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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m in a workshop on Thursday 2-5 so I’m tied up then. No support for me needed. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will also be working a lot with our government and university partners that week (NGA and UT Austin) but I should have some time free for some meeting(s).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Michael Smith</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>OSGeo Foundation Treasurer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>treasurer@osgeo.org</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Board <board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Jody Garnett <jody.garnett@gmail.com><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 2:27 PM<br><b>To: </b>osgeo-board List <board@lists.osgeo.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[Board] foss4gna board participation and coordination<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailOriginalBody">Really looking forward to seeing everyone in Bonn, and taking part in the F2F and Members meeting.<o:p></o:p></a></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>We have a couple of activities to coordinate for regional events, I am going to focus on foss4gna and volunteer to do the logistics. The </span><a href="https://2018.foss4g-na.org/overview"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>schedule</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> is already pretty booked!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#18203A;font-weight:normal'>FOSS4G NA Snapshot<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=848 style='width:635.65pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%' id=gmail-table><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D1D0CE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b>Monday, May 14 <br>Day 1 - Main Conference <br>@Hilton<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D1D0CE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b>Tuesday, May 15 <br>Day 2 - Main Conference <br>@Hilton<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#D1D0CE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b>Wednesday, May 16 <br>Day 3 - Main Conference <br>@Hilton<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td colspan=2 valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#E5E4E2;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b>Thursday, May 17 <br>Community <br>& Workshop Day <br>@T-REX<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></tr><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b>Morning<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#AFDCEC;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>5 concurrent workshops <br>& B2B Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#F9B7FF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Keynote & concurrent talks<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#F9B7FF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Keynote & concurrent talks<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#AFDCEC;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>5 concurrent workshops<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#BCE954;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Geo community activities<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></tr><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td colspan=6 valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b>Lunch<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></tr><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b>Afternoon<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#F9B7FF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Keynote & concurrent talks<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#F9B7FF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Concurrent talks<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#F9B7FF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Concurrent talks<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#AFDCEC;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>5 concurrent workshops<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#BCE954;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Geo community activities<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></tr><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td valign=top style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333'>Evening<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#C38EC7;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333'>Icebreaker reception<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#C38EC7;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333'>Exhibitors Reception<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;background:#C38EC7;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333'>Gala Reception (offsite)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></tr></table></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>1) osgeo attendance / board member presence<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>As Michael knows from previous last minuet booth setup, without a local chapter to lean on the board members and/or marketing committee end up being responsible for our presence in the exhibitor space.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The good news is our booth materials from Boston were shipped to St Louis and are available to setup. I believe Jeff has one of the pop-up banners which he could also bring. I would like to confirm our materials before printing any replacements.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>I am hopeful that our North American board members can attend, and do so in a formal capacity. Can I ask for confirmation, and if any travel assistance is needed:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>- Helena Mitasova<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>- Jeff McKenna<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>- Michael Smith <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>- Jody Garnett - as a conference organizer I do not need any registration covered, and am making arrangements for accomidation. I will check my finances with respect to travel.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>2) Schedule a Members meeting for FOSS4GNA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The obvious time would be as part of Thursday May 17 community/workshops day, as part of the afternoon allowing a smooth transition into a social. The downside is that many attendees will be running for the airport and/or occupied sprinting.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The next candidate would be a short birds-of-a-feather style meeting on Monday before the icebreaker reception.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>3) Schedule a Sponsors/Partners meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>This was a valuable activity in Boston, and one we were asked to repeat. I would like to recommend Tuesday May 15th, providing connections and context ahead of exhibitors reception where we may be called on for introductions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Jody Garnett<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>_______________________________________________ Board mailing list Board@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>