[Board] [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2012 Cancel Request

[Jeff McKenna]

Hello Chen, Gao, Dr. Song, Venka-sensei, and all of the 2012 Committee,

This is unfortunate news, and I thank you for making such a difficult
decision now, before any travel plans are made by attendees.

Having been recently on behalf of OSGeo to Beijing (late 2010), I know
the passion for FOSS4G there is very strong; Dr. Song, Venka-sensei,
Gao, and Professor Yu (who unfortunately passed away recently) are
leaders in the community there.  I still get questions through a mailing
list that Venka-sensei setup there for local researchers examining FOSS.
 I have no doubt that this passion will continue in China and Asia.

I am honored to call such local leaders such as Dr.Song, Professor Yu
(may he rest in peace), and Venka-senei my close friends as well.

I hope personally that a smaller local FOSS4G event can be planned in
Beijing, and I would be sure to attend that wonderful event.

FOSS4G is indeed strong in Asia, I hope to relay this message in this
email from me.  Having traveled there so many times (more than 7 times
recently, now too many to keep track) I have seen this first hand.

Lastly, I know how much hard work it is to put together proposals for
FOSS4G, gather committee members, talk to the venue, etc. and I thank
you for all of the effort you put into that.  I believe this experience
will help you for planning another event in the future.

I hope to see you all in an Asia-region event soon, where we can
together continue to share this wonderful FOSS4G passion.

Thank you.  Your friend,

-jeff





On 12-07-10 6:25 AM, OSGeo China wrote:
> Dear OSGeo Board,
> 
> With great regret, the FOSS4G Beijing Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
> has made the difficult decision of cancelling the event due to a lack of
> financial resources and the unexpected withdrawal of the Professional
> Conference Organizer.  Please officially approve our decision and advise
> any procedures we may need to follow to minimize the impact on the
> community.
>  
> We also wrote letter for FOSS4G Beijing 2012 potential participants, we
> will publish this announcement on the foss4g2012 website and e-mail them
> after we get feedback from Board.
>  
> **************************************
> Dear Participants of FOSS4G Beijing 2012,
> 
> With great regret, the FOSS4G Beijing Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has
> made the difficult decision of cancelling the event due to a lack of
> financial resources and the unexpected withdrawal of the Professional
> Conference Organizer. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has
> caused.
> 
> For those interested in FOSS4G events, the LOC suggests consider:
> 
>  *  FOSS4G 2013, to be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2013
>  *  The Asian Geospatial Forum, September 2012, Hanoi, Vietnam, which will
> have an OSGeo session. http://www.asiageospatialforum.org/
> <http://www.asiageospatialforum.org/>
> 
> Thank you for your patience and support!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> FOSS4G Beijing 2012 LOC
> *************************************
> 
> Best regards,
>  
> FOSS4G Beijing 2012 LOC
> 
>  
>