[OSGeo-Conf] Conference Name results

[Michael P. Gerlek]

This is disappointing to me personally, but I can certainly live with
the compromise.  OSGeo has developed a very nice logo which contains
only the compass and the word "OSGeo" -- I can see this being used
effectively alongside whatever the FOSS4G logo or banner turns out to
be.

-mpg
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff McKenna [mailto:jmckenna at dmsolutions.ca] 
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 5:31 PM
> To: conference
> Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] Conference Name results
> 
> I have finally tallied the naming results:
> 
> OSGeo: 5
> FOSS4G: 11
> FOSSGeo: 1
> Abstain: 1
> 
> So it's clear that people want to keep the FOSS4G name.
> 
> Even though the FOSS4G choice received the most votes, we 
> have to try to 
> keep everyone happy here.  I've heard some talk of the conference 
> wording as "FOSS4G 2007 Presented by OSGeo", and I think that is an 
> excellent idea - keeps both FOSS and OSGeo supporters happy.  
> This would 
> also go well with the domain foss4g.osgeo.org
> 
> So I move (or "propose"?) that both sides compromise and, for the 
> purposes of moving forward, agree to the "FOSS4G 2007 Presented by 
> OSGeo" name.
> 
> ****
> 
> I also want to use the names listed on the wiki page 
> (http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Conference_Committee) as our 
> official 
> committee members:
> 
>      * Jeff McKenna (Chair)
>      * Claude Philipona
>      * Markus Neteler
>      * Allan Doyle
>      * Olivier Ertz
>      * Steve Lime
>      * Alain Grignon
>      * Daniel Rappo
>      * Arnulf Christl
>      * Dave McIlhagga
>      * Helena Mitasova
>      * Venkatesh Raghavan
>      * Thierry Badard
>      * Luc Maurer
>      * Frank Warmerdam
> 
> That would mean that only those members get to vote on any upcoming 
> issues.  New members would have to be first nominated and the 
> existing 
> committee would vote on including them.  Non-active members 
> can also be 
> removed.
> 
> I'll try to add some more committee guidelines to the wiki.  
> In the mean 
> time I wanted to get the naming results out, so we can 
> hopefully move on.
> 
> jeff
> 
> 
> 
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