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Paul and others,<br>
I think there is likely value in finding a "single PCO for major
FOSS4G" events, but I think we at OSGeo need to consolidate our
thinking over what that means, and what we want, and I can't see us
making a well reasoned decision in time for 2016 venue decision
(which is when?).<br>
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I suggest aiming to make a decision within the 6 to 12 month
timeframe, which should give time to firstly investigate the
relationship between OSGeo and LocationTech.<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 16/09/2014 6:32 am, Paul Ramsey
wrote:<br>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">I have two
contradictory positions wrt LocationTech and event organizing,
and I’ll start with this one, since it’s easier: as long as the
organizations are separate, I think that OSGeo should maintain
its own brand and use a professional organizer that is 100%
dedicated to OSGeo without any conflicts of interest, perceived
or otherwise.</div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">There are a
number of places to start in finding such a corporate partner
for event planning. An obvious thing to do would be to look at
other successful international technology events in our space
and who organizes them.</div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/organizers/conference_organizer_contacts.html">http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/organizers/conference_organizer_contacts.html</a></div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://us.pycon.org/2014/about/staff/">https://us.pycon.org/2014/about/staff/</a></div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://events.linuxfoundation.org/#event-services">http://events.linuxfoundation.org/#event-services</a></div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">If nothing
else, folks at those organizations could refer us to other
companies we may not have heard to so we could run a real
competition for our business.</div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">Since getting
involved in a commercial relationship like this is a big,
existential decision for the organization, I think it falls to
the board to decide</div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">(a) if moving
to a single professional event organizer for all major foss4g
events (international, na, eu) is warranted</div>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color:
rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">(b) if so,
assigning a small team to speak with the alternatives, and bring
a concrete decision in the form of a recommended company and
contract terms to the board</div>
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<div>It is important to get a decision on (a) as quickly as
possible, as the venue decision for 2016 will have to be made
and which organizing principle it falls under is important to
establish sooner than later.</div>
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<div>P.</div>
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