[OSGeo-Conf] CfP 2016 called for

[David William Bitner]

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On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:59 AM, Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org>
wrote:

> Yes.
>
> As the conference grows you need more time to secure a venue.
>
> Many conferences of similar size book 3+ years out. Bigger conferences
> book five years out.
>
> IMNSHO, we are already six months later than we should be.
>
> d.
>
> > On Nov 13, 2014, at 0:29, Jeroen Ticheler <jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jeff and Arnulf,
> > Good point to raise and indeed we can start preparing the RFP. At the
> same time it is good to also note that previous RFP's did never go out
> before February of the year prior to the event. In general it was more
> March or April. Do you feel there is a need to have this go out earlier
> than 02-2015?
> > Cheers,
> > Jeroen
> >
> >> On 12 nov. 2014, at 15:35, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Arnulf,
> >>
> >> Although I cannot speak for the OSGeo Conference Committee, I did table
> this issue at last month's OSGeo Board meeting[1], and the Board agreed
> that it is very important to get moving on this, and then a subsequent
> request[2] to the OSGeo Conference Committee chair regarding the Request
> for Proposal went unanswered.
> >>
> >> This is on my mind constantly (and as recent as last night on private
> IRC I mentioned this to another Board member).  I too have been approached
> directly by several groups (who I believe should not be named until they
> publicly choose to bid) and it has been relayed to me how much time in
> advance is needed to start preparing venues etc. for an event of FOSS4G
> size.
> >>
> >> So, tomorrow at the next OSGeo Board meeting[3] we will again discuss
> this issue.  Personally, I will give the OSGeo Conference Committee members
> and the community until Monday to champion the 2016 request, and if no
> response I will kick the process off ("git er done" so to speak).
> >>
> >> Thanks for giving the strong nudge.  This is important and, it
> must/will happen soon.
> >>
> >> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2014-10-16
> >> [2] http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2014-October/012257.html
> >> [3] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2014-11-13
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >>
> >> -jeff
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jeff McKenna
> >> President, OSGeo
> >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 2014-11-12 5:24 AM, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote:
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> >>> Folks,
> >>> there are several contenders who are waiting for the FOSS4G CfP 2016
> >>> to go out. I know for sure that FOSSGIS (the German language OSGeo
> >>> Local Chapter) and also Lausanne in Switzerland (where the first
> >>> edition in 2006 took place) are ready to propose. Due to the size of
> >>> the conference and also the special anniversary (10 years hosted by
> >>> OSGeo) we believe that it is time to get going, otherwise it may be
> >>> hard to get an appropriate venue.
> >>>
> >>> Can you indicate when the CfP will be published? Or would you also
> >>> allow early submission (because from all that I can tell the CfP will
> >>> probably just be a slightly modified version of the past years).
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