[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G-NA

[Paul Ramsey]

Thanks bitnerd, glad to know the ball is in someone’s hands :)
P

> On May 31, 2018, at 1:55 PM, David William Bitner <bitner at dbspatial.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Paul,
> 
> Yes, you heard correctly that LocationTech/Eclipse have stepped back from acting as the professional conference organizer for the next FOSS4GNA in 2019.
> 
> The FOSS4GNA Core Committee which has been responsible for choosing the conference organizer for all events after 2013 is currently figuring out a plan for 2019. Our intent is to be as public as possible, but we are getting ourselves reorganized right now with this major change.
> 
> The makeup of the committee is the three most recent FOSS4G NA Chairs who are willing to serve (currently myself, Rob Emanuele, and Marc Vloemans), a representative from LocationTech (Jim Hughes), a representative of OSGeo (Jody Garnett), and a representative from OSGeo US (this is a rep we have just added - Guido Stein).
> 
> David
> 
> On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 12:31 PM Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca <mailto:pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>> wrote:
> At the risk of bringing an avalanche down on my head, is there anyone
> who can explain what the state of play is for FOSS4G-NA?
> 
> Are LocationTech/Eclipse "returning" (for lack of a better word) it to
> the community to organize next year? I heard parts of phrases but
> didn't really hear a full story. Just more practically: is there
> anyone who is holding the ball for 2019?
> 
> P.
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