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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=CS link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think that there are two facts. One is, this companies are biggest global players. But this could be advantage of local events, that this could also attract local and regional players<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Karel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jo Cook<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 10, 2011 10:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-Conf] Conference sponsorship in a muilti-FOSS4G world<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just wondering if people feel there's any likelihood of the main international FOSS4G losing sponsorship from the major companies if they also have the chance to sponsor more local events. I guess I'm thinking specifically about a North American event seeing as how a lot of the global event sponsorship comes from North American companies.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any thoughts on that?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jo<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Jo Cook</b><br>Astun Technology Ltd, The Coach House, 17 West Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7RL, UK <br>t:+44 750 095 8167<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.isharemaps.com/" target="_blank">iShare - Data integration and publishing platform</a><br><a href="http://support.astuntechnology.com/home" target="_blank">See the new Helpdesk and Customer portal</a><br>***************************************** <br><span style='color:red'>Over 35% of the 4 star council websites use iShare - SOCITM Better Connected 2010</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'><br></span><a href="http://astuntechnology.com/customers/awards-and-commendations/" target="_blank">See our customer commendations and awards</a><br><br>Company registration no. 5410695. Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 120 Manor Green Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LN VAT no. 864201149.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>__________ Informace od ESET Smart Security, verze databaze 6529 (20111009) __________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Tuto zpravu proveril ESET Smart Security.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>http://www.eset.cz<o:p></o:p></p></div> <BR><BR>__________ Informace od ESET Smart Security, verze databaze 6529 (20111009) __________<BR><BR>Tuto zpravu proveril ESET Smart Security.<BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.eset.cz">http://www.eset.cz</A><BR> </body></html>