[OSGeo-Conf] 2010 hosting RFP plans

Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) arnulf.christl at wheregroup.com
Wed Sep 17 08:27:43 EDT 2008


Jeff & Conference Team,
thanks for the good work. To me it looks good, I have no further questions or remarks and support this RFP as it is now. 

Best regards, 
Arnulf. 

Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Jason,
> 
> Comments inline below:
> 
> Jason Birch wrote:
>> Hmm.  I'm probably chiming in too late, but I have a few minor nits...
>>  
>> - I'm a logo geek... is the new logo really squashed like that, or did 
>> someone do a proportional stretch that messed up its beautiful roundness?
>>  
> 
> I have posted a new version with another logo.  If I have failed again 
> maybe you could send me a logo to use (~600x300).
> 
>> Re: conference description...   
>>  - Isn't 2010 going to be the fifth FOSS4G conference, not the fourth?
> 
> The conference officially began being "presented by OSGeo" in 2007.  The 
> RFP states "...will be the fourth OSGeo conference" which is a correct 
> statement.  Technically you are also correct that it is the fifth 
> conference in row with the FOSS4G name, but even that is arguable since 
> the GRASS conference in 2004 coined that FOSS4G term.  Anyway I think we 
> should leave the statement as is to avoid all this.
> 
>>  - "growing quickly from anywhere from 200 to 700 people" -> would 
>> suggest: "growing quickly from 200 to 700 people"
>>  
> 
> done.
> 
> thanks for the input!
> 
> http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/rfp/2010/osgeo-conference-2010-request-for-proposal.pdf 
> 
> 
> 


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Arnulf Benno Christl
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(OSGeo Board Member)
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