[Board] 2014 RFP

[Seven (aka Arnulf)]

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Paul,
thanks for this. Makes sense and I am all supportive for the proposal
(not that this would make much difference, just saying).

Board,
before we get contentious on the wider lists can you please not say
"rest of the world" because in earlier posts it has been identified as
somewhat offensive to the larger parts of the population on this
spheroid. It appears to be almost impossible to not say it but maybe
Paul's wording "far from the population centres of EUR/NA" should be
absolutely fine. I also like the "purely mercenary motivations"... :-)

With last year's no-show still in mind I am very sure that the
conference decision team will this year make very sure that we find a
cozy little place that will be happy and able to do it.

Cheers,
Arnulf


On 03/30/2013 08:15 PM, Paul Ramsey wrote:
> Hello Board,
> 
> I've been asked by the President and the Treasurer, also known as
> Jeff and Daniel, to coordinate the RFP again this year.
> 
> - The 2013 event was a "Europe year". - This year is a "North
> America" year.
> 
> It is possible to make this year an "Americas" year, but that
> would have potential impacts on OSGeo revenue, now that FOSS4G is
> the primary revenue stream. Also note that *next* year is the
> "other" year, which is the year we dedicate to going to places we
> might not go out of purely mercenary motivations. So we could
> potentially end up with two events in a row far from the population
> centres of EUR/NA.
> 
> This is just a pre-amble to asking whether to prepare the request
> for "North America" or "Americas". Given the financial
> implications, I feel this is a board question, not a conference
> question.
> 
> The 2013 RFP closed on March 31, to give you an idea of
> scheduling. We're already 6 weeks behind, so a response with
> alacrity would be most appreciated.
> 
> Yours,
> 
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