So, who's attending and who wants to coordinate? Let's discuss this and reply to Stacey.<br><br>I most likely won't be able to make it to the conference... Maybe one of the Brians or Davids? GeoMOOSE folks?<br>
<br>-Perry<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Steve Lime <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Steve.Lime@dnr.state.mn.us">Steve.Lime@dnr.state.mn.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I doubt I'll be attending this year. I do think the local OSGeo chapter will be interested<br>
in doing a BoF again though. I've CC'd that list in the hopes someone will want to take<br>
the lead.<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
<br>
>>> On 9/16/2009 at 12:13 PM, in message <<a href="mailto:4AB11CCB.2070701@d.umn.edu">4AB11CCB.2070701@d.umn.edu</a>>, Stacey Stark<br>
<<a href="mailto:slstark@d.umn.edu">slstark@d.umn.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> Steve and Mark:<br>
><br>
> If you are still interested in hosting a Birds of a Feather session at<br>
> the conference, we will have the ballroom (where the beer tasting will<br>
> be) beginning at 6:00pm (beer event starts at 7:30) and can assign a<br>
> table or two off in the corner for your meeting. We have one other<br>
> hydrography BoF session during that time (6:45-7:30). We will type up a<br>
> description and start time to insert into the conference packets.<br>
> Please let me know, or pass this information on to someone who may be<br>
> interested in hosting.<br>
><br>
> I know you both had some different (and good) ideas about incorporating<br>
> these into sessions or demonstrations - and maybe you have already done<br>
> that (I don't have all the demo and session information). Let me know<br>
> what you'd like to do on Thursday night, if anything, and we should be<br>
> able to accommodate your requests.<br>
><br>
> Best,<br>
><br>
> Stacey<br>
><br>
> Stacey Stark wrote:<br>
>> Hello Steve and Mark:<br>
>><br>
>> I am working as conference chair -elect this year for the MN GIS/LIS<br>
>> Conference in October. We are re-evaluating the schedule, and are<br>
>> wishing to get some feedback on the Birds of a Feather sessions.<br>
>> Last year the vendor reception, fun run, silent auction, beer tasting,<br>
>> and birds of a feather events all fell within quick succession of one<br>
>> another and there was some overlap. In order to make sure everyone<br>
>> can attend the sessions they'd like to, we are trying to determine<br>
>> whether or not we could arrange these differently.<br>
>><br>
>> A few questions for you:<br>
>><br>
>> Are you interested in leading a "birds of a feather" session again at<br>
>> the Fall Conference?<br>
>> How did the attendance at the session last year compare to previous<br>
>> years?<br>
>> Do you want to continue the "birds of a feather" meetings (whether or<br>
>> not you lead it)?<br>
>> What are your comments about having this at a different time other<br>
>> than Thursday night? (Thursday or Friday morning at 7:45am, Wednesday<br>
>> evening, birds of a feather tables at Thursday and/or Friday lunch?)<br>
>> Another idea is to move these to Thursday at 5:30, as we do not plan<br>
>> to have the silent auction this year.<br>
>> Or we can keep it at 7:30 on Thursday night.<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks for your input! Please let me know if there are others I<br>
>> should contact, I am new to the MN GIS/LIS Consortium committees.<br>
>> Kind Regards,<br>
>> Stacey<br>
>><br>
<br>
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