[OSGeo-Conf] Firenze Full Proposal - tangential discussions

[Luca Delucchi]

On Thu, 6 May 2021 at 22:10, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
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> More continuity and support of organizing FOSS4G with more reuse is a great idea.  It is also an old idea (search the list for PCO).  I think that almost all former FOSS4G chairs support something like this.  What we do starting LOCs from scratch is beyond absurd!
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> So if it is a great idea, an old idea, and an idea with lots of support, how do we make it happen?
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> In my opinion, this is a Board level decision although I'm not sure that the Board (other than those with FOSS4G organizing experience), have the knowledge, experience, time, and duration to successfully complete it.  The Board could pass a motion favorable to this idea and delegating it to the conference committee (where I think that there is the needed knowledge and experience to successfully complete it).  The conference committee could then work out the details and bring it back to the Board to adopt and act on (i.e. signing contracts, hiring a contract employee, or something else).  That is a lot of work for the conference committee!  Can we do it?  Maybe.  Sometimes we've done a lot of good work.  Sometimes it is hard to get more than 3-4 people to even read or vote on something.  The conference committee has the capability to do this but I'm not sure if we have the motivation to do it.  Personally I'm trying to do less on the conference committee and trying to find people to pass along my historical continuity and housekeeping chores to (with a little success).
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I think the conference committee should make a proposal to the board
without asking for the mandate.

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> Best regards, Eli
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ciao
Luca

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