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    +1 based on advise that all 3 bidders agree to extension. Cameron<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 26/09/2015 7:35 am, Steven Feldman
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      <div>With respect Andrew it is for the committee not the bidders
        to decide whether to delay the deadline for FOSS4G 2017
        proposals until 17th October</div>
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      <div id="AppleMailSignature">I'll  start the voting with a +1<br>
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        Steven 
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        On 25 Sep 2015, at 22:30, Andrew Ross <<a
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          <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thank you Robert, Michael, &
            Dave.<br>
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            If anyone is opposed, please speak up in the next 24 hours
            otherwise we'll call it lazy consensus and make-it-so. The
            committee should not need to vote on something so trivial.
            No one has argued against the extension.<br>
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            And thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts.<br>
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            On 25/09/15 17:12, Robert Cheetham wrote:<br>
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              <div class="gmail_extra">The Philadelphia team would
                welcome an additional week.</div>
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                <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 10:29
                  AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                        Ottawa group would certainly feel we could bring
                        forward a higher quality bid with the extra
                        time, primarily due to FOSS4G having landed
                        right in the middle of the response period.</p>
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                        be honest, I think it's primarily in OSGeo's
                        interest -- as better bids = better chance of a
                        successful event in 2017.</p>
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                          From: "Michael Gerlek" <<a
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                          Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 10:11am<br>
                          To: "Andrew Ross" <<a
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                          Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] Extend 2017 proposal
                          deadline?<br>
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                              suggest the deadline be extended only be
                              allowed if all three LOCs also agree to
                              the extension.)<br>
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                              -mpg<br>
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                              > On Sep 25, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Andrew
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                              > Hey Everyone,<br>
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                              > I observe that some people involved
                              with bids for Ottawa, Philadelphia, and
                              Boston were also involved with FOSS4G 2015
                              in Korea, FOSS4G NA 2016 in Raleigh,
                              FedGeoDay in D.C., and other activities
                              all within a couple of weeks. This is on
                              top of their daily lives, day jobs, and
                              family obligations.<br>
                              > <br>
                              > Would it be unreasonable to push the
                              proposal deadline for 2017 to a slightly
                              later date such as October 17th?<br>
                              > <br>
                              > The folks involved are some very
                              active people in the community and it'd be
                              a shame to needlessly push them towards
                              burn out. There is plenty of time between
                              now and 2017 to afford this small
                              extension.<br>
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                              > Thoughts?<br>
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                              > A<br>
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