Planning ahead (Was Re: [OSGeo-Conf] 2012 Final Step: Voting)

[Dave Patton]

On 2011/08/30 4:36 PM, Tyler Mitchell wrote:

>>> The advantage of having such a cycle, and sticking to it, is that we
>>> will find it much easier in planning and marketing our conferences.
>> To me the marketing aspect is not the primary motivation.
>
> For me the planning aspect is important.  As I talk to others who really
> want to host a "better" event, they need (and want) to plan ahead to make
> it happen.

One way to help do that is to 'pick a year' (too late to do
it this year) and modify the selection process so that year
there is a selection for the host for the FOSS4G conference for
the following two years.

Then, the year following, revert back to the current process,
except that the selection from that point forward is always for
the host for the conference 2 years ahead.

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