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

Fri Feb 19 01:42:32 PST 2016

Hi Steven,

that hits the point very well!
I think at least a coordination of FOSS4G and the continental 
conferences such as -EU or -NA makes sense.
Not only regarding whether there is one in the same region as the main 
FOSS4G event, but also about the time slots they take place.
For this, the early allocation of FOSS4G, as it is practised now, 
really helps.

I won't touch the local chapter conferences, as there are too much and 
that'll mean to much loss of freedom of the local chapters.
I think it's their own interest not to compete with the "major" 
conferences ;-9

Till

Am 2016-02-19 09:24, schrieb Steven Feldman:
> This discussion highlights (once again) the lack of control that 
> OSGeo
> has over the use of the FOSS4G branding and the scheduling of events.
> Do we need to re-evaluate?
>
> Steven
>
> On 19 Feb 2016, at 04:07, Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at ncsu.edu [36]>
> wrote:
>
>> 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 [30]>
>> 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 [26]
>>>
>>> 2016-02-19 10:46 GMT+09:00 Venka <venka.osgeo at gmail.com [27]>:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/optout
>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout [24]>.
>>>
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>>
>> --
>>
>> Helena Mitasova
>>
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>> North Carolina State University
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>>
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> [1] mailto:bitner at dbspatial.com
> [2] https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection
> [3] mailto:fosslc at gmail.com
> [4] mailto:fosslc at gmail.com
> [5] mailto:foss4gna_selection at googlegroups.com
> [6] mailto:foss4gna_selection at googlegroups.com
> [7] mailto:foss4gna_selection at googlegroups.com
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> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit
> [10] https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection
> [11] https://2016.foss4g-na.org/
> [12]
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> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit#
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