Thanks, Paul. Great questions and we shall address them.<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Eddie Pickle</div><div><br clear="all"><div>J. Edward Pickle<div>Chief Executive Officer</div><div>OpenGeo</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Paul Ramsey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pramsey@cleverelephant.ca" target="_blank">pramsey@cleverelephant.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Here's two questions from Helena Mitasova:<br>
<br>
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From: Helena Mitasova <<a href="mailto:hmitaso@ncsu.edu">hmitaso@ncsu.edu</a>><br>
Date: Wed, May 15, 2013 at 4:36 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase<br>
To: conference <<a href="mailto:conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org">conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
Cc: Paul Ramsey <<a href="mailto:pramsey@cleverelephant.ca">pramsey@cleverelephant.ca</a>><br>
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<br>
Eddie, Darrell,<br>
<br>
I have two questions about your proposals:<br>
<br>
1. How do you plan to distinguish this global conference from the very<br>
successfull<br>
international regional conferences such as FOSS4G-CEE and FOSS4G-NA?<br>
Or, in another words - what are your plans to make this truly global,<br>
main FOSS4G<br>
conference?<br>
<br>
2. Given the continuing complaints about the selection of workshops<br>
and presentations<br>
how do you plan to handle the submissions so that everybody feels welcome<br>
and participating rather than turned down and ignored. Do you have ideas<br>
for accomodating presentations/posters by many students and new<br>
developers who may<br>
have great ideas but are unknown in the community and may not get<br>
enough votes for a regular talk.<br>
Do you have any innovative ideas about the presentations and participation<br>
that will distinguish this conference?<br>
<br>
Thank you, Helena<br>
<br>
Helena Mitasova<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences<br>
2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall<br>
North Carolina State University<br>
Raleigh, NC 27695-8208<br>
<a href="mailto:hmitaso@ncsu.edu">hmitaso@ncsu.edu</a><br>
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On May 12, 2013, at 11:48 PM, Paul Ramsey wrote:<br>
<br>
> Conference committee,<br>
><br>
> We have received three Letters of Intent (LOI) from local committees<br>
> interested in hosting FOSS4G 2014<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/proposals/2014/" target="_blank">http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/proposals/2014/</a><br>
><br>
> * Portland, OR<br>
> * Sao Paolo, Brazil<br>
> * Washington, DC<br>
><br>
> With regard to the LOI from Brazil: the RFP is clear that 2014 is a<br>
> "North America" year and proposals from other regions will only be<br>
> accepted if no credible North American proposals are received.<br>
><br>
> Therefore, while I will keep the Sao Paolo LOI on file in the<br>
> repository, it should not be considered for contention unless the LOI<br>
> voting indicates that a majority of committee members do not consider<br>
> the North American bids viable.<br>
><br>
> The question and answer phase now begins, and runs until May 17.<br>
><br>
> Committee members, please review the LOIs from all parties and direct<br>
> questions to some or all of the proponents at your earliest<br>
> convenience.<br>
><br>
> Eddie Pickle (Washington), Darrell Fuhriman (Portland), or your<br>
> designates, please monitor the list and answer questions with<br>
> alacrity.<br>
><br>
> Yours,<br>
><br>
> Paul Ramsey<br>
> 2014 RFP Coordinator<br>
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