[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G Beijing - a regional event

[Barend Köbben]

Also note that Arunlf [sic!] Christl, Frank Warmerdam, Helena Mitasova,
Cameron Shorter, Ravi Kumar are prominently listed as "Conference
Committee" under the chairmanship of Rongguo Chen...

Barend

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On 24-05-12 18:05, "Seven (aka Arnulf)" <seven at arnulf.us> wrote:

>Folks,
>on the website at http://2012.foss4g.org/ there is still no option for
>submitting abstracts although the submission has been opened -
>apparently without notice to any of the regular OSGeo channels.
>Workshops submission ends in two weeks.
>
>No international speakers have been announced and there are only Chinese
>sponsors listed (although interest by regulars was documented as early
>as December 2012). This makes FOSS4G in Beijing a regional event at best
>and I believe we must make clear that this is not going to be ''the''
>global meeting of the tribes.
>
>We should at the same time continue to support FOSS4G in Beijing as a
>regional event and help them wherever they let us.
>
>On http://2012.foss4g.org/ the link to the OSGeo Wiki page in the lower
>right should be removed as it is not being used (and currently points to
>a 404).
>
>Best regards,
>Arnulf
>
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