<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div> this is in the middle of academic term, so I've no idea if I'll have Unmovable Teaching Commitments on any given day yet. I'd love to host an event, but with the academic timetable still months away (and if I'm teaching as last year, I *will* have a course going at that point in term) I can't commit.... Or I commit and tell the timetabling/teaching people I can't do that Thursday!</div><div><br></div><div>Barry</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:55 PM Nick Bearman <<a href="mailto:nick@geospatialtrainingsolutions.co.uk">nick@geospatialtrainingsolutions.co.uk</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">
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<p><font size="2">Please step forward if you are willing to host a meet up on Thu 17th Nov 2022 - it would be great to have as wide a geographic reach as possible.
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<p><font size="2">We will also be meeting next Wed (30th) at 12:00 to talk about this - please come along.
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<p><font size="2">Looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">Best wishes,<br>
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<div>On 02/03/2022 17:04, OSGeo:UK wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_7778579606921291951gmail-docs-internal-guid-a76c6688-7fff-211e-a022-c4e32edd66d5">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At
OSGeo:UK we are determined to run another FOSS4G UK meeting in 2022. This would give us all an opportunity to hear about the latest developments in open source Geo and meet up for some Geo socialising. We are proposing a new approach and are aiming to meet
both in person and 'in the cloud' on PostGIS day: Thu 17th Nov 2022. This will be a hybrid conference, but with a twist: there will be no central physical location. The idea is to have a range of venues, geographically dispersed, where you can physically meet
up, with some sessions streamed to all venues, and other sessions run locally. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We
hope to have at least four meet up locations, but will aim for a lot more. There is no minimum size location, so you can meet up with a couple of friends locally, or get together with a much larger number in a big town or city. You will also be able to join
remotely, from wherever you are, if you can't get to a venue. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The
schedule for 17th Nov is still to be decided. We plan to have some keynote presentations which will be streamed to all venues, along with other workshops and events. These can be streamed to venues for people who want to participate if equipment is available,
or just run locally if not. We plan to have a range of presentations, demonstrations and workshops at a variety of levels. We will also have physical and virtual social events. Sessions that can be recorded will be hosted on the
</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0wX857AHUGM3qCzR6PcwQ" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OSGeo:UK
YouTube channel</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> after the event. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This
is where we need you! We need local organisers to step forward and offer to host an event at their location. Please contact us if you are interested in helping to deliver FOSS4G UK 2022. OSGeo:UK will be coordinating the events and are planning to be able
to cover costs of room hire and catering where needed. We will also be looking for sponsorship, so if you are interested in any or all of these please get in touch. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We
particularly need people to organise sessions in:</span></p>
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The Midlands</span></p>
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Wales</span></p>
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North East England</span></p>
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North West England</span></p>
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Northern Ireland</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We
will list these on <a href="http://uk.osgeo.org" target="_blank">uk.osgeo.org</a> as we get volunteers. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We
also need volunteers to help us plan, coordinate and run the event. We are having a planning meeting on Wed 30th March, 12:00 - 13:00 on
</span><a href="https://meet.google.com/wvi-mnri-wah" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Google
Meet</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, so please come along if you want to run a
local venue, or volunteer in some other way. If you can't make it but want to be involved, just let us know. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Looking
forward to a great day of events!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best
wishes,</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nick
Bearman (Chair OSGeo:UK) and the OSGeo:UK committee</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please
send emails to <a href="mailto:osgeouk@gmail.com" target="_blank">
osgeouk@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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