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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Inter",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Inter",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Inter",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I live close to Leeds and would be happy to assist with organising if you’re looking for help with that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Inter",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=300 height=150 style='width:3.125in;height:1.5666in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB6360.33A31E60"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="www.maptastic.co.uk"><span style='color:#467886'>www.maptastic.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Neighbor Medium"'>Upcoming out of office days: </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Inter",sans-serif'>28<sup>th</sup> February – 3<sup>rd</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Inter",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> UK <uk-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Antony Scott via UK<br><b>Sent:</b> 10 January 2025 12:49<br><b>To:</b> OSGeo UK <uk@lists.osgeo.org>; Dennis Bauszus <dbauszus@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G UK 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Dennis, as it happens there's a call on Monday to discuss a plan for an event in Bristol... Do you want to join? We can review options. Looks like there is an appetite for something big in the UK this year anyway, which is great!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ant <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, 10 Jan 2025, 12:36 Steven Feldman via UK, <<a href="mailto:uk@lists.osgeo.org">uk@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Great idea<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Gets us out of London and 2 days gives a “proper” conference feel. Also could be a warm up for a 2026 European event?<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>______<br>Steven<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🐘</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>: <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@stevenfeldman" target="_blank">@stevenfeldman</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>- Subscribe to my weekly “<a href="http://eepurl.com/dKStT-/" target="_blank">Maps in the Wild</a>” newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>- Unusual maps in strange places - <a href="http://mappery.org" target="_blank">mappery.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>- Co-host of the <a href="https://thegeomob.com/podcast" target="_blank">Geomob podcast</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10 Jan 2025, at 10:15, Dennis Bauszus via UK <<a href="mailto:uk@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">uk@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>👋</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to propose hosting a 2 [two] day UK FOSS4G event in Leeds this year [2025].<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There has been talk about us organising another major conference since Edinburgh 2019. I believe that Edinburgh was very well organised and will use this event as a measure for a successful conference.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Leeds is ideally located within the UK and not as expansive for delegates compared to London.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have been talking to Horizon Leeds <a href="https://horizonleeds.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://horizonleeds.co.uk/</a> who would be able to accommodate 220 delegates over two days.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Horizon Leeds costs £40 + vat per delegate per day which includes full catering.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I aim to make the tickets available for £100 (Edinburgh 2019 was £80)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Horizon has the benefit of a large auditorium which seats all delegates for the opening / closing notes. The auditorium can then be split into 2 for smaller sessions sections for the afternoon, or morning.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All benefits generated from Horizon Leeds are given to the NHS! I think this is quite an important aspect.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>LNER mainline tickets are discounted %25 for delegates.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The venue has state of the art digital equipment. I particularly like the idea that there are three big screens in the common area which we can make available for sponsor presentations.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here a short video from the venue: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XYelGPmUwI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XYelGPmUwI</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I believe that a Wednesday/Thursday in late September / early October works best for a UK conference. Edinburgh was Wednesday/Thursday 18th/19th September 2019. We should not clash with the European event in Mostar in July or Auckland in November. But we need time to get organised and organise a great conference.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sponsoring brackets should remain the same but should be simplified. £3000 Gold; £2000 Silver; £1000 Bronze.<br><br>I am looking forward to your feedback and hope to discuss this further in a meeting soon.<br><br>Best,<br>Dennis Bauszus<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>UK mailing list<br><a href="mailto:UK@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">UK@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/uk" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/uk</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>UK mailing list<br><a href="mailto:UK@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">UK@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/uk" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/uk</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>