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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you, Jeroen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I plan to make a motion tomorrow morning, pending any discussion on this from other board members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>_mpg<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jeroen Ticheler [mailto:jeroen.ticheler@geocat.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 09, 2012 9:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> mpg@flaxen.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Jo Cook; Peter Batty; board@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Board] Fwd: [Foss4g2012] Meeting summary of FOSS4G 2012 meeting (3rd, July)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Reading those meeting minutes I think the board should indeed immediately announce that the conference will be cancelled! 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Gerlek" <<a href="mailto:mpg@flaxen.com">mpg@flaxen.com</a>> het volgende geschreven:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jo is right, we’re waiting to hear something.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nonetheless, once again, I think the board needs to formally take action on this. Specifically, we need to announce to the community that the 2012 international FOSS4G event is not happening (although there might be a small regional event). We need to act to clarify the side-channel discussions and rumors that continue to go on about this.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>_mpg</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org]">[mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jo Cook<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 09, 2012 2:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> Peter Batty<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Board] Fwd: [Foss4g2012] Meeting summary of FOSS4G 2012 meeting (3rd, July)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>Have we heard any more about this? My reading of things was that they should have made a decision on go/no go by now.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'>Jo<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Peter Batty <<a href="mailto:peter@ebatty.com" target="_blank">peter@ebatty.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'>Forwarding to the board just in case anyone is not on the foss4g2012 list.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Shin, Sanghee</b> <<a href="mailto:endofcap@gmail.com" target="_blank">endofcap@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 10:03 AM<br>Subject: [Foss4g2012] Meeting summary of FOSS4G 2012 meeting (3rd, July)<br>To: FOSS4G 2012 <<a href="mailto:foss4g2012@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">foss4g2012@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>Cc: Bo Guo <<a href="mailto:bo.guo@gisticinc.com" target="_blank">bo.guo@gisticinc.com</a>>, Ang Gao <<a href="mailto:tomgaoang@gmail.com" target="_blank">tomgaoang@gmail.com</a>>, Zhengfan Lin <<a href="mailto:public.t.lin@gmail.com" target="_blank">public.t.lin@gmail.com</a>>, Xianfeng Song <<a href="mailto:xfsong@gucas.ac.cn" target="_blank">xfsong@gucas.ac.cn</a>>, Yan Xun <<a href="mailto:yanxunyx@gmail.com" target="_blank">yanxunyx@gmail.com</a>>, Ang Gao <<a href="mailto:gaoang@lreis.ac.cn" target="_blank">gaoang@lreis.ac.cn</a>>, Rongguo Chen <<a href="mailto:chenrg@lreis.ac.cn" target="_blank">chenrg@lreis.ac.cn</a>><br><br><br>Present :<br>From China LOC:<br> • Gao Ang<br> • Xun Yan<br><br>From International Volunteer Group:<br> • Cameron Shorter<br> • Sanghee Shin<br> • Tanner Lin<br> • Bo Guo<br><br>Date & Time:<br> • July 3rd, 2012 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Beijing Time<br><br>Log:<br> • <a href="http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2012-07-03.log" target="_blank">http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2012-07-03.log</a><br><br>Minutes:<br>• Gao Ang reported current situation of FOSS4G preparation from LOC side.<br>• Regarding PCO(Professional Conference Organizer) contract, LOC failed to sign a PCO contract with 3S News, a PCO company, last week. And LOC tried to find another PCO, but only to fail.<br>• Currently LOC is not optimistic about the hosting FOSS4G 2012 successfully due to lacking of experiences and staffs.<br>• Only 3 part time local volunteers are available in LOC now. However they don't have enough time to handle all the conference issues.<br>• LOC started to look over all the options including canceling.<br>• Cameron suggested a financial assessment or simulation for continuing and canceling conference.<br>• LOC & International volunteer group looked over the possibility of hosting FOSS4G 2012 as local event.<br>• According to Gao Ang, if LOC could not find PCO or hire full time organizer, LOC would like to cancel conference rather than make it a local event.<br>• Cameron stated LOC should make decision soon whatever that may be.<br>• Gao Ang will gather opinions from LOC members and then will report LOC's final decision on FOSS4G to OSGeo Board by this weekend.<br><br>Pending Issues:<br>• LOC's final decision on FOSS4G 2012 including canceling, continuing and downgrading to local event.<br>_______________________________________________<br>Foss4g2012 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Foss4g2012@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Foss4g2012@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2012" target="_blank">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2012</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Board mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b>Jo Cook</b><br>Astun Technology Ltd, The Coach House, 17 West Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7RL, UK <br>t:+44 750 095 8167<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><a href="http://www.isharemaps.com/" target="_blank">iShare - Data integration and publishing platform</a><br><br>***************************************** <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><br>Company registration no. 5410695. 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