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Dear Jeff,<br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"> <br>
First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Tran
Kiem Dung, Chief of Science, Technology and International
cooperation division, Department of IT (CIREN), Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Vietnam.<br>
<br>
On behalf of CIREN, I'd like to answer your questions as follow :<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Q1: It is not
clear to me who is the chair of your local committee, please
clarify this for me.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">A1: We expected
Mr. Nguyen Linh Ngoc - Deputy Minister of MONRE or Mr. Nguyen Minh
Hong - Deputy Minister of MIC (Ministry of Information and
Communication ) will be the chair of local commitee.</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"><br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Q2: Can you give
some examples of how CIREN is leveraging FOSS4G/OSGeo software?</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">A2 : Using open sources is
policy of Vietnam today. CIREN used softwares, libraries of
OGGeo for our projects like </span></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US">GeoNetwork, GeoServer, MapServer, GeoTool, GDAL/OGR,
DeeGree iGeoportal, DeepEarth, OpenLayers, Mapbuilder ... Our
online products can access via Internet as examples :</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://geoportal.vn/mtportal/srv/vi/main.home"><span
style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">http://geoportal.vn/mtportal/srv/vi/main.home</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://210.86.238.155/gdpmap/"><span
style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">http://210.86.238.155/gdpmap/</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://222.253.254.133:8080/btgis/control"><span
style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">http://222.253.254.133:8080/btgis/control</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ciscai.org/"><span
style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">http://www.ciscai.org/</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
We are using Geoserver for bulding remote sensing images system
for Vietnam and apply 1 project use FOSS4G solution for government
office ( this project has been approved ).</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Q3: </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Have you begun talks with
the NCC or the Melia Hanoi venues, to see about their
availability? What dates/months are you considering?</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US">A3: No. But NCC and Melia Hanoi venues has good
relationship with MONRE. Negotiation with them will be implemented
after the approval of OSGeo.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;" lang="EN-US"><font
color="#cc0000">We think that the time of this event about
September 2012 (Weather in Hanoi very nice, not too hot at this
time</font><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0%
white;">)<br>
</span></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; background: none repeat scroll 0%
0% white;" lang="EN-US">Q4: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
lang="EN-US"> I like that your local committee contains
representatives from commercial companies, academic organizations,
and government organizations. Has your local committee given any
thought to an overall theme for the event? (such as natural
resources and FOSS4G use, etc.)</span><span style="font-size:
12pt;"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">A4: Sharing
data and interoperability is challenges for Vietnam to solve
environmental problems and resources management. So we think that
the overall theme for the event is "Sharing data with FOSS4G". <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
Q5: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times
New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Are you proposing
that the FutureGov and GIS Development organizations act as the
professional conference organizer? If yes, I think that is great
that you have mentioned that here in the proposal - to allow your
local committee to focus only on specific FOSS4G tasks<br>
<span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">A5: Yes, we expected.<br>
</span><br>
Q6: Your letter of intent is 3 pages long, yet the guidelines
specifically stated "a maximum of 2 pages" for the letter of
intent, can you explain why your letter is not within those
guidelines?</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US">A6: It’s just an error which was not catched. Sorry.</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Q7: What is your
ability to attract local and regional delegates. What connections
do you have with the local geospatial communities? Are you in a
position to help encourage participation from local communities?</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US">A7: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN">MONRE and
CIREN is government management agencies of Vietnam in the fields
of water resources, environment, land management, surveying
and mapping, geological and mineral resources, ocean and
islands, climate change, most of the data and systems are related
to GIS. Thus we have an intimate relationship with the Geospatial
community.Inviting them to participate fully as possible but we
must consider the participation fee to suit the
conditions in Vietnam.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color:
rgb(192, 0, 0);"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Q8: </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">What is your ability to attract
local sponsorship? Sponsorship covers a large proportion of the
costs of the conference. How are you planning to attract local
sponsors? Do you have anyone in a position to influence attraction
of sponsors?</span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US">A8: </span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">Like</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"></span></span><span
class="hps"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192,
0, 0);">other events</span></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"> <span title="Nhấp để
xem bản dịch thay thế"></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
lang="EN-US">we know that </span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">sponsored by</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"></span></span><span
class="hps"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"; color:
rgb(192, 0, 0);">the</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">organization is a factor</span></span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">to ensure</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">the</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">events</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">success</span></span><span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">.</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">We believe</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">this will attract</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">the support of</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">organizations</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">in Vietnam</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">for the event</span></span><span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">But</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">we hope</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"></span></span><span
class="hps"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192,
0, 0);">the international</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;">OSGeo</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay
thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:
12pt;" lang="EN-US">will</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">contact</span></span><span
class="hps"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> with</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">companies</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">such as</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"></span></span><span
class="hps"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"; color:
rgb(192, 0, 0);">ESRI</span></span><span title="Nhấp để xem
bản dịch thay thế"></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">,</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">IBM</span></span><span title="Nhấp
để xem bản dịch thay thế"></span><span
class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Microsoft</span></span><span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"></span><span
class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">...</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">to</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">attract</span></span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";
color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch
thay thế"></span></span><span class="hps"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">donors.</span></span></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="hps"><span title="Nhấp để
xem bản dịch thay thế">In addition,</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">government</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">agencies</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">will</span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">support</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">the organization</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">FOSS4G</span></span><span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"><span
class="apple-style-span">, as well as</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">infrastructure
providers</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> <span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"></span><span
class="hps">such as</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">location</span></span><span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"><span
class="apple-style-span">,</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">internet</span></span><span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"><span
class="apple-style-span">,</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">servers</span></span><span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"><span
class="apple-style-span">,</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">...</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">and</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">promote the event</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">to</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">call donor</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">for</span></span><span
class="apple-converted-space"> <span title="Nhấp để xem bản
dịch thay thế"></span><span class="hps">FOSS4G</span></span><span
title="Nhấp để xem bản dịch thay thế"><span
class="apple-style-span">.</span></span></span></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"></span></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Q9: </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Do you have dynamic, decisive,
committed people on your committee? This one might be a bit hard
to answer. To be successful, you will need to make lots of
decisions. Some will have straight forward answers. Most won't.
You will need to be decisive and you will need to spend a large
amount of time selflessly thinking about the conference. Doing
things, and encouraging others to do things. I think I was
spending ~ 10 to 15 hours / week on the conference in the first 12
to 6 months out, then 15 to 20 hours / week in the 6 months before
the conference.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);"
lang="EN-US">A9 : </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN">We will organize a dedicated
and professional team of FOSS4G and do our best to organize this
event.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(192, 0,
0);"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Finally, we are very honored to
invite you to Vietnam, the hidden charm of Asia.<br>
Regards,</span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Tran Dung<br>
CIREN</span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">mail : <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dungtk@gmail.com">dungtk@gmail.com</a><br>
cell : 0903239300</span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"> </span>
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