<div dir="ltr">Jeff,<div><br></div><div>Thank-you for your considered comments and feedback. If we are invited to submit a full proposal, we will be sure to address:</div><div><br></div><div> * public sector and academic participation</div><div> * highlight other private firms in the region that will contribute to the event</div><div> * expand on how this will impact and be impacted by regional community organizations</div><div> * outline plans for workshops</div><div> * plans to keep costs down</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Robert</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><br>------------------<br>Robert Cheetham<div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Jeff McKenna <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thank you for your Letter of Interest for Philadelphia, PA. Here are<br>
some comments from me, to consider if you proceed to the next stage:<br>
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- your proposed organizing committee is exceptionally strong in the private sector; however it would also be good have committee members involved at the public sector/government level, as well as in academia. You could consider this for your full proposal.<br>
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- I think it is very smart to explain local business activities and how they contribute to OSGeo projects and the community, such as your description of what Azavea does. This really makes your big stronger, so you could consider adding more descriptions for other active companies, in your full proposal.<br>
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- I really like your strong focus on community, and you could definitely highlight this in your full proposal by more elaborate descriptions (of GeoPhilly, the recent OSGeo Code Sprint, MaptimePHL).<br>
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- I didn't see a mention of workshops in this letter, but be sure to explain your plan for workshops thoroughly in your full proposal (as you know, workshops are such a huge part of a FOSS4G).<br>
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- The most powerful part of your letter is that final sentence, what it means to the local community to bring FOSS4G there. That vision that I sense in that statement could be expanded for the full proposal.<br>
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- regarding affordability, that is becoming more of an issue with the FOSS4G events. Having this in mind, you could elaborate more on your plan to keep costs down, in your full proposal.<br>
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I hope these brief comments help you with your bid.<br>
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-jeff<br>
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Jeff McKenna<br>
President, OSGeo<br>
<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna</a><br>
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