[Board] 2014 RFP

[Jeff McKenna]

Thanks for this Paul.

This is just one of the many good things that came out of the Boston
sprint.  Being able to sit face-to-face and chat about these topics is
priceless to me.

-jeff



On 2013-03-30 5:15 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,
> 
> P.