<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Thanks Vasile.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">I think this is a tricky call, but I very appreciate your suggestion. And, I agree that there may be challenges in finding enough suitable proposals as the world is still coming out of the pandemic. It is certainly possible for our committee to have a stated "selection factor" for having the conference to return to a region that has not hosted an in-person event for a full 3-year cycle.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">So, to your request for <u>my vote</u>:<b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"> +1</font></b><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> for having FOSS4G2023 RfP open for all the globe</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">My $.02...mt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 8:31 AM Vasile Craciunescu <<a href="mailto:vasile@geo-spatial.org">vasile@geo-spatial.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear all,<br>
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It's time to announce our request for proposals to host FOSS4G2023. Because of the pandemic situation, the 2022 call was open for both Europe and North America. Because the context didn't improve too much and because of all the related uncertainties, my proposal is to allow the countries from all continents to participate in this bid. This will increase our chances to have a strong participation. To have a quick decision on that, I'm making a motion on this topic and I also vote + 1 for having FOSS4G2023 RfP open for all the globe. Please cast your vote for the motion in the next three days. Of course, discussions are also open and encouraged.<br>
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Warm regards,<br>
Vasile<br>
Conference Committee Co-Chair<br>
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