[OSGeo-Conf] My Rome questions

[Jeff McKenna]

Hello Paolo and the Rome local committee,

Thanks very much for your letter of intent to host FOSS4G 2012.  I have 
some questions about the points in your letter below (if some questions 
have been answered in one of your previous responses please do mention 
that is the case, no need to repeat them):

- the list of LOC members seems very small.  Are you planning on 
expanding this?

- can you explain what AM/FM Italy is, and how it relates to OSGeo/FOSS4G?

- are you proposing the University of Rome as the venue? Would there be 
fees involved in the use of their facilities, or would that venue be 
freely available? (no need for exact numbers, I just want to know what 
possible arrangement you are looking at for the venue)

- do you have any early visions of a theme for the event? (such as 
education and FOSS4G, or bringing decision makers/educators/developers 
together, etc.)

Finally, I have been to your wonderful city and it would be an honor to 
visit it once again (I find people in Rome are very friendly...no 
offense to my friends all throughout Italy!).

Thanks,

-jeff



On 11-07-08 11:09 AM, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Following the Request for Proposals for Annual Conference in 2012 we, potential Local
> Organizing Committees in Rome (Italy), hereby state and represent that it is our
> intention to host, and hereby to confirm that we are ready, willing and able to offer
> the following affordable facilities:
>
> 1. Who is your conference chair?
> Mauro Salvemini,  professor at “La Sapienza” University of Rome and President of
> AM/FM Italy
>
> 2. Who else is on your LOC?
> Alessandro Furieri, president of GFOSS.it (OSGeo Local Chapter)
> Renzo Carlucci, Editor and Publisher of Rivista GEOmedia
> Simone Giannecchini, CEO of GEOsolutions and OSGEO member
>
> 3. What is your venue? (include access to Internet, room sizes, maximum attendees)
> We propose a location in Rome capable to host such meeting with access to Internet,
> room for 1000 attendees or more with maximum capability attendees of 1500 people;
> more rooms are available (University of Rome - La Sapienza is the largest University
> in Italy)
>
> 4. What is the price range and general location of your proposed accommodations? (hotels)
> Accommodation in Rome Hotels, we can propose, can vary from 70 to 150 euro per night.
> Also cheaper accommodations are available (B&B, camping within reach of underground
> train).
>
> 5. Are you partnering with other local organizations?
> - GFOSS.it
> - AM/FM Italy
> - support from Public Administrations is more than likely (they have always granted
> it for GFOSS Days)
>
> 6. What makes FOSS4G in your proposed location compelling?
> * GFOSS.it is probably the largest and oldest of OSGeo local chapters and is
> constituted as an association with budget and possibility of issue and
> collect payments.
> * GFOSS.it and the GRASS and gvSIG communities organize and hosts regularly several
> meetings each year since 2000, with hundreds of participants.
> * GEOmedia is a paper magazine with online version at www.rivistageomedia.it,
> publishing since 15 years, being at today the first Italian magazine on geomatics.
> * Rome is well connected, with two international airports (one low cost, one
> regular), an high speed train, and offers plenty of cultural and touristic opportunities.
>
> On behalf of GFOSS.it
> Paolo Cavallini
> Past President