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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>We really should have just gone with GeoBonkers' Meeting back then. It speaks to me on so many levels.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>In all seriousness though, I think changing the name now that everyone has gotten used to it and knows what it means is not a good use of anybody's time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>As Jeff noted, there are other ways to elevate the OSGEO name without making the conference name OSGEO and really the message we want to give involves both<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>OSGEO is the Go To for all your FOSS4G needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Regina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mateusz Loskot<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 06, 2015 3:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca><br><b>Cc:</b> osgeo-discuss <discuss@lists.osgeo.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Renaming FOSS4G<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'>On 6 Oct 2015 18:28, "Paul Ramsey" <<a href="mailto:pramsey@cleverelephant.ca">pramsey@cleverelephant.ca</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Barry Rowlingson<br>> <<a href="mailto:b.rowlingson@lancaster.ac.uk">b.rowlingson@lancaster.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>> > Okay, this is probably sticking a match under a pile of dry wood but<br>> > here goes...<br>> ><br>> > Can we rename The FOSS4G Conference to The OSGeo Conference?<br>><br>> Get off my lawn.<br>><br>> <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-September/000030.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-September/000030.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'>The decade passed makes it to late, init? <br>Mateusz Łoskot<br>(Sent from mobile)<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>