<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><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":"6","compose-window":{"secure":false}}"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote" style=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 12:01 AM Luca Delucchi <<a href="mailto:lucadeluge@gmail.com">lucadeluge@gmail.com</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">On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 19:20, Vasile Craciunescu <<a href="mailto:vasile@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">vasile@geo-spatial.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Dear conference committee members,<br>
><br>
Dear all,<br>
<br>
> 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>
><br>
<br>
I agree to extend the period but I don't think someone will stand up.<br>
The same happened with SotM 2022 but none appeared, so we as Italian<br>
group (a little bit different from FOSS4G one) applied at the end of<br>
December and we were alone again.<br>
<br>
> All opinions are welcome.<br>
><br>
<br>
my2cent<br>
I think we need to change FOSS4G "infrastructure", we need a stable<br>
working group representing OSGeo and the local committee join this<br>
stable group (this is like SotM and HOT summit are working). This<br>
should not solve the problem of no bid but could help in future to get<br>
more proposals since the local chapter has no more pressure about all<br>
the management.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree with this and many people have voiced this for years.  Most recently I opined on whether we want to do anything about it, <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2022-January/005720.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2022-January/005720.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Although related, it is also separate from the current call.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards, Eli</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Without proposals, an online version is the only way I can see.<br>
<br>
> Warm regards,<br>
> Vasile<br>
> Co-CRO Conference Committee<br>
><br>
<br>
-- <br>
ciao<br>
Luca<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.lucadelu.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.lucadelu.org</a><br>
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