[Foss4g2009] Australia has attracted a lot of foss4g delegates

[Harley Prowse]

Hi,

I'd just like to say that Australia has more sheep that NZ :-)

Harley



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[mailto:foss4g2009-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Cameron Shorter
Sent: 17 October 2009 11:31 p.m.
To: Searle, Ben; margaret.smith at osdm.gov.au; Liz Marchant; foss4g2009;
Arnulf Christl; John Weaver
Subject: [Foss4g2009] Australia has attracted a lot of foss4g delegates

I've just been comparing 2009 registration figures with 2008 and 2007 
and was proud to discover that Australia has a high percentage of foss4g

delegates per unit of population.
Ie, 40% more than South Africa, and 20% more than Canada.

If Australia happened to have a populous USA next door, instead of some 
sheep herders, our registration figures would have been quite
impressive.

(Of note: New Zealand and Pacific Islands also punched above their 
weight providing delegates, much better than USA who provide a lot of 
people, but they should have 10x more.)

Liz, Ben, Maraget, John,
I really appreciate your marketing efforts during the ANZLIC roadshow 
and through the Spatial at Gov email list. I think this really tipped the 
balance.

(I'm rolling these figures into my Opening speech)

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