oops, I sent this from the wrong address...<br>:-)<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">David Percy</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:percy@pdx.edu">percy@pdx.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, May 17, 2013 at 8:02 AM<br>Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] Fwd: FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase<br>To: "<a href="mailto:seven@arnulf.us">seven@arnulf.us</a>" <<a href="mailto:seven@arnulf.us">seven@arnulf.us</a>><br>
Cc: conference <<a href="mailto:conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org">conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><br><br>Interesting idea, Arnulf, I like giving precedence to OSGEO projects,<br>
etc. However, your formula would leave out some of the exciting new<br>
stuff that hasn't even applied for incubation yet, like currently<br>
MBTiles, for example. I think the LOC needs a lot of latitude in<br>
picking the most relevant workshops.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Percy<br>
(Portland LOC)<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 4:01 AM, <a href="mailto:seven@arnulf.us">seven@arnulf.us</a> <<a href="mailto:seven@arnulf.us">seven@arnulf.us</a>> wrote:<br>
> Folks,<br>
> instead of leaving the workshop selection open for experiments yet again I<br>
> suggest we simply prescribe how to do it. In simple words something like:<br>
> * Graduated OSGeo projects get precedence over incubating projects over<br>
> others. * Each project is guaranteed to get the *chance* to apply for one<br>
> slot.<br>
> * If a graduated project does not (convincingly) confirm until x weeks<br>
> before the conference that they can pull it off and that there will be<br>
> interest, then slots are filled up by other active projects.<br>
> * Individuals and parties / orgs may wish to collaborate on joint workshops.<br>
> * Ideally a few slots should be reserved for workshops that may be not tech<br>
> related, like Edu and Data committee.<br>
><br>
> Final adjudication lies with the LOC!!!<br>
><br>
> Maybe we could even propose that rejections are issued a week before<br>
> confirmations giving the rejected parties the opportunity to collaborate<br>
> with accepted parties, complain, get all heated up with the LOC and then<br>
> pacified so that we don't have this public discussion making look us just a<br>
> bit foolish. And maybe this last idea is just completely insane and would<br>
> only lead to WW 3...<br>
><br>
> But /me believes that there is is so much experience in this conf committee<br>
> that we will surly find a good solution to go forward.<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Arnulf<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Arnulf Christl (aka Seven)<br>
> <a href="http://arnulf.us" target="_blank">http://arnulf.us</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> ----- Reply message -----<br>
> From: "Steven Feldman" <<a href="mailto:shfeldman@gmail.com">shfeldman@gmail.com</a>><br>
> To: "conference" <<a href="mailto:conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org">conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:hmitaso@ncsu.edu">hmitaso@ncsu.edu</a>><br>
> Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] Fwd: FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase<br>
> Date: Fri, May 17, 2013 09:48<br>
><br>
><br>
> Helena<br>
><br>
> I have to take issue with you when you say<br>
><br>
> "2. Given the continuing complaints about the selection of workshops and<br>
> presentations how do you plan to handle the submissions so that everybody<br>
> feels welcome and participating rather than turned down and ignored."<br>
><br>
> To my knowledge there have been no complaints about the selection of<br>
> presentations or academic papers for FOSS4G 2013, nor have people been made<br>
> to feel unwelcome or ignored. There have been a small number of people who<br>
> have raised concerns regarding the selection of workshops and I and the LOC<br>
> have acknowledged that the process did not work as well as it could have.<br>
><br>
> ______<br>
> Steven<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 16 May 2013, at 18:17, Paul Ramsey <<a href="mailto:pramsey@cleverelephant.ca">pramsey@cleverelephant.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Here's two questions from Helena Mitasova:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
>> 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>
>><br>
>><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>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
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