[OSGeo-Conf] 2011 Discussion

[Julien-Samuel Lacroix]

I don't get to vote, but I wanted to add that one of the main reason the 
yearly conference is great is to meet with everyone and build the 
community spirit with face to face interaction.

More than the conference presentations themselves, face to face 
"get-together" with all of you is one of the key point of the 
conference. This is true from both a friendship perspective and from a 
business perspective. This builds a stronger community spirit and key 
networking contact.

Julien

Claude Philipona wrote:
> I vote for [A].
> 
> I think we shjould maintain an international conference every year.
> Two years is too long considering the technology life cycle.
> 
> I'm also ok with the comments from Gavin.
> 
> Claude
> 
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 19:31, Jeff McKenna
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>> OSGeo Conference Committee members,
>>
>> I haven't seen any other discussions, or modifications to the 2011 Wiki
>> page, since I suggested that we hold a vote to determine what changes (if
>> any) are required for 2011.  So I will continue on with the plan.
>>
>> Please vote on one of the 4 options for 2011, as outlined on the 2011 Wiki
>> page[1]:
>>
>>  A. Modified Status Quo
>>  B. Two Track Strategy
>>  C. Both Annual and Regional Events in Same Year
>>  D. No changes to the Existing Process
>>
>> If the successful option requires changes to the FOSS4G hosting process, the
>> changes will be brought to the OSGeo Board for approval.  Voting can occur
>> for one week, until the end of the 21st.
>>
>> For those wondering who is currently on the OSGeo Conference Committee,
>> please see the associated Wiki page[2].
>>
>> I'll start with posting my vote:
>>
>>  B. Two Track Strategy
>>
>> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Reboot_2011
>> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee
>>
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>> OSGeo Conference Committee members,
>>>
>>> I'd like to pick this discussion up again.
>>>
>>> Thank you Paul for bringing this issue up.  I also feel that change is
>>> needed in our process, for 2011.
>>>
>>> I have modified Paul's initial 2011 page by adding the existing
>>> observations that were made on this mailing list
>>> (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Reboot_2011), and I now ask all OSGeo
>>> conference committee members to give it a good read and place your thoughts
>>> on that page, and make changes to the options wherever necessary.
>>>
>>> After some discussion on this issue (giving a week or so for this), I
>>> would like to call a vote on modifying the 2011 process, starting on the
>>> 14th of this month.   That should give the committee some time to come up
>>> with some solid options for 2011.  Voting will begin on the 14th, and the
>>> voting period will close on the 21st.  The results of the vote will be
>>> brought to the OSGeo board for approval.
>>>
>>> I personally am really proud of what the FOSS4G event has accomplished
>>> around the world, and am looking forward to improving this event process for
>>> the future years.
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>
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