[OSGeo-Conf] 2011 Process

[Venka]

Claude Philipona wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 23:26, Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca> wrote:
>> I would like to add one more decision before we start 2011 planning,
>> and that is "regional rotation". Namely that, before we solicit
>> letters of interest, we clearly state that acceptable proposals from a
>> particular region will receive preference. Further, I would like to
>> propose that the rotation be set as Europe/North America/Other, with
>> 2010 being Europe, 2011 being North America and 2012 being the next
>> other.

Agree to the regional rotation but not the idea that half the
people planet on this planet are clumped as "others".

Perhaps we can consider Africa/Asia-Pacific/Europe/North America/South
Americas. I keep Balkan states, Central Asia, Middle East,
Russia in reserve as we have not seen participation
form that part of the world in past of the world at the past FOSS4G
conferences. Hope to see some of them folks in Barcelona.

FOSS4G will complete its "rotation" in Europe, North America,
Africa and Asia-Pacific, Europe by 2010.

The next in line would be North America/South Americas
considering the fact that we have done 2 stops in Europe before
reaching somewhere it 2011, we might as well stop again at
North America (if our friends in South Americas do not
strongly disagree).

That would leave us a choice of stopping again in Asia for 2012
or walking along to the South Americas. Personally, I
hope we could bring FOSS4G-2012 to a place that I would not
feel jet lagged nor require a travel visa.

And talking about travel visa, if we do decide to stop again
in North America in 2011, the organizing folks should take
care of this issue because half the people living on this
planet whom we now classify as "other" may find it
annoyingly cumbersome to get their travel documents.

Venka