[OSGeo-Conf] Fwd: [Board] wondering about short interest in proposals this year

[Arnulf Christl]

David Percy wrote:
> Oh good, Portland will start reformatting its 2007 bid for 2014 or so
> ;-)
> 
> We're actually hosting the Geological Society of America in 2009, and 
> that will REALLY burn us out for several years. We did it last in 1996, 
> I think. It's like > 10,000 attendees...
> Hoping to make it to OZ.
> Cheers,
> Percy

Percy,
have you considered to have a modest conference/meeting for 100 to maybe 300 attendees for FOSSGIS related issues? It does not burn you out of your mind and helps build a local community. More than that I think that all places that ever had a FOSS4G should continue to nurse the seed that has been set that way and organize a small scale local event every year. In Germany we have the very successful FOSSGIS now in the fourth year - or is it the fifth already? I lost count - which actually is a good sign! It is simply normal to have that conference every year (we even rotate venues within Germany, which might seem funny for such a small mole on the face of earth...). 

Globalize. Think global, act local. 

Best regards, 
Arnulf. 

> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> In addition to comments so far:
>>
>> If a bidding city is not selected, it should not be taken as a 
>> refusal, but rather a "please rebid next year". This is what we were 
>> thinking in Sydney. If  we lost 2009, then Sydney would have been a 
>> strong contender for 2010 or 2011.
>>
>> We should be developing a culture where cities expect to put in 2 or 3 
>> bids before winning the FOSS4G conference. It will help OSGeo create 
>> long term plans about moving the conference around the world.
>> The conference committee should be providing feedback to unsuccessful 
>> cities, possibly ranking the results to help the cities refine their 
>> rebid and know whether their region will likely be selected the 
>> following year. ( I'd strongly encourage Europe and Central/South 
>> America to consider bidding for 2010 and 2011.)
>>
> David Percy
> Geospatial Data Manager
> Geology Department
> Portland State University
> http://gisgeek.pdx.edu
> 503-725-3373
> 
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