<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Agree with Eli, extend call until end Feb and clarifying re North America. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Also suggest we are a bit more noisy in promoting the call, use <b class=""><u class="">all</u></b> our OSGeo mailing lists, twitter, personal social media, maybe one of the past chairs should write a blog post on what their community gained from hosting a FOSS4G and what the LOC gained personally (I’d offer but it would be better coming form one of the more recent chairs)<br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 2 Feb 2022, at 18:45, Eli Adam <<a href="mailto:eadam@co.lincoln.or.us" class="">eadam@co.lincoln.or.us</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">It might be worth issuing the call again with a new deadline of 2/15. I would like to see it emphasized that North American bids will receive priority to keep the rotation (<a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2021-December/005714.html" class="">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2021-December/005714.html</a>) but that the call is open to all. Opening the regions to all may have discouraged bids too. <input name="virtru-metadata" type="hidden" value="{"email-policy":{"state":"closed","expirationUnit":"days","disableCopyPaste":false,"disablePrint":false,"disableForwarding":false,"enableNoauth":false,"persistentProtection":false,"expandedWatermarking":false,"expires":false,"isManaged":false},"attachments":{},"compose-id":"3","compose-window":{"secure":false}}" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best regards, Eli</div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote" style=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 10:20 AM Vasile Craciunescu <<a href="mailto:vasile@geo-spatial.org" class="">vasile@geo-spatial.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear conference committee members,<br class="">
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We do have a bit of a problem. Unfortunately, until 2022 February 1st 24:00 UTC, no letter of intent for the organization of FOSS4G 2023 was received. This is somehow understandable given the pandemic context and the difficulty in predicting how the next period will be. However, we need to work together (perhaps also with the OSGeo board) to find a solution.<br class="">
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All opinions are welcome.<br class="">
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Warm regards,<br class="">
Vasile<br class="">
Co-CRO Conference Committee<br class="">
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On 12.01.2022 14:57, Vasile Craciunescu wrote:<br class="">
> Dear OSGeo/FOSS4G Community,<br class="">
> <br class="">
> Although the fight against COVID-19 is not over yet, we need to think and act to keep the FOSS4G spirit alive and to have our beloved global conference hosted in 2023. That's why OSGeo's Conference Committee is happy to announce that the call for location for the<br class="">
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> "Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Conference 2023"<br class="">
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> is open. This year we accept bids from any region of the globe. 2021 was the proof that a successful FOSS4G can be organized in virtual form as well. With the mankind understanding more and more about the coronavirus, we really hope that FOSS4G2023 can be safely organized in physical format. And OSGeo is committed to stand by the hard working LOCs to provide all the needed support.<br class="">
> <br class="">
> Please find all details on our wiki page [1]. In case that you have any<br class="">
> questions, don't hesitate to ask the Conference Committee [2]!<br class="">
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> May the FOSS4G be with everyone,<br class="">
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> Vasile & Msilikale, on behalf of OSGeo's Conference Committee<br class="">
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> [1] <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2023_Bid_Process" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2023_Bid_Process</a><br class="">
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