[OSGeo-Conf] Nominate Jachym Cepicky to OSGeo conference committee

Cameron Shorter cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Sat Jul 6 03:22:40 PDT 2013


I declare this motion closed, with all positive and no negative votes to 
welcome Jeroen, Vasile and Jachym to the OSGeo conference committee.

I have added their names here:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee#Current_Members


On 03/07/13 23:53, Helena Mitasova wrote:
>> +1 for Jeroen, Vasile and Jachym
> from me too,
>
>
> Helena
>
> On Jul 3, 2013, at 7:13 AM, Gavin Fleming wrote:
>
>>
>> On 03/07/2013 11:36, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> I'd like to nominate Jachym Cepicky and Vasile Craciunescu to the OSGeo Conference committee, including voting on selection of FOSS4G 2014. (I trust neither has a vested interest in either of the proposed locations?)
>>>
>>> Both have (privately) confirmed their willingness to help the Conference committee out.
>>>
>>> Jachym Cepicky was chair of FOSS4G-CEE 2012, and is on the OSGeo Board.
>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#J.C3.A1chym_.C4.8Cepick.C3.BD
>>> +1 from me
>>>
>>> Vasile Craciunescu chaired FOSS4G-CEE 2013, as well as organising a series of FOSS4G workshops:
>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#J.C3.A1chym_.C4.8Cepick.C3.BD
>>> +1 from me.
>>>
>>>> On 3/07/2013 7:52 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>>>>>> I agree with Jeff's suggestion that we should invite global and
>>>>>>> regional FOSS4G chairs and LOC members to join the OSGeo conference
>>>>>>> committee. LOC committee members typically have gathered significant
>>>>>>> knowledge in running FOSS4G events, and we should tap into this
>>>>>>> experience in deciding on the next FOSS4G.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is particularly pertinent this time around as a number of our
>>>>>>> committee members have withdrawn from voting as they are involved in
>>>>>>> one of the North America FOSS4G bids.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Current members are listed here:
>>>>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee#Current_Members
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please speak up if you have experience with running FOSS4G events, and
>>>>>>> can spare some time to help select future events. (This will involve
>>>>>>> you voting on which city will hold FOSS4G 2014). Once you have spoken
>>>>>>> up, we can go through the motion of formalising that in our wiki.
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>> -- 
>> regards
>>
>> Gavin
>>
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