[OSGeo-Conf] Vote stage 1 on RfP 2020 before 19th of October

[Jeff McKenna]

Thank you for this great news!  We're honoured to be given the chance 
for the next stage, and realize that there is a lot of hard work still 
to be done.  More from the FOSS4G-HFX team soon!

-Karine & Jeff
FOSS4G-HFX 2020 co-chairs



On 2018-10-19 4:40 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Voting period for FOSS4G 2020 Stage 1 is complete. We received votes from:
> 
> Eli Adam
> Till Adams
> Peter Batty
> David Bitner
> Maria Brovelli
> Vasile Craciunescu
> Steven Feldman
> Gavin Fleming
> Darrell Fuhriman
> Claude Philipona
> Venkatesh Raghavan
> Paul Ramsey
> Sanghee Shin
> Guido Stein
> Michael Terner
> Msilikale Msilanga
> Mark Iliffle
> 
> Unless it was lot in transit, we haven't received a vote from:
> 
> David Fawcett
> 
> All bar one of the voters voted as requested with a combination of +1, 
> -1 for each city as requested.
> 
> One voter only voted +1 for their preferred city. We counted 0 for the 
> other cities for their vote.
> 
> The sum of +1,0,-1 votes for each city for stage 1 is:
> 
> Halifax: 17
> 
> Calgary: 14
> 
> Niagara Falls: 0
> 
> This means that Halifax and Calgary both qualify to continue to stage 2 
> of the RFQ.
> 
> I understand that Arnulf is in a poor internet connection area at the 
> moment and I haven't been able to discuss and confirm these results with 
> him. Hopefully he will be able to reply to confirm the result when he is 
> back online.
> 
> Thanks to all who participated. Congratulations and best of luck for the 
> next stage for Halifax and Calgary.
> 
> Niagara Falls participants, maybe you will want to find a way to become 
> involved with the other cities.
> 
> Warm regards, Cameron (acting as CRO)
> 
> 
> On 18/10/18 4:52 am, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13/10/2018 1:32 AM, Till Adams wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Voting Members of OSGeo's Conference Committee,
>>>>
>>>> I know, it's still some time left today, but as I am on my way back 
>>>> from Barcelona home tomorow, I herewith send out the call on voting 
>>>> on the three phantastic LoI's for hosting FOSS4G 2020, that we 
>>>> received. Due to our timetable in [1] the voting period on the LoI's 
>>>> lasts from 13th to 18th of October (last possible time).
>>>>
>>>> So please send your votes to:
>>>>
>>>> Arnulf Christl
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> Cameron Shorter
>>>>
>>>> The voting mechanism for stage 1 is as follows: Please vote on 
>>>> *every single* LoI with one thumb up / thumb down each and send your 
>>>> *three* votes to the two guys mentioned above - no of the mails to 
>>>> me, neither CC, nor BCC.
>>>>
>>>> Your Email can look as follows:
>>>>
>>>> Halifax +1
>>>>
>>>> Calgary +1
>>>>
>>>> Niagara Falls +1
>>>>
>>>> (Of course only in case, that you vote *thumbs up* for all tree ;-). 
>>>> BTW: A vote against can be a "-1" and this is not comparable with 
>>>> the "-1" we know from OSgeo discussions, because here it does not 
>>>> require any reason and/or alternative, it just means "thumb down".... )
>>>>
>>>> Please find all relevant information on the WIKI [1]. The teams that 
>>>> receive more +1's than -1's LoI's will pass stage 1.
>>>>
>>>> I hope, that ALL of us will send their voting emails to Arnulf and 
>>>> Cameron before the last possibe time on 18th of October 2018 passed 
>>>> - as said, we need a strong quorum, especially when there are three 
>>>> teams from one country bidding for the same conference.
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Till
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2020_Bid_Process
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 07.10.2018 um 08:36 schrieb Till Adams:
>>>>> Dear Voting members of OSGeo's conference committee!
>>>>>
>>>>> This is just a reminder to be prepared to vote on the LoI's on the RfP 2020.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please take your time to review the LoI's [1], aks qwuestions on the
>>>>> conference committee list until 12th of October and then please vote
>>>>> until 18th of October. I just asked two potential CRO's to assist us for
>>>>> the voting process, I will send their email-adresses in a seperate email
>>>>> once they agreed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please remember that choosing the location of future FOSS4G's is your
>>>>> only duty in the conference committee and remember that it is important
>>>>> to have the opinion of as many of you as possible so that we can choose
>>>>> the best location for FOSS4G 2020.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you now already know, that you will not be able to rate & vote,
>>>>> please drop me a note ASAP. After the RfP I will ask the members, that
>>>>> did not vote, whether they want to remain as voting members or not.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Till
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [1]https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2020_Bid_Process
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Cameron Shorter
>>> Technology Demystifier
>>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>>
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