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<p>I'm taking this email thread public (with John Bryant's
permission), to the active QGIS email list, and mostly inactive
Aust-NZ OSGeo email list. I suggest we continue on the QGIS list
(subscription details below).<br>
</p>
<p>Following on from a successful QGIS 1 day conference which was
sold out and had a waiting list, questions are being asked about
what next.</p>
<p>Here are some of my thoughts so far. Who else is interested?
Putting together an event is a lot of work and is best achieved if
there are multiple people involved.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/11/17 3:09 pm, Cameron Shorter
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:00f5b848-4ed1-3a4c-934a-296ed2ca575d@gmail.com">All, <br>
Re what an event might look like next year. With 80 people
registering their interest, I reckon you have enough critical mass
to push forward with a more comprehensive program. We could put
together a mini regional FOSS4G conference (The
international/regional Free and Open Source for GeoSpatial
Conferences attract 100 -> 1000 delegates in other parts of the
world). <br>
<br>
I think we could fairly easily get speakers for the core
components in the Open Source Geospatial stack: <br>
* Postgres / Postgis database <br>
* GeoServer WMS/WFS web server <br>
* QGIS desktop <br>
* Cesium 3D browser in a globe <br>
* OpenLayers or Leaflet web mapping client <br>
<br>
From the OSGeo-Live quickstarts we could fairly easily put
together a workshop to highlight all these components too. <br>
<br>
I think it was awesome that you were able to provide the event for
free. But that for the next event we should charge at least a
token amount to avoid having people sign up and then not show up.
$20 should address that. Although you could certainly charge more
for a comprehensive program. <br>
<br>
Cheers, Cameron</blockquote>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/11/17 9:48 pm, John Bryant wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAHY5hn9YAaUuaodANONbNC1hYo=n-LaDEJawFCcAZgVfQAEfgg@mail.gmail.com">
<div dir="ltr">Hi Cameron,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks for your talk at QGIS-fest the other day, it was
thought provoking. I went away with some stuff to think about
re: trust and how open source plays into that. Much
appreciated.</div>
<div><br>
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<div>I was hoping to catch you on Friday to ask your thoughts
around a regional FOSS4G conference for Australia & New
Zealand... it has been on my mind. The increased activity
around the Aus QGIS group has got me thinking about the latent
interest in open source geospatial in our region. My
experience in Perth showed me there are many folks working
hard in this area, but a shortage of opportunities to get
together and share stories.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I recently moved to Melbourne, and I've been talking to a
few people (Alex Leith in particular) about the idea of
getting something off the ground. There seems to be both 1)
interest in participating/contributing and 2) general
agreement that it's timely.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>With your 2009 FOSS4G experience, and your engagement with
OSGeo, I wanted to see what your thoughts were on the subject.
I thought you'd have a well-grounded perspective on the
reality of organising this kind of event, and was interested
to know if you thought it was a good idea, and would be
supportive.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I spent a couple of hours talking it over with Daniel Silk
the other evening, and he mentioned you're already thinking
along these lines... very exciting to hear!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Anyhow, given you've already started down this track, let
me just express my keen interest in participating. I can offer
a good background in community organising and volunteering,
with several years in Perth spent organising Georabble and
starting <a href="http://geogeeks.org" moz-do-not-send="true">geogeeks.org</a>.
I live for this stuff and would be stoked to help make
FOSS4G-ANZ 2018 happen...</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Please keep me in the loop!</div>
<div><br>
Cheers</div>
<div>John</div>
<div><br>
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<div><br>
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Cameron Shorter
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Open Technologies Consultant
M +61 (0) 419 142 254</pre>
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