<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Good points Cameron.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If I can suggest one more critical piece to number 3 … I think we should have a good discussion on whether we should have a consistent PCO year to year (regardless of the LocationTech issue). Every year we restart a lot of things simply because we have a new organization to ramp up every event. A lot of cost and headaches can be saved by having the same PCO to work with. Not to mention knowledge transfer year-to-year.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think making this decision is the first and most important decision to make. Once that’s taken care of — then we can look at whether Location Tech might make sense as this PCO, or another 3rd party organization.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dave</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 11, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" class="">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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I'd attend a meeting. Also agree that starting conversation on email
would be a good way to warm up.<br class="">
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A way to focus the meeting might be to step through the current
FOSS4G Handbook, collectively approving sections and removing the
"Draft - awaiting review" comments.<br class="">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook</a><br class="">
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The big items which I think need addressing are:<br class="">
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1. What are the principles we should consider when selecting a
FOSS4G conference? Lets write them down. Many of these principles
would be derived from OSGeo principles. Others will be more
logistical. Both the Handbook and RFP has some of this information.
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/rfp/2017/osgeo-conference-2017-request-for-proposal.pdf">https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/rfp/2017/osgeo-conference-2017-request-for-proposal.pdf</a><br class="">
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2. How do we transfer knowledge from one conference to the next. The
cookbook FOSS4G Handbook is one method. There have been a number of
suggestions to consistently use one Professional Conference
Organisor, be that a paid person, or a company. Do we want to pursue
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3. This leads to the sensitive question of "Do we want to consider
Location Tech as that PCO?" Location Tech has teamed with
unsuccessful FOSS4G bids in the past. I see this as evidence that
our community is split on the answer to this question. This is a
messy question to consider and make a decision on, but by not
addressing it, we are wasting a lot of community energy and
goodwill. As such, I see it as our most pressing question.<br class="">
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Are people interested in a conference committee meeting?
(or perhaps e-meeting conducted on email over the period
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We have a few loose ends that we could address. If people
are interested in a meeting, I'll start a wiki page. I
think that we should discuss and vote on a few motions.
Formalizing a few decisions, adjusting committee membership,
discuss RFP revisions, discuss 2018 RFP schedule (according
to this motion we should start soon, <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2014-December/002794.html" class=""></a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2014-December/002794.html">http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2014-December/002794.html</a>).<br class="">
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Are committee members interested in a meeting? Format or time
preference? Items for a meeting?<br class="">
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