<div dir="auto">Hey John</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I think the involvement of OO is required, and it’s a good point that we should pull that out and make it explicit.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I’d expect that OO is the hosting entity, and would receive and disburse money. Normally, the host org retains something like 20% of the surplus, with the rest going back to OSGeo.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Other support expected would be things like TGP expertise, probably governance-level oversight, similar to our regional events, and so on.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Alex Leith</b><br></font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">m: +61 419 189 050</font><div><a href="https://auspatious.com" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">https://auspatious.com</font></a></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 at 9:00 am, John Bryant <<a href="mailto:johnwbryant@gmail.com">johnwbryant@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">So, for now, given the short time frame, is it enough for OSGeo Oceania to say "We think this sounds like a good concept, and may or may not be directly involved"? <div><br></div><div>I ask because if a deeper commitment is implied, we have work to do to understand the implications. If not, it seems like a simpler discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div>John</div><div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 at 05:36, Alex Leith <<a href="mailto:alexgleith@gmail.com" target="_blank">alexgleith@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"><div dir="ltr">Hi Simon and John<div><br></div><div>Thanks for putting it together, Simon.</div><div><br></div><div>I think a staged endorsement is a good approach, John. For now, it would be great for the organising committee to have some kind of endorsement of the concept and broad strokes of the plan. There'll be gates later, where there's more detail on things such as financials, whether or not to use a PCO (has advantages like probably not needing a NZ entity to receive money) and how big to aim.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyhow, it would be good to get more thoughts from the rest of the Board as well as anyone in the broader OO community.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 at 14:22, John Bryant via Oceania-Board <<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</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"><div dir="ltr">Thanks Simon, well done to you and the rest of the group on pulling this together quickly.<div><br></div><div>Given we have a pretty short time frame, the board needs to work its way through this fairly quickly, hopefully with some discussion before the board meeting this Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>To help us frame up the discussion, can you give us your thoughts on what it means for OSGeo Oceania to endorse this proposal? Do you need any specific commitments? It could be quite easy to give a general "yes, this sounds nice, good luck" but I presume you're hoping for more than that :)</div><div><br></div><div>I imagine we could look at a staged endorsement, ie. a general one for the LOI deadline of the 15th and a more in-depth commitment by the 3 May deadline for the full proposal.</div><div><br></div><div>What do you think? What specific commitments do you think you'll want/need now and later?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>John</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 29 Jan 2024 at 09:24, Simon Nitz via Oceania-Board <<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</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"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of the Local Organising Committee, below are links to a “Letter of Intent” and “draft budget” for hosting the global FOSS4G Conference 2025 in Auckland.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The OSGEO conference committee have set a due date of 15 February 2024 for letters of Intent for the FOSS4G Conference 2025.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We would be looking for the OSGEO Oceania board to review and endorse prior to that date.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FOSS4G 2025 Auckland Letter of Intent<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V1jvFRYkl2nPqEGXBBnq7X3RqIvzh_qERln29dlTlKA/edit?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V1jvFRYkl2nPqEGXBBnq7X3RqIvzh_qERln29dlTlKA/edit?usp=drive_link</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EOQyFYqBnyoC32WyvJY6wMkBTbl0L2btx0TQE3Sl7is/edit?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EOQyFYqBnyoC32WyvJY6wMkBTbl0L2btx0TQE3Sl7is/edit?usp=drive_link</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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