[OSGeo-Conf] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G "Themes"

[Peter Batty]

Hi Jo, I've always been a bit skeptical about the value of conference
themes in general, and I don't really think FOSS4G needs one. But that's
just my personal view, if you want to go for one then do it :).

Cheers,
    Peter.

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com>wrote:

> I do think Nottingham does have a valuable "marketing quirk" by being
> associated with "Robin Hood" which could be weaved into your sales story,
> and possibly into the logo too.
>
>
> On 15/05/2012 8:16 AM, Mateusz Loskot wrote:
>
>> ...and use the ribbon as the Thames river :)
>>
>> On 14 May 2012 13:40, Jo Cook<jocook at astuntechnology.**com<jocook at astuntechnology.com>>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> A question really to previous FOSS4G organisers- did you think about
>>> having
>>> a theme for the event, or did you just stick with the "Free and Open
>>> Source
>>> Software for Geospatial" tag-line and leave it at that? Do people think
>>> that
>>> conference themes are useful/beneficial? Do they help with coming up with
>>> clearly defined tracks for papers?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jo
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