[OSGeo-Conf] Fwd: FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase

[Steven Feldman]

Helena

I have to take issue with you when you say 

"2. Given the continuing complaints about the selection of workshops and presentations how do you plan to handle the submissions so that everybody feels welcome and participating rather than turned down and ignored."

To my knowledge there have been no complaints about the selection of presentations or academic papers for FOSS4G 2013, nor have people been made to feel unwelcome or ignored. There have been a small number of people who have raised concerns regarding the selection of workshops and I and the LOC have acknowledged that the process did not work as well as it could have. 

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Steven


On 16 May 2013, at 18:17, Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca> wrote:

> Here's two questions from Helena Mitasova:
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at ncsu.edu>
> Date: Wed, May 15, 2013 at 4:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase
> To: conference <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>
> Cc: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
> 
> 
> Eddie, Darrell,
> 
> I have two questions about your proposals:
> 
> 1. How do you plan to distinguish this global conference from the very
> successfull
> international regional conferences such as FOSS4G-CEE and FOSS4G-NA?
> Or, in another words - what are your plans to make this truly global,
> main FOSS4G
> conference?
> 
> 2. Given the continuing complaints about the selection of workshops
> and presentations
> how do you plan to handle the submissions so that everybody feels welcome
> and participating rather than turned down and ignored. Do you have ideas
> for accomodating presentations/posters by many students and new
> developers who may
> have great ideas but are unknown in the community and may not get
> enough votes for a regular talk.
> Do you have any innovative ideas about the presentations and participation
> that will distinguish this conference?
> 
> Thank you, Helena
> 
> Helena Mitasova
> Associate Professor
> Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
> 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall
> North Carolina State University
> Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
> hmitaso at ncsu.edu
> 

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