<div dir="ltr">I would be interested in attending too, to help get a closer numerical balance between the two teams :).<div><br></div><div>I am fine with paying my own way. I don't have strong views either way on that topic either, but maybe lean slightly towards everyone paying their own way.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div> Peter.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 7:18 AM, 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">I hope all Board (and interested community) members can give their<br>
advice here on this Board mailing list today.<br>
<br>
13 OGC Board members, it is quite an opportunity. So far I have the<br>
following confirmed from OSGeo for this dinner:<br>
<br>
- Frank<br>
- Jachym<br>
- Anne<br>
- Ian<br>
- Suchith<br>
- myself<br>
<br>
Note that we must each select our meal choices to Jeremy by Friday.<br>
<br>
So maybe my original estimation of 8 from OSGeo is good for the reservation.<br>
<br>
Should we just pay our own ways?<br>
<br>
Looking for advice here. (note that this meetup has bounced around on<br>
people's plates and finally fallen on my lap, with many sending direct<br>
messages to me, so please speak publicly, as I am getting swamped)<br>
<br>
-jeff<br>
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On 2013-09-10 2:41 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:<br>
> Forwarding to OSGeo Board. Board: we'll need to decide asap whether to<br>
> move forward, motion to approve use of funds, or not.<br>
><br>
> -jeff<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> -------- Original Message --------<br>
> Subject: Plans for OGC/OSGeo Board meetup<br>
> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:26:18 +0100<br>
> From: Jeremy Morley <<a href="mailto:Jeremy.Morley@nottingham.ac.uk">Jeremy.Morley@nottingham.ac.uk</a>><br>
> To: Debbie Greenslit <<a href="mailto:dgreenslit@opengeospatial.org">dgreenslit@opengeospatial.org</a>>, Suchith Anand<br>
> <<a href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk">Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk</a>>, Jeff McKenna<br>
> <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>>, Ian Edwards<br>
> <<a href="mailto:ian.edwards@metoffice.gov.uk">ian.edwards@metoffice.gov.uk</a>>, Mark Iliffe <<a href="mailto:psxmi@nottingham.ac.uk">psxmi@nottingham.ac.uk</a>><br>
> CC: Denise McKenzie <<a href="mailto:dmckenzie@opengeospatial.org">dmckenzie@opengeospatial.org</a>>, Steven Feldman<br>
> <<a href="mailto:steven@knowwhereconsulting.co.uk">steven@knowwhereconsulting.co.uk</a>>, "Mark E. Reichardt"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:mreichardt@opengeospatial.org">mreichardt@opengeospatial.org</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
> Dear all, (would Jeff mind please forwarding to the OSGeo Board list),<br>
><br>
> We're just over a week away from the joint OSGeo/OGC dinner. At present<br>
> the reservation is for 25 people - I understand that includes 13 from OGC<br>
> the last I heard.<br>
><br>
> The restaurant have asked that diners please choose their courses in<br>
> advance, to be returned to them on Friday. I've attached the menu to this<br>
> email. Mark Iliffe (copied) will keep track and pass the list on to the<br>
> restaurant - please simply reply to him with your choices.<br>
><br>
> At the moment I've not specifically ordered drinks (water, wine, etc.)<br>
> given the mix of who's paying for what, but can do if asked.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Based on the list we can also resize the reservation.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Thanks for your help.<br>
> Jeremy<br>
><br>
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> On 10/09/2013 14:06, "Jeff McKenna" <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hi Ian,<br>
>><br>
>> You are encouraged to join, thanks, it will be great to have you there.<br>
>> I can even see you leading some of this discussion, as I can tell that<br>
>> you have passion for the OGC relationship. Please come along.<br>
>><br>
>> Also Arnulf, can you make it to this on Wednesday night?<br>
>><br>
>> -jeff<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 2013-09-10 9:58 AM, Ian Edwards wrote:<br>
>>> Hi Jeff,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Assuming I can solicit an invitation... I would like to join you at the<br>
>>> joint OSGeo/OGC dinner (paying my own way of course).<br>
>>><br>
>>> The conference falls at an ideal time to reflect on OGC's Ideas4OGC<br>
>>> process[1], and I have a strong feeling that there are opportunities to<br>
>>> build on our 2008 MoU to the benefit of both communities.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We have a place holder for a BoF session early on Friday 20th to get<br>
>>> more open discussion and feedback[2], but one of the outcomes from<br>
>>> Wednesday evening may be that we would like to make use of other<br>
>>> opportunities during the FOSS4G week.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Many thanks,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Ian<br>
>>><br>
>>> Ian Edwards,<br>
>>> OSGeo UK<br>
>>><br>
>>> [1] <a href="http://external.opengeospatial.org/twiki_public/Ideas4OGC/LeaderShip" target="_blank">http://external.opengeospatial.org/twiki_public/Ideas4OGC/LeaderShip</a><br>
>>> [2]<br>
>>> <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_u" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_u</a><br>
>>> p<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Jeff McKenna<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> 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,<br>
>>> and<br>
>>> tip), which would mean approx 1100 USD (or 550 USD each for OSGeo<br>
>>> and<br>
>>> the OGC).<br>
>>><br>
>>> If the Board is interested, I would make a motion to approve the<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> for<br>
>>> Friday morning (I was already confirmed for attending that):<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_u" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2013_BirdsOfAFeather#OGC.2FOSGeo_meet_u</a><br>
>>> p<br>
>>> It could be that the OSGeo Board decides as a group to attend<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> who saw<br>
>>> > the original email - it may be useful to be able to post to the<br>
>>> list for<br>
>>> > this conversation, otherwise please relay my messages.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Anyway, yes, the current plan is that there's this relatively<br>
>>> formal<br>
>>> > get-together with the OGC board (12 of them, I think) at 7pm on<br>
>>> the<br>
>>> > Wednesday (18th) as a dinner in the hotel restaurant. The cost is<br>
>>> £24/head<br>
>>> > for the three course meal, drinks additional, but including VAT<br>
>>> (our sales<br>
>>> > tax).<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > There is the FOSS4G ice breaker at the same time - I don't know<br>
>>> (meaning I<br>
>>> > don't know, rather than "I don't think it is") if this is the sort<br>
>>> of the<br>
>>> > thing the OGC Board would want to attend. The OGC guys aren't<br>
>>> registered<br>
>>> > at the conference generally (their meeting is separate on the<br>
>>> Thursday)<br>
>>> > and so they'd have to buy ice breaker tickets (as would you guys).<br>
>>> There<br>
>>> > was also some suggestion of a half-way house of a drinks reception<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> a formal<br>
>>> > "meeting of minds" such as this it does really need to be done in<br>
>>> a more<br>
>>> > private space than the ice breaker to allow discussion to properly<br>
>>> happen.<br>
>>> > The aim isn't just to party together is it? This seems to be the<br>
>>> sort of<br>
>>> > thing that board members of organisations are there for, for<br>
>>> diplomatic<br>
>>> > talks with other organisations. It may therefore be something that<br>
>>> one or<br>
>>> > both organisations or else their representative members have to<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> event<br>
>>> > manager and I are running through all the bookings to confirm<br>
>>> orders on<br>
>>> > Monday morning (British Summer Time) and I'll need to know by then<br>
>>> what<br>
>>> > the confirmed plan is. At present I will stick with the meal plan<br>
>>> unless<br>
>>> > told explicitly not to go ahead. I also need to have a reasonably<br>
>>> good<br>
>>> > handle on the numbers attending too, please.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > With regards, thanks, and some trepidation at the nearness of it<br>
>>> all,<br>
>>> > Jeremy<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
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