<div>I think its perfectly appropriate for the conference chair to both open and close the conference.</div>
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<div>It seems strange to me that this responsibility would fall to anyone else.</div>
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<div>In my mind the conference close can be brief, but should contain the following (not in any order):</div>
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<div>1. Thanks to all delegates, presenters, sponsors, etc</div>
<div>2. Thanks to all OC</div>
<div>3. A forward look - i.e. Lorenzo</div>
<div>4. A summary of the conference (nothing deep, just perhaps a few words that reflect your experience of the conference and perhaps some comments you've heard over the previous few days from delegates)<br clear="all">
<br>Simon<br><br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2009/10/9 Gavin Fleming <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:GavinF@mintek.co.za">GavinF@mintek.co.za</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Lorenzo's bit wouldn't be the closing item, it's just a teaser for 2010<br>that would fit best somewhere in the closing plenary.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>Gavin<br></font>
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<br>I thought that someone else had been given the conference close.<br>Is this usually a conference chair slot?<br>If I'm talking, I'll only take 5 minutes.<br><br>Simon, Harley, what are your expectations here?<br>
<br>Lorenzo Becchi wrote:<br>> Thanks Gavin,<br>> I've double checked, our video is 4 mins and with 6 mins more of<br>> slides that's all I need.<br>><br>> @Cameron, is it ok for you?<br>><br>> lorenzo<br>
><br>><br>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Gavin Fleming <<a href="mailto:GavinF@mintek.co.za">GavinF@mintek.co.za</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:GavinF@mintek.co.za">GavinF@mintek.co.za</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>> I can't remember how long my one was in 2007 but I had a short<br>> slideshow and two videos.<br>><br>> Tim Bowden introduced the Aussie event and showed a short video in<br>> Cape Town.<br>
><br>> I think about 10 minutes is all that's needed?<br>><br>> Times are on the FOSS4G2008 wiki pages.<br>><br>> Gavin<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of<br>
> Lorenzo Becchi<br>> Sent: Wed 10/7/2009 11:21 AM<br>> To: mapbutcher<br>> Cc: Cameron Shorter; <a href="mailto:Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org">Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org">Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] presenting foss4g2010 at foss4g1009<br>><br>> Hi Simon,<br>><br>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 2:06 PM, mapbutcher<br>> <<a href="mailto:mapbutcher@mapbutcher.com">mapbutcher@mapbutcher.com</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:mapbutcher@mapbutcher.com">mapbutcher@mapbutcher.com</a>>>wrote:<br>><br>> > ............<br>> > I suggest Cameron includes you in the conference close - How<br>> much time<br>
> > would be suitable for you?<br>> ><br>><br>> it's up to you, I can have a video and some slides but I don't<br>> want to make<br>> it large.<br>> I still don't know how long is the video about Barcelona.<br>
><br>> does anybody remember how long was the presentation of Sydney at<br>> Cape Town,<br>> or any other prentation for the next FOSS4G?<br>><br>><br>> lorenzo<br>><br>><br>> ><br>
> > Simon<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > 2009/10/7 Lorenzo Becchi <<a href="mailto:lorenzo@ominiverdi.com">lorenzo@ominiverdi.com</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lorenzo@ominiverdi.com">lorenzo@ominiverdi.com</a>>><br>
> ><br>> >> hi Cameron and all,<br>> >> I would like to know how many minutes we have to present<br>> foss4g2010 the<br>> >> last day in Sydney.<br>> >><br>
> >> thanks<br>> >> lorenzo<br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> Conference_dev mailing list<br>> >> <a href="mailto:Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org">Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
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