[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 & more

[Narcélio de Sá]

*Subject:* Support for Awarding FOSS4G 2026 to Hiroshima LOC

Dear Vasile and Conference Committee members,

Having been part of the FOSS4G 2024 organization in Belém, I understand
firsthand the complexity involved in hosting such an important event.
Witnessing the exceptional proposal from Japan to host FOSS4G 2025 and now
learning of the team's willingness, under Nobusuke Iwasaki’s leadership, to
extend their bid to 2026, I cannot help but agree with Vasile and Luca's
recommendation.

Moreover, I want to highlight the remarkable dedication of our colleagues
from Japan, who traveled across the globe to actively participate in our
edition of the conference here in Brazil. Their commitment and enthusiasm
are clear indicators of their capacity to deliver an outstanding FOSS4G
event.

I fully support the proposal to directly award FOSS4G 2026 to the Hiroshima
LOC.

Best regards,
Narcélio de Sá

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Em qui., 12 de dez. de 2024 às 21:42, Vasile Craciunescu via Conference_dev
<conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> escreveu:

> Dear Conference Committee members,
>
> We should be (a bit late) in the stage of announcing the RfP for hosting
> FOSS4G2026 (actually,. the RfP document was already prepared by me and
> Msilikale some time ago). However, you all remember that for 2024 we had
> one of the closest competitions for hosting our beloved event in 2025. The
> Auckland team got it by just one vote in front of Hiroshima LOC. I/we got
> countless messages about the great quality of both proposals and how
> pitiful it is to waste such hard work of one of the competitors in times
> when not so many teams have the courage to step in and aim for the
> organization of the global FOSS4G.
>
> The subject of how hard work is lost after an unsuccessful bid was
> discussed many times in the past. But, at that time, it was not a problem
> of not having multiple bids for the next year's conference. Well, if you
> take a good look at the landscape of the last 4 years, you will see that we
> are not in the same position.
>
> In this context, the Hiroshima LOC, represented by Nobusuke Iwasaki (in
> CC) expressed the will to extend their proposal to 2026. In today's
> economy, this is not something small. To keep it short, last week, in
> Belem, at FOSS4G 2024, me and Luca met with the OSGeo board to discuss this
> situation. The board is all in favor of directly awarding Hiroshima LOC to
> host FOSS4G 2026 and just to proceed with the RfP for 2027, giving more
> time for teams to prepare.
>
>   With all my recent experience, I'm also all in favor (Luca as well). So,
> dear CC members, please let us know what you think about this. Another idea
> from the discussion in Belem was that, when submitting the RfP, to have an
> option (optional) to say that your offer will stand for two consecutive
> years instead of one, like in the past.
>
> Warm regards,
> Vasile
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