[Board] Teach-in 2009

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

On 27-May-08, at 9:03 AM, Markus Neteler wrote:

> A suggestion: Clone the idea immediately and offer the same thing
> on 1-2 other continents, too.

Wouldn't it make more sense to try this one first and then, if  
workable and with moral support from OSGeo, someone can take it  
elsewhere?  Just seeing a proposal like this might be enough to  
encourage others elsewhere too.

If, in the end, this geographical concern is too large of a barrier  
for some innovative consultants to make a useful event happen - then  
the board sends a negative message to other potential organisers ("do  
not even bother trying").  I don't think that's the message anyone  
wants to portray, is it?

While the concern about geographical representation is real and valid  
from a policy standpoint, I believe in supporting groups that want to  
do things locally (wherever that is).  Should absence of interest or  
initiative from other parts of the world make it harder for those who  
are interested and take the initiative?

Tyler