<html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">Hi All,<br><br>Thanks very much for all of your replies. <br><br>I am certainly learning some new things in this thread! <br><br>I just wanted to remind everyone we are focusing on QGIS specifically rather than OSGeo in general. <br><br>I'm leaning towards Windsor rather than Maidenhead for the reasons already mentioned about other meanings of "maidenhead".<br><br>I think Edinburgh might also be an option, given they have a history of QGIS user groups (<a href="https://ukqgis.wordpress.com/category/user-groups/page/3/">https://ukqgis.wordpress.com/category/user-groups/page/3/</a>) although there is the question of whether they are Scotland or UK. (h/t to the West Lothian question, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question)">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question)</a>.<br><br>Anita - is this your list of user groups: <a href="https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/usergroups.html#current-list-of-qgis-user-groups">https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/usergroups.html#current-list-of-qgis-user-groups</a><br><br>And if so, will Scotland get a go to choose a name later on, separate to England?!<br><br>Sorry to complicate matters!<br><br>Best wishes<br>Nick </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 17 January 2024 15:05:18 GMT, Barry Rowlingson via UK <uk@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">I like Nottingham, or we could argue about choosing one of these places: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom</a></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 3:01 PM Mike Saunt via UK <<a href="mailto:uk@lists.osgeo.org">uk@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">
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I'm easy about it all, but I agree with Windsor over Maidenhead for the reasons mentioned.</div>
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Nottingham is a well known (Robin Hood etc) location and was the first UK based global FOSS4G in 2013...</div>
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<div>My only concern with using "Maidenhead" is that it is also a term for part of female anatomy, related to virginity. It might possibly be triggering, but I don't know how well-known or archaic the usage is. Kids these days etc.</div>
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<p>The QGIS UK user group has been asked to suggest name for the next QGIS release. Usually they are named after the locations of user meetings, but since they have had more releases than user meetings, they are working through the user groups in turn to ask
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born. Maidenhead even hosted the first ever UK user group meeting. Windsor and Maidenhead also contributed financial to many an QGIS plugin and was also a bronze sponsor for a long as I was there. Finally, Maidenhead hosted many of the Carry On movies, and
has the oldest or is one of the oldest football clubs in the UK, if not world! Might have to fact check that one though! <br>
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<p>Windsor and Maidenhead is the name of the council ("Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead") but Maidenhead is their HQ, and Anita says a single name is better than a double name.<br>
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<p>Maidenhead is certainly not a tourist hot spot for the UK (sorry Si!) but I think it has a nice QGIS history and sounds like a good choice to me.<br>
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<p>Anita needs to know by Fri 19th, so I will make a decision and let her know on Thurs 18th Jan.<br>
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<div>I'm looking forward to your suggestions. Please don't hesitate if you have any questions.
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