[OSGeo-Conf] Time to decide on FOSS4G NA 2017

Thu Feb 18 20:07:45 PST 2016

I agree with Steven as well, I believe it would be better to have just one
FOSS4G conference in US in 2017.

Helena

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:07 PM, 신상희 <shshin at gaia3d.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I agree with Steven’s view also.
>
> I couldn’t recall the case that we run the regional and global event at
> the same year in the same region. As Venka mentioned, last year’s FOSS4G
> Asia was merged to FOSS4G Seoul and we’ll not have FOSS4G Europe this year
> to promote FOSS4G Bonn more successfully.
>
> Usually more than two-third FOSS4G attendees are from the same region. If
> we have FOSS4G NA in Spring and International FOSS4G in Summer, there could
> be possible cannibalisation. I'm concerned about that.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> 신상희
>
> ---
>
> Shin, Sanghee
>
> Gaia3D, Inc. - The GeoSpatial Company
>
> http://www.gaia3d.com
>
> 2016-02-19 10:46 GMT+09:00 Venka <venka.osgeo at gmail.com>:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I agree with the views expressed by Steven.
>> More comments below.
>>
>> On 2/19/2016 8:09 AM, Steven Feldman wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>>
>>> A NA regional event and a global event in the same year could be
>>> different. It may be possible to differentiate the appeal of the 2
>>> events to different audiences but I would need convincing on this. I
>>> know that we have a global event in Europe this year and the
>>> community has chosen not to run a regional event in the same year
>>> (there will be a couple of much smaller country level events).
>>>
>>
>> In 2015, the Asian community also chose not to run the FOSS4G-Asia
>> regional event.
>> ...
>>
>> Perhaps the Boston team should be asked for their opinions and at the
>>> very least they should rework their budget to take account of the
>>> potential reduction in sponsorship and delegates that could result?
>>>
>>
>> +1 to consulting the Boston team and if possible, also asking FOSS4G and
>> FOSS4G-NA attendees/sponsors (past and 2016) to find out if many would
>> consider attending/sponsoring both events if they are organized in the same
>> year.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Venka
>>
>>
>> On 18 Feb 2016, at 19:37, David William Bitner
>>>> <bitner at dbspatial.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If any folks from the OSGeo Conference Committee have thoughts or
>>>> concerns on this, I'd love to hear them on FOSS4G NA selection
>>>> mailing list
>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection>.
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrea Ross
>>>> <fosslc at gmail.com <mailto:fosslc at gmail.com>> Date: Thu, Feb 18,
>>>> 2016 at 1:32 PM Subject: Time to decide on FOSS4G NA 2017 To:
>>>> "foss4gna_selection at googlegroups.com
>>>> <mailto:foss4gna_selection at googlegroups.com>"
>>>> <foss4gna_selection at googlegroups.com
>>>> <mailto:foss4gna_selection at googlegroups.com>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> As many of you know, FOSS4G NA is an important annual conference
>>>> for a number of communities, projects, and initiatives. OSGeo &
>>>> LocationTech are two of the well known Foundations participating,
>>>> but FOSS4G NA spans well beyond both.
>>>>
>>>> In 2015, a number of people participated in crafting governance for
>>>> FOSS4G NA
>>>> <
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit
>>>> >.
>>>> Following that governance, the core committee (see below), is
>>>> working on making a decision regarding FOSS4G NA 2017.
>>>>
>>>> The key decision for the short term is whether FOSS4G NA 2017
>>>> should be held in 2017. FOSS4G Global will be held in Boston in
>>>> late August (IIRC), so the decision is not as simple as it would
>>>> have otherwise been.
>>>>
>>>> Discussion is taking place on the FOSS4G NA selection mailing list
>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection>. All
>>>> are invited to participate.
>>>>
>>>> For context:
>>>>
>>>> FOSS4G NA has grown into a good sized conference in its own right,
>>>> and keeps growing. The next one is taking place May 2-5, 2016 in
>>>> Raleigh North Carolina <https://2016.foss4g-na.org/>. FOSS4G NA has
>>>> done some things differently than global such as free passes for
>>>> speakers, registration discounts for committers, and and more. In
>>>> other regions, the regional conferences have run in the same year
>>>> as FOSS4G Global with no serious issues noted. It is likely FOSS4G
>>>> NA could run anywhere other than the North-eastern United states,
>>>> and both it and FOSS4G Global in Boston would succeed. A few groups
>>>> have expressed some interest in FOSS4G NA 2017 being hosted in
>>>> their region including San Francisco and Ottawa. It is now time to
>>>> decide if we proceed with NA 2017, or not.
>>>>
>>>> As per the FOSS4G NA governance
>>>> <
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit#
>>>> >,
>>>> the committee consists of: 3 past chairs of FOSS4G NA (Currently:
>>>> Eddie Pickle, David Bitner, Rob Emanuele) 1 representative for
>>>> OSGeo (Currently: Mark Lucas) 1 representative for LocationTech
>>>> (Currently: Jim Hughes) Sarah Cordivano (chair 2016), will soon
>>>> join the FOSS4G NA core committee as Eddie Pickle (chair 2012)
>>>> retires from it.
>>>>
>>>> For those interested, the kinds of things the committee is looking
>>>> for in a place to host FOSS4G NA are: Good flight links
>>>> nationally. Appropriate sized venue (500-700 people). A choice of
>>>> accommodations at various price points. Economical price point for
>>>> the conference venue. Active community in the region. Downtown
>>>> location near many points of interest is a big plus Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Andrea
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>>>>
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