<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I said that I would offer to serve on the conference committee once the 2013 wrap up was completed and we are nearly there!<div><br></div><div>I don't think it would be appropriate for me to do the merging of the 2013 Reflections into the "official" cookbook as I am too close to the 2013 event but I am happy to offer support if wanted</div><div><br></div><div>IMHO (and I know some may disagree strongly) we need coordination of the regional and local events program with the annual event and management of the FOSS4G brand. If this is the route that the conference committee chooses I am up for helping out.<br><div>
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<br><div><div>On 25 Nov 2013, at 10:05, Arnulf Christl <<a href="mailto:arnulf.christl@metaspatial.net">arnulf.christl@metaspatial.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>Hash: SHA1<br><br>Folks,<br>there is work to do for the Conference Committee:<br><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee#Current_Members">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee#Current_Members</a><br><br>But I am not sure whether it has the vigor to actually get them done. So<br>I have a few questions aiming to take the committee's pulse so that we<br>can decide whether things will get done or what else we need to do to<br>get them Done Done.<br><br>* Who is going to take the lead to merge the great input from the FOSS4G<br>2013 Reflections into the FOSS4G Cookbook? Or maybe they are fine side<br>by side?<br><br>* Is the conference committee the right place to coordinate events all<br>around the world?<br><br>This explicitly includes regional events - not only FOSS4G global. As<br>said before we need a place where all this comes together for simple<br>reasons:<br>* avoid conflicts<br>* get better coverage<br>* help events spread word by adding them to global and localized events<br>in the OSGeo calendar<br>* add news for CfP and similar<br><br>* Take ownership of FOSS4G (this seems to be so contentious that I am<br>going to bring it up again and again, maybe it is time for a blog on the<br>topic?)<br><br>The Conference Committee currently "only" seems to issue a yearly CfL<br>for the global FOSS4G event and manage the selection process. If so who<br>is going to address the above - and probably more issues as we go? Can<br>we move these decision processes to the Local Chapters list - which is<br>not even a committee?<br><br><br>Please answer with +1 to any and each of the above if you feel this is<br>in your remit (and you are going to invest some time!). And if we get<br>less than x +1 we know there is a need for something else - whatever<br>that may be.<br><br>This call is open for a week or so.<br><br>Have fun,<br>Arnulf<br><br>- -- <br>Arnulf Christl (Director)<br>The metaspatial Institute Certification:<br>Open Source - Open Data - Open Standards<br>http://www.metaspatial.net/en/institute<br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)<br>Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/<br><br>iEYEARECAAYFAlKTIM4ACgkQXmFKW+BJ1b3asACfYuu2dkTRBJhHuLIf8SONNamk<br>hd0An3Ixxhx0YBF1fJZFTALNz7VQ/Hxz<br>=T9zO<br>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>_______________________________________________<br>Conference_dev mailing list<br>Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org<br>http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>