<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Dear OSGeo Board and Selection Committee:</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">With great respect and enthusiasm, the FOSS4G </span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">2017</span> Boston  Location Organizing Committee (BLOC) submits this attached proposal to host the global FOSS4G event in Boston in 2017. Our team has worked hard on this proposal and we are ready for the challenge of presenting a unique and fantastic FOSS4G in Boston.</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We look forward to your questions and to the potential opportunity to collaborate with the FOSS4G community to create an amazing conference experience here in Boston.</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Sincerely,</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Michael Terner on behalf of the entire BLOC</span><br style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">(subm</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:20px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(27,36,50);font-family:proxima-nova,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">itted by Guido Stein)</span></div>