[OSGeo-Conf] name of the game (conference-cee)

[Jachym Cepicky]

Jeff and others,

even if it would be nice to be able to use the FOSS4G brand in the name 
of the conference, I can also see your points. If most of you agree, 
that there should be only *one* FOSS4G, I can fully understand that, but 
please make this decision somewhat fast. We would like setup new name, 
which will last for longer then a season. Foss4g-cee would be natural 
choice. Anything else we will have to think about it.

Thanks

Jachym

On 5.10.2011 22:24, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Back in 2008, Paul Ramsey and I saw this coming, and actually requested
> to OSGeo for permissions to create a north american conference (this
> request was declined). I dug up the prospectus we created and submitted
> to the board (wow it is amazing...talk about forward thinking)...a
> snippet is below.
>
> ---
> With the upcoming FOSS4G conferences
> located in other areas of the globe (South Africa in 2008 and Australia
> in 2009) there is a clearly
> a need for a North American event in the near future.
>
> This document outlines plans for a new event: Teach-in 2009, in the
> early spring of 2009, to be
> held in the San Francisco Bay Area region of the United States. This
> event would focus on the
> popular workshop aspect of the conference, with 2 days of hands-on
> workshops and only 1 day
> for undetermined types of sessions (such as Birds of a Feather, or code
> sprints). Focusing on
> workshops would prevent any conflict with the existing FOSS4G events,
> and still allow North
> Americans the opportunity to learn FOSS4G from various project
> developers. With the backing
> of OSGeo, the “Teach-in 2009, presented by OSGeo” would attract many
> from the Silicon
> Valley area.
> ---
>
> We had figured out a way to not affect the FOSS4G brand, make OSGeo
> money, and make some money to live off of.
>
> This all makes me kind of sad.
>
> I need to re-think things again. Sorry if I go quiet again.
>
> -jeff
>
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