[OSGeo-Conf] 2011 Stage Two

[Gavin]

Hola Eduin

I've spent a lot of time in Colombia, most recently giving a FOSS GIS
course at IGAC. I know Colombia and the region have a thriving FOSS GIS
community and repeat that I hope you do submit a bid in future.

Suerte 'mano!

Gavin 

On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 11:51 -0500, 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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