<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">6-12 months? We were expected to do it in 2-3.<div><br></div><div>If this decision to hire a PCO takes 6-12 months, it highlights everything that is wrong with the FOSS4G process.</div><div><br></div><div>I think deciding about the LocationTech relationship before hiring a PCO is completely bass-ackwards.</div><div><br></div><div>1) Agree that we need a PCO</div><div>2a) Solicit bids from PCOs (start with the ones we’ve worked with already)</div><div>2b) Ask for an MoU from LocationTech that outlines the relationship they’re proposing</div><div>3) Choose one</div><div><br></div><div>This shouldn’t take more than two months unless we insist on talking it to death.</div><div><br></div><div>Darrell</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Sep 17, 2014, at 04:19, Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">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><br>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></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>