[OSGeo-Conf] 2011 Stage Two

[Cameron Shorter]

Eduin (and other lurkers),

I'd like to second Jeff's encouragement to consider bidding for future 
FOSS4G conferences. Flagging an early interest in hosting a conference 
by going through the bidding process early does position a city well for 
future FOSS4G conferences.

Denver (2011) put in a proposal for 2010.

Sydney (2009) submitted an "Intent to bid next year" for the previous 
year's bids.

Eduin Carrillo wrote:
> Thanks Jeff and Committee members.
>
> These words are an encouragement to continue spreading OS4Geo
> software. We will kept this enthusiasm to enhance the strength of our
> Local Chapter and promoting new activities.
>
> We hope meet all of you here, soon.
>
> Eduin Yesid Carrillo
>
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Jeff McKenna
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>   
>> I'm glad to see the discussions with the Denver, Bogota, and
>> ConferenceDirect groups.  I purposely did not comment/reject anything at the
>> beginning, because I wanted each group to have a fair say at this stage.
>>
>> Kevin/ConferenceDirect
>> ======================
>>
>> Thanks so much for offering your services.  I like your enthusiasm and
>> energy, and I hope that we can work with you (with a local partner) in a
>> future FOSS4G event.
>>
>> Eduin/Bogota committee
>> ======================
>>
>> I was happy to read your letter about your plan to host FOSS4G.  I think the
>> letter serves as a great introduction of Latin America to the rest of the
>> world, as a strong supporter of FOSS4G at both the state and private
>> sectors, as you mentioned.  (aside: I hope every OSGeo conference committee
>> member took the time to read the Bogota group's letter)  I also appreciate
>> you mentioning that you would like to have Latin America considered as a
>> region, to host the FOSS4G event; I agree, Latin America and South America
>> must be considered as a region to host the event, so this is something that
>> I will be sure to discuss with the rest of the OSGeo conference committee
>> members.
>>
>> Eric/Denver committee
>> =====================
>>
>> Your letter clearly outlines your very strong local committee team, the
>> experience of your partnering organizer GITA, and your raw enthusiasm. I
>> particularly like your goal of breaking attendance records; other OSGeo
>> conference committee members probably disagree with me there, but, I am all
>> for getting the good word out to as many as possible.  I am looking forward
>> to reading your 2011 proposal and budget.
>>
>> Stage Two
>> =========
>>
>> I motion to the rest of the conference committee that the Denver team
>> proceeds to stage two of the 2011 hosting process - a full proposal and
>> budget.  The RFP asks for a North American event in 2011, and the Denver
>> team's initial plan meets all of our stage one desires.
>>
>> Deadline
>> --------
>>
>> Denver LOC will have until 23:00 UTC on 2010-05-21
>> (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?
>> year=2010&month=05&day=21&hour=23&min=0&sec=0) to submit a full proposal and
>> proposed budget.  I respect that the LOC would like to announce sooner, but
>> I think we need this deadline; however the sooner the Denver team can submit
>> their full proposal and budget, the sooner we can comment on it and announce
>> the decision.  I hope that is fair.
>>
>> Thanks again to everyone involved (Denver LOC, Bogota LOC, ConferenceDirect,
>> OSGeo conference committee).
>>
>> -Jeff
>> Chair, OSGeo Conference Committee
>>
>>     
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