[Conference-europe] [Europe] planning for FOSS4G Europe 2025

Tõnis Kärdi tonis.kardi at gmail.com
Wed Jul 10 05:06:34 PDT 2024


yes, purrrfect!


t;

On 10.07.24 15:00, Jáchym wrote:
> Sorry for misunderstanding:
> 
> Foss4g-Europe 2025
> Call for venue: July/August 2024
> Decision: September 2024
> 
> Foss4g-Europe 2026/2027
> Call for venue: August/September 2024
> Decision: May 2025
> 
> Meanwhile, re-forming the conf-europe committee (by July/August 2024)
> 
> Clear?
> 
> J
> 
> 
> 
> ---- On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:52:39 +0200 *Tõnis Kärdi via 
> Conference-Europe <conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org>* wrote ---
> 
>     I feel the decision for 2025 should come way before May. Or were you
>     thinking about 2026/2027? We can start looking as soon as it is
>     clear if
>     the global one is in Europe or not. As you said, getting the next org
>     ready and announced on the previous event (and/or the global one before
>     it) is really good so people can start preparing. Both organizers but
>     also would-be participants.
> 
>     I can do the communication with the existing list of people on the
>     conf-europe page you mention.
> 
>     t;
> 
>     On 10.07.24 14:34, Jáchym wrote:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > I think we are in line. The selection process was always very
>     informal
>      > and simple compared to FOSS4G-Global. It was always this one
>     proposal
>      > coming, writing a few lines about where and how and why. If we
>     have 3 -
>      > I would still hope for something small and "agile".
>      >
>      > I would also suggest to open the bid for 2026/2027 too - we never
>      > managed that.
>      >
>      > But it would be good to have the decision about next event by May
>     2025
>      > and also have more venues in the pipeline, so that teams can
>     organize
>      > earlier and have more time
>      >
>      > About the core conf-org from OSGeo European (chapter :):
>      >
>      > I think we just need to update
>      > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee>
>      > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee>> list (and
>     add
>      > you and maybe a few doers from latest events).
>      >
>      > On the othe hand, there are some names, who I assume are not
>     interested
>      > any more. I suggest, we ping them in personal mail and ask if
>     they want
>      > to continue in the committe and help with the bit or it's ok for
>     them to
>      > be removed for now.
>      >
>      > J
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > ---- On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:24:25 +0200 *Tõnis Kärdi via
>      > Conference-Europe <conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org>>* wrote ---
>      >
>      > Thanks Jachym.
>      >
>      > I did my first additions to the 2025 page propositions section. Will
>      > process it a bit more in my head in the following days, hopefully by
>      > the
>      > end of the week.
>      >
>      > As Berit suggested in a previous mail I think timeline-wise it
>     would be
>      > good if we managed to have a "call-for-location" out by the end
>     of July
>      > and then maybe have a location fixed somewhere Septemberish. Booking
>      > venues and preparations for CfPs (workshops, general program,
>     academic)
>      > will also require time. Does this sound reasonable?
>      >
>      > I would like to see the location selection process itself a
>     little more
>      > informal than it is for the global FOSS4Gs - in the sense that
>     instead
>      > of LOC teams competing with each other we could be discussing the
>     next
>      > destination where we all want to go. Of course there needs to be
>     solid
>      > local presence for running the day-to-day preparations and
>     errands and
>      > preparations that need to be done on the spot, there are still
>      > plenty of
>      > options to help out remotely too (sponsorship, TGP if any, program
>      > committee work, homepage, ticketing setup, etc.)
>      >
>      > So essentially I guess the thing I'm suggesting is to have a kind of
>      > core conf-org from OSGeo European (chapter :) ) side to help out with
>      > the mundane "we've-been-there-done-that" tasks to the level that is
>      > needed so the on-site people can concentrate on the more interesting
>      > and
>      > demanding tasks of venue and catering and streaming (if any) and
>     social
>      > program.
>      >
>      > This turned into a bit of a stream of conciousness, but this is the
>      > best
>      > I can manage to push from my brain to the keyboard right now :D
>      >
>      >
>      > All the best from Tartu,
>      > t;
>      >
>      >
>      > On 09.07.24 21:06, Jáchym via Conference-Europe wrote:
>      > > Guys,
>      > >
>      > > I've updated the main wiki page
>      > >
>      > > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe>
>      > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe>>
>      > > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe>
>      > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe>>>
>      > >
>      > >
>      > > And DRAFTED a new page, where we can collect all the proposals
>      > >
>      > > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025>
>      > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025>>
>      > > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025>
>      > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Europe-2025>>>
>      > >
>      > > Feel free to add more details ^^.
>      > >
>      > > The bid did not start yet - we should first agree on the
>      > propositions.
>      > > But it should give the teams raw idea what is going to happen.
>      > >
>      > > @Besfort I would like you to nominate to the FOSS4G-Europe
>      > conference
>      > > committee
>     https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee>
>      > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee>>
>      > > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee>
>      > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference-Europe#Committee>>>
>      > >
>      > > You did great job with the FOSS4G-Global last year and you have
>      > valid
>      > > points and experiences, which are essential for having you as
>     member.
>      > >
>      > > I suggest we wait a bit, till Tonis is refreshed from the past
>      > event and
>      > > then we set things to move.
>      > >
>      > > I also suggest, we continue the discussion in the conference-europe
>      > > mailing list only (leave out Europe for other organisational
>     things)
>      > >
>      > > Are we good?
>      > >
>      > > Jachym
>      > >
>      > > P.S. It's great to see the new energy. I'm especially thankful to
>      > the
>      > > last two FOSS4G events, held in Europe, who started to roll the
>      > stone again.
>      > >
>      > >
>      > >
>      > >
>      > > ---- On Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:38:14 +0200 *Besfort Guri via
>      > > Conference-Europe <conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org>
>      > <mailto:conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:conference-europe at lists.osgeo.org>>>* wrote ---
>      > >
>      > > Dear all,
>      > >
>      > > @Tõnis Kärdi <mailto:tonis.kardi at gmail.com
>     <mailto:tonis.kardi at gmail.com>
>      > <mailto:tonis.kardi at gmail.com <mailto:tonis.kardi at gmail.com>>>
>     may also be important to
>      > > include in this email conference committee.
>      > >
>      > > In my understanding, we can have only 3 applications, since Pekka
>      > > was proposing Sweden, and he wrote an email that QGIS Sweden
>     can not
>      > > be interested.
>      > >
>      > > For your information, I was contacted by Mostar, Bosnia's possible
>      > > chair, and he asked me to contact you and some other people. But he
>      > > said that he needs firstly to talk with some people and arrange the
>      > > date for the meeting.
>      > >
>      > > And before everything I vote to ask again, Hamidreza if he is
>      > > interested in organizing and as well Sevilla. Because we are making
>      > > a process before without beginning 100 % sure that they will submit
>      > > something.
>      > >
>      > > Best regards,
>      > > Besfort
>      > >
>      > > On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 10:20 PM massimiliano cannata via Europe
>      > > <europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>
>     <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>>
>      > <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>
>     <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>>>> wrote:
>      > >
>      > > Hi all,
>      > > Maybe we should define a date (one week before of the meeting?)
>      > > and let possible host to organise a simple table with core
>      > > informations, like:
>      > > - location
>      > > - venue
>      > > - approx cost
>      > > - date
>      > > - possible chair
>      > >
>      > > That would make it simpler to start a discussion...
>      > >
>      > > Best,
>      > > Maxi
>      > >
>      > > Il dom 7 lug 2024, 15:38 Tõnis Kärdi via Europe
>      > > <europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>
>     <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>>
>      > <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>
>     <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:europe at lists.osgeo.org>>>> ha
>      > scritto:
>      > >
>      > > Hi all,
>      > >
>      > > I'm still getting to grips with the fact that the Tartu
>      > > _festival_ is
>      > > slowly coming to an end, and I guess trying to combat the blues
>      > > associated with it. I would like to continue the discussion
>      > > on the 2025
>      > > FOSS4G Europe that we started during the BoF session on
>      > > Wednesday
>      > > evening. There we had a few suggestions come up:
>      > >
>      > > - Stuttgart, Germany
>      > > - Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina
>      > > - Sevilla/Girona (?), Spain
>      > > - Nyköping, Sweden (I think it was, but I cannot remember
>      > > who suggested it)
>      > >
>      > > I would love to hear your thoughts of how to move forward
>      > > with this.
>      > >
>      > > I'd propose that maybe we could do a call for (informal)
>      > > proposals, just
>      > > so that we could get the general idea of who would be
>      > > organizing and
>      > > where and when and approximately how much would it cost to
>      > > participate.
>      > > And then maybe set up a call to discuss it?
>      > >
>      > > All the best from Tartu,
>      > > t;
>      > >
>      > >
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