[Conference-europe] when and where

Thu Aug 21 10:04:22 PDT 2014

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On 21-08-14 10:50, Jachym Cepicky wrote:
> OK guys,
>
> let's move forward, proposal for call for venue parameters:
>
> 150-200 attendees
> Low cost especially for students
> 2+ days talks with parallel academic track (of course according to
> submitted proposals)
> at least 1 day for code sprint and/or hackathon
> preferably July (but with good reason any other month)
> possibly not overlapping with major european events
> (partly) join with other event if possible
>
> Ok?
>
> Jachym
>
>
>
> 2014-08-21 5:38 GMT+02:00 Karel Charvat <charvat at ccss.cz>:
>> I think, better not organise European konference, when International wil be
>> in Europe
>>
>> Karel
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>> From: Maria Antonia Brovelli [mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:45 PM
>> To: Jachym Cepicky; Karel Charvat
>> Cc: foss4g-europe; Peter Baumann
>> Subject: RE: [Conference-europe] when and where
>>
>>
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>> In my opinion when International FOSS4G is in Europe it is better to help
>> the local european organizers. In case it is required we can have a special
>> european track where to discuss our items.
>>
>> My 2 cents.
>>
>> Maria
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>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
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>> Vice Rector for Como Campus - Politecnico di Milano
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>> http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2014.887150#.UwPVuIVnibF
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>> Co-chair - OSGeo Charter Member - ICA - OSGeo Advisory Board Member - SIFET
>> Scientific Commitee Member
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>> ________________________________
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>> Da: Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>
>> Inviato: mercoledì 20 agosto 2014 06.09
>> A: Karel Charvat
>> Cc: foss4g-europe; Maria Antonia Brovelli; Peter Baumann
>> Oggetto: Re: [Conference-europe] when and where
>>
>>
>>
>> OK,
>>
>> My feeling from this discussion is to stick with early July and possibly not
>> to overlap with Inspire conference.
>>
>> I still hear Karel's voice and understand his concerns. Anybody else would
>> prefer earlier in the year?
>>
>> @Stephan: I still see valid option to think about having less talks and more
>> doing during foss4g. Sprinting, hacking, getting teams together.
>>
>> @Maria: Foss4g-global in Europe is no reason not to have Foss4-europe as
>> well. Remember Bucharest? It should be little shifted in the topic, but
>> still. Or am I wrong?
>>
>> @local chapters, any opinion about time slot? what about ogc events?
>>
>> Otherwise, I suggest July, since it had most support so far.
>>
>> Jachym
>>
>> Send from cellphone
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>> On Aug 20, 2014 4:50 AM, "Karel Charvat" <charvat at ccss.cz> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, I think that problem is to decide, for whom conference has to be
>> organised.  Probably for academic sector seems summer better, for commercial
>> sector not to  much suitable
>> Karel
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: conference-europe-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:conference-europe-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Peter
>> Baumann
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 4:10 PM
>> To: Maria Antonia Brovelli; conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: Re: [Conference-europe] when and where
>>
>> let me add that the semester problem is not just one of the organisers: many
>> participants are students or university researchers, and for them leaving
>> for a week during semester usually is hard, if not unfeasible.
>>
>> my 2 cents,
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> On 08/19/2014 04:02 PM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>>> I'm getting lost.
>>>
>>> Just few comments:
>>> - FOSS4G Eu is supposed to have at least 150  people attending but we
>>> have to be prepared in having also more
>>> - FOSS4G Eu is for European people who don't have the possibility
>> (time/money) of going to America and Asia but want to be updated about what
>> is happening in the FOSS4G community. FOSS4G Eu will not be held the year in
>> which FOSS4G is in Europe.
>>> - One of the topic of FOSS4G Eu is INSPIRE, but it is NOT the INSPIRE
>>> Conference. There is more worth of discussing
>>> - Unfortunately I don't have any experience with Code Sprint and therefore
>> I don't know from the logistic point of view what is needed (but I suppose a
>> computer room or at least a room with good wifi connection). How many people
>> are expected to attend a Code Sprint? There are special reasons why a Code
>> Sprint can't be in summer?
>>> - Code Sprint and Challenge, like the NASA WW: if we want to have
>>> students involved the best period is at the end of the semesters (i.e.
>>> summer)
>>>
>>> Anyway and concluding: it seems me that the first problem is about the
>> period of the year.
>>> For University the possibility is during summer and therefore I vote for
>> summer. Having the conference at the University means also involve students
>> in the FOSS4G world and this, in my opinion, is an added value. For other
>> people, if the main problem is about holiday, probably knowing the
>> conference dates a year in advance, there are possibilities of organize
>> ourselves.
>>> And, at the end, we don't have to decide the period of the conference once
>> forever. In my opinion we can start with next year.
>>> Cheers.
>>> Maria
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
>>> Vice Rector for Como Campus - Politecnico di Milano
>>>
>>> Public Participation GIS: a FOSS architecture enabling field-data
>> collection
>>> http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2014.887150#.UwPV
>>> uIVnibF
>>>
>>> ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and
>>> Applications" - Co-chair - OSGeo Charter Member - ICA - OSGeo Advisory
>>> Board Member - SIFET Scientific Commitee Member
>>>
>>> Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALIA) Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob.
>>> +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321
>>> e-mail1: maria.brovelli at polimi.it
>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> Da: conference-europe-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>> <conference-europe-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> per conto di Karel Charvat
>>> <charvat at ccss.cz>
>>> Inviato: martedì 19 agosto 2014 04.15
>>> A: 'Stephan Meißl'; conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org
>>> Oggetto: Re: [Conference-europe] when and where
>>>
>>>  From my side is question, if it is feasible to have during one year
>>> two such events in Europe, Karel
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: conference-europe-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>> [mailto:conference-europe-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Stephan Meißl
>>> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 5:06 PM
>>> To: conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Conference-europe] when and where
>>>
>>> Jachym,
>>>
>>>> I understand the universities issue, but FOSS4G-Europe is not that
>>>> big (and maybe it will remain rather small), that we can still fit
>>>> into small venues. I liked the organization of Vienna Code Sprint -
>>>> it was done in cooperation with city of Vienna and we fit in comfortably.
>>> I think running a Code Sprint and running a FOSS4G-Europe are two
>>> completely different things in terms of effort but also in requirements
>> for the venue.
>>> Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that FOSS4G-Europe would fit
>>> into the Vienna code sprint venue.
>>>
>>>> I do not think Europe Code Sprint has to timely overlap with the
>>>> (next
>>>> year) U.S.-based C tribe, but March-April is IMHO better, then later.
>>>> But it was nice, that we could join events like NASA World Wind
>>>> Challenge  and possibly others as well, not sure, how possible this
>>>> should be, if we move FOSS4G-Europe to march/april then.
>>> Although there is a fairly small overlap I'd appreciate if the Code
>>> Sprint and FOSS4G-Europe don't overlap ;) I don't like the idea of
>>> separate US and European code sprints as I find it important to have
>>> one global OSGeo Code Sprint per year. In my opinion this argument is
>>> even stronger for the Code Sprint than for the global FOSS4G.
>>>
>>> If the Code Sprint returns to Europe in 2016 I could image that it
>>> makes sense to run both events back-to-back although this would result
>>> in a quite long event as both are almost running for a week.
>>>
>>> cu
>>> Stephan
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