<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Hi Alex,<br></div><div><br></div><div>There was a back to back FOSS4G and SotM in 2022 in Firenze, Italy, and another one proposed for 2023 (that didn't go ahead).<br></div><div><br></div><div>I don't know when the Call for Venues will be open for SotM 2025 but previously it's been between March and June the year prior.<br></div><div><br></div><div>We are certainly overdue for a global SotM conference in this region, and I would be ecstatic to see it happen.<br></div><div><br></div><div id="sig26104725"><div class="signature">--<br></div><div class="signature">Andrew Harvey<br></div><div><br></div></div><div>On Fri, 8 Dec 2023, at 4:07 PM, Alex Leith via FOSS4G-Oceania wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div>Hey Folks<br></div><div><br></div><div>A group of us from this year's Auckland conference are interested in putting a bid together to host the 2025 global FOSS4G event, probably in conjunction with the global SotM conference.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The call for proposals is about to be announced, and the letter of intent is likely to be due by the 8th of January, 2024, which means that we have to move fairly quickly to take this initial step. The Auckland University of Technology have already indicated they can provide the venue.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This is obviously a massive commitment and not something we would enter into lightly, but I think it would be wonderful to welcome the global open geospatial community to our corner of the Earth, and I hope that you agree!<br></div><div><br></div><div>So, the call to action is to get in touch if you'd like to join the committee that is putting the bid together.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you'd like to be involved, and we'll work together to get a letter of intent together.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Alex<br></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="qt-gmail_signature_prefix">--</span><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="font" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Alex Leith</b></span><br></div><div><span class="font" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">m: +61 419 189 050</span><br></div><div><a href="https://auspatious.com" target="_blank"><span class="font" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">https://auspatious.com</span></a><br></div></div></div></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>FOSS4G-Oceania mailing list<br></div><div><a href="mailto:FOSS4G-Oceania@lists.osgeo.org">FOSS4G-Oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a><br></div><div><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania</a><br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>