<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Colm<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You are correct that 2019 is scheduled to be a “european” year for FOSS4G</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can view the summary of the 2018 RfP process at <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process" class="">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process</a> and the actual RfP doc is at <a href="https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/rfp/2018/FOSS4G2018-request-for-proposal.pdf" class="">RFP</a>. The 2019 RfP is likely to be broadly similar.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would expect the 2019 rcp process to launch after the completion of FOSS4G in Boston (i.e September or October). I suggest you sign up to the conference mailing list at <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo" class="">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo</a> where announcements about the RfP will appear<br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 21 Feb 2017, at 09:31, Colm Clarke <<a href="mailto:Colm.Clarke@theccd.ie" class="">Colm.Clarke@theccd.ie</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 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;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dear Mr Feldman,</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">I hope you are keeping well. My name is Colm Clarke and I am writing to you on behalf of the Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) in relation to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">I am looking to source information in relation to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Next Open Year for Europe which I believe is 2019</b>, if you will be opening a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Call for Bids<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>anytime soon and if so, is there an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">RFP document or guidelines</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with the relevant dates included.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">If it is possible to get clarification on the dates and to receive a copy of the RFP, I would greatly appreciate your help. You can reach myself on the number below, or through the included email address. Thank you for taking the time to read this email.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Kind Regards,</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Colm</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(119, 119, 119);" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(119, 119, 119);" class="">Colm Clarke</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; 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