Actually, as it turns out, "FOSS4G" is not a registered trademark in the U.S. However, I think it could be defended as such through the principle of common usage. In any case, the naming options for local conferences are essentially:<div>
<br></div><div>FOSS4G-[region] {Regional Conference?}</div><div>OSGeo [region] Regional Meeting</div><div>[Organization XXX] Conference</div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I like the idea of "FOSS4G-[region] Regional Conference". </div>
<div><br></div><div>Of course the Japanese event is called FOSS4G (<a href="http://arnulf.us/FOSS4G_2009_Tokyo">http://arnulf.us/FOSS4G_2009_Tokyo</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>Most importantly though, when the FOSS4G.org domain was provided to OSGeo, there were agreements in place about not restricting the use of the term:</div>
<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2007-October/000405.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">http://lists.osgeo.org/<u></u>pipermail/conference_dev/2007-<u></u>October/000405.html</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2007-October/000394.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">http://lists.osgeo.org/<u></u>pipermail/conference_dev/2007-<u></u>October/000394.html</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-October/000035.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">http://lists.osgeo.org/<u></u>pipermail/conference_dev/2006-<u></u>October/000035.html</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-October/000096.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">http://lists.osgeo.org/<u></u>pipermail/conference_dev/2006-<u></u>October/000096.html</a></span><br clear="all">
<div><br></div><div>- Dan</div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------</div><div>Daniel P. Ames, Ph.D. PE<br>Associate Professor, Geosciences<br>Idaho State University - Idaho Falls<br><a href="mailto:dan.ames@isu.edu" target="_blank">dan.ames@isu.edu</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Jachym Cepicky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jachym.cepicky@gmail.com">jachym.cepicky@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi all,<br>
<br>
quoting Jeff's remark to the mailing-list ticket [1]:<br>
<br>
> - I think naming the list 'conference-cee' is a good idea<br>
> - as for any link to the "FOSS4G" name: this needs to be debated through<br>
> the Conference Committee (my personal views is that I am all for<br>
> local...for example European or North American...events happening<br>
> annually...but I am against the use of the "FOSS4G" name, as it is<br>
> associated with the annual event (and I don't want to dilute/affect this<br>
> annual event, that we have all worked so hard on through the years to make<br>
> it what it is today).<br>
<br>
This is a question, which was raised already at FOSS4G (Denver). Whether and under which conditions "we" could use the FOSS4G trademark.<br>
<br>
I'm just raising the question here, no matter which result the discussion will have. We just need things to be clarified.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Jachym<br>
<br>
[1] <a href="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/814#comment:1" target="_blank">http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/<u></u>ticket/814#comment:1</a><br>
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