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Dear Everyone,<br>
<br>
(x-posted to OSGeo & LocationTech discussion lists, please fwd
to all interested parties)<br>
<br>
As a fairly new conference, FOSS4G North America has lacked a formal
selection process in terms of how to select which city/venue, who
was organizing, and more. Until now...<br>
<br>
A team of concerned people from the community including many past
chairs of North American FOSS4G events have collaborated to draft a
proposal for how FOSS4G North America will be governed.<br>
<br>
On behalf of the team, we would like to invite you to review the
draft and participate in the process. The review period will last
until April 29th. After which, we will enact the process for FOSS4G
NA 2016.<br>
<br>
The <a
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit#">governance
document is available publicly here</a>. Anyone can comment. All
discussion takes place via. a <a
href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection">Google
group here</a>.<br>
<br>
A brief summary is as follows:<br>
<br>
The city & venue selection process will be conducted by a
committee consisting of:<br>
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<li>The 3 most recent FOSS4G NA chairs</li>
<li>One appointed representative from OSGeo</li>
<li>One appointed representative from LocationTech</li>
</ul>
The committee will select the next conference location factoring
their votes, plus votes from attendees & sponsors from the
previous conference. The same committee will also select the
organization to run the logistics for the conference. The conference
chair will be elected at the previous conference by conference
attendees.<br>
<br>
If you're interested, please do join the Google group to discuss and
participate. Thanks in advance.<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
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