board is interested, I would make a motion to approve the use of<br>
$550 maximum for an OGC-OSGeo meetup.<br>
<br>
General reaction by the Board?<br>
<br>
As Daniel pointed out, there is already an OGC-OSGeo meetup planned for<br>
Friday morning (I was already confirmed for attending that):<br>
<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_up" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_up</a><br>
It could be that the OSGeo Board decides as a group to attend that, and<br>
not set aside funding for a separate meetup.<br>
<br>
Speak up as Jeremy needs our thoughts now.<br>
<br>
-jeff<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 2013-09-03 8:21 PM, Jeremy Morley wrote:<br>
><br>
> Jeff,<br>
><br>
> Note that I'm not on the board mailing list so it may be only you who saw<br>
> the original email - it may be useful to be able to post to the list for<br>
> this conversation, otherwise please relay my messages.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Anyway, yes, the current plan is that there's this relatively formal<br>
> get-together with the OGC board (12 of them, I think) at 7pm on the<br>
> Wednesday (18th) as a dinner in the hotel restaurant. The cost is £24/head<br>
> for the three course meal, drinks additional, but including VAT (our sales<br>
> tax).<br>
><br>
> There is the FOSS4G ice breaker at the same time - I don't know (meaning I<br>
> don't know, rather than "I don't think it is") if this is the sort of the<br>
> thing the OGC Board would want to attend. The OGC guys aren't registered<br>
> at the conference generally (their meeting is separate on the Thursday)<br>
> and so they'd have to buy ice breaker tickets (as would you guys). There<br>
> was also some suggestion of a half-way house of a drinks reception for the<br>
> two (or three including AGI) groups.<br>
><br>
> In the end I'm pretty neutral about this. It seems to me that for a formal<br>
> "meeting of minds" such as this it does really need to be done in a more<br>
> private space than the ice breaker to allow discussion to properly happen.<br>
> The aim isn't just to party together is it? This seems to be the sort of<br>
> thing that board members of organisations are there for, for diplomatic<br>
> talks with other organisations. It may therefore be something that one or<br>
> both organisations or else their representative members have to stump up<br>
> for - we may be able to find a cheaper menu if that's the problem.<br>
><br>
> Still, that's just my view. The bottom line is that the EMCC event<br>
> manager and I are running through all the bookings to confirm orders on<br>
> Monday morning (British Summer Time) and I'll need to know by then what<br>
> the confirmed plan is. At present I will stick with the meal plan unless<br>
> told explicitly not to go ahead. I also need to have a reasonably good<br>
> handle on the numbers attending too, please.<br>
><br>
><br>
> With regards, thanks, and some trepidation at the nearness of it all,<br>
> Jeremy<br>
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