[OSGeo-Conf] 2008 (pre) Announcement

[Steve Lime]

+1, sounds like the date is set then...

>>> On 8/8/2007 at 7:07 AM, in message <46B9B211.1090601 at dmsolutions.ca>, Jeff
McKenna <jmckenna at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:
> Fellow OSGeo Conference committee members, can we go ahead with the 
> proposed pre-announcement, or should we continue this timing debate?
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> jeff
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> Gavin Fleming wrote:
>> 29 Sept - 3 Oct is the only week available at the CTICC from August to
>> December 2008. Is has just been ranked as one of the top conference
>> venues in the world and has huge demand. 
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>> It would be possible to change dates but then we'd have to patch
>> together other facilities in the Western Cape region (could work out
>> nicely, just not such a neat package) or move to another city like
>> Durban or Johannesburg or possibly a resort like Sun City. 
>> 
>> Gavin
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: conference_dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
>> [mailto:conference_dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
>> Sent: 07 August 2007 06:19 PM
>> To: Frank Warmerdam
>> Cc: conference
>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] 2008 (pre) Announcement
>> 
>> I'm happy with any date in the "more or less a year since last time"  
>> range.  Also recognize that there are probably a limited number of  
>> week-long block available at the conference center.  Perhaps local  
>> committee can get the comprehensive list of Aug-Oct blocks and we can  
>> (most importantly) match those up against the industry event  
>> calendar. For example, we don't want to overlap interGeo again.
>> 
>> P
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>> On 7-Aug-07, at 8:30 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
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>>> Dave McIlhagga wrote:
>>>> On the flip side Frank, August collides with holiday, weddings,  
>>>> etc.. so what you gain in students/professors will probably be  
>>>> more than offset by losses in government, private sector, NGOs.  
>>>> You don't see a lot of conferences in Jun-Aug, and there's a good  
>>>> reason for it.
>>>> And if the weather is that much better ... well going to South  
>>>> Africa will be a long haul, so I hope we can make this as  
>>>> attractive as possible for folks.
>>> Dave,
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>>> Good points.  I was more hoping we could have some discussion of  
>>> the date
>>> rather than claim my criteria were the only significant ones.
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>>> Best regards,
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