[OSGeo-Conf] Rfp 2020 questions - Sustainability

[Jonathan Moules]

Hi Till,

Well, the 2nd through last questions all relate to the locale/venue, and 
there's nothing much that the LOCs can do about those things, but they 
seem like they should be important things for the committee to know 
about, hence asking. As a "suggestion" to the LOC, it's not as if they 
can improve the city's public transport for instance.

That just leaves the general "have you given any thought to" question; 
given there has already been a question asked and answered about 
diversity, this question seems entirely in line with that.

As you suggest, it is likely I'll offer further thoughts later in the 
process.

I merely thought some questions at this stage about sustainability would 
keep the matter on everyone's radar given the IPCC has just said 
"/everyone/ needs to change stuff /immediately/ or it's all going to get 
bad" - https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45775309 - where 
"everyone" includes, well everyone, and "immediately" means, now.

Cheers,

Jonathan


On 2018-10-10 14:43, Till Adams wrote:
>
> Dear Jonathan,
>
> I would propose, that you keep this questions as "suggestions" for 
> those teams, that actually pass step 1 and re-send the questions, if 
> your points on sustainability are not clear in the proposal?
>
> I think in the present stage the questions should focus closer on the 
> LoI's itself, but as said, just my suggestion. Don't understand me 
> wrong, I think sustanability is an important point.
>
> Till
>
>
> Am 10.10.2018 um 01:46 schrieb Jonathan Moules:
>>
>> Hi List,
>> I was going to post these questions to the wiki, but apparently I 
>> don't have a wiki-account (definitely had in the past, it's in my 
>> passwords file).
>>
>> So, some high-level general questions around conference 
>> sustainability to *all**bidders*.
>>
>> * Have you given any though to ensuring your conference is 
>> sustainable\green\environmentally friendly?
>>
>> * Does your venue have any sustainability initiatives\credentials etc?
>>
>> * Does your host city have good public transport, including between 
>> the venue/events/likely-accommodation/airport? (note: taxi's are not 
>> public transport ;-) )
>>
>> * Is the host city reasonably reachable by something other than flying?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
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