[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 & more

[Ho Dinh Duan]

+1
from Ho Dinh Duan
Vietnam

On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 7:23 AM michael terner via Conference_dev <
conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> +1
>
> I too would support awarding directly to Hiroshima.
>
> That said, it would seem important for Conference Dev to talk about the
> future, heading into 2027. Should we be striving to have a global
> conference that rotates across different regions (e.g., how the North
> America, EMEA and "other regions" rotated)? How can we find/incentivize
> interested teams in different regions? There hasn't been a global FOSS4G in
> North America since 2017 (largely due to the bad luck of COVID for the 2020
> Calgary team). In some ways, having the New Zealand and Hiroshima
> conferences take place in 2025 and 2026 gives Conference Dev *time *and
> some room to assess how we look for conference teams and the potential for
> developing a future, sustainable plan.
>
> My $.02...
>
> MT
>
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 3:14 PM María Arias de Reyna via Conference_dev <
> conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>> I would be in favor of awarding it directly to Hiroshima. It was a very
>> good offer.
>>
>> Unless some other potential LOC says now they have been working already
>> for 2026 and their work would be lost too, I would not bother with an RFP.
>>
>>
>> El vie, 13 dic 2024, 1:42, Vasile Craciunescu via Conference_dev <
>> conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> escribió:
>>
>>> 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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