<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Till and Ian:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Thanks for the clarification. My bad for misunderstanding. Indeed, this lends even further support to the notion that hosting regions pay some deference to the importance of ensuring the global event in their region is successful.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">MT</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 9:49 AM Till Adams <<a href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de">till.adams@fossgis.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Michael,</p>
<p>nope, we try to not have a regional european event, if there is
the global event in Europe as well ;-)</p>
<p>@all: The board will make this issue as the major topic on the
next meeting next monday. I asked in the board if it makes sense
to have Vasile as representative of CC in this meeting. I think it
makes sense to calm down a little on this topic and follow the
suggestion of Jon (Neufeld) ;-)</p>
<p>Regards, Till<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div>Am 05.12.19 um 15:25 schrieb michael
terner:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Jonathan:</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Europe
has a population of ~741 million people; Canada has a
population 37 million, and even with the USA counted the
combined population is half of Europe (according to quick
Google searches). And, for FOSS4G's the host country generally
provides the largest proportion of delegates. It's not just
distance, it's the number of people who can financially
support an event. Last, and as pointed out earlier,
North America has a history, i.e., an longstanding,
intentional precedent, of not having a N. American only event
in the same year that the global event occurs in N. America.
Indeed, many conference goers have budget limitations that
make it hard to support two events. On the other hand, Europe,
supported by its large, diverse population, has a long history
of supporting both a global and regional event in the same
year.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">+1
to the notion of Halifax potentially being a venue for the
2021 N. American event. (That said, I perceive the current
actions surrounding the Halifax conference URL to be quite
unnecessary and to be made in bad faith, which has
the potential to color my own future perceptions of a Halifax
event. That said, time tends to heal wounds.)</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">MT</div>
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<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 6:30 AM
Bart van den Eijnden <<a href="mailto:bartvde@osgis.nl" target="_blank">bartvde@osgis.nl</a>> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">You
should compare this with when Sevilla and Bucharest were
competing. Imagine Sevilla saying, we will continue with our
conference anyway and we will compete with your event in
Bucharest.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Bart<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
> On 5 Dec 2019, at 12:02, Jonathan Moules <<a href="mailto:jonathan-lists@lightpear.com" target="_blank">jonathan-lists@lightpear.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> <br>
> I'm wondering if someone can explain how this is
different from having FOSS4GUK and FOSS4G Bucharest within a
month of each other and geographically *much* closer? I'm not
sure how being in the same country is such an issue when the
distances are so huge. I'd use an analogy of two events on the
opposite sides of a continent but... that's exactly what's
happening! From a green-sustainability perspective this seems
like a potential win.<br>
> <br>
> I agree with Jerome's point and remember the conversation
hence my notion and wondering if this is an example of how the
current system doesn't work? I can see how a year later could
make more sense but that's for Jeff to decide. Given OSGeo is
volunteer driven, shouldn't we be encouraging well-meaning
participation (even if contentious) rather than lambasting it?<br>
> <br>
> Cheers,<br>
> <br>
> Jonathan<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> On 2019-12-05 07:45, Bart van den Eijnden wrote:<br>
>> I find this behaviour totally unacceptable, and I
hope the OSGeo board considers removing Jeff from charter
membership and I think they should even consider taking back
his Sol Katz award. This cannot go without consequences IMHO.<br>
>> <br>
>> Clearly he hasn't gotten over the disappointment of
his proposal not winning, but this is not the way to deal with
that.<br>
>> <br>
>> Best regards,<br>
>> <br>
>> Bart<br>
>> <br>
>>> On 04-12-2019 23:58, Jérôme St-Louis wrote:<br>
>>> There were some remarks not long after the bid
where it was realized how much efforts all LOC teams put in
these bids, and that it unfortunately ends up wasted while it
could perhaps be used as proposals for e.g. the regional bids.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> I would very much support and encourage Jeff in
aiming at FOSS4G-NA 2021 for FOSS4G-HFX, if the efforts could
be recycled towards that possibility!<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Best regards,<br>
>>> <br>
>>> -Jerome<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> On 12/4/19 5:31 PM, Paul Ramsey wrote:<br>
>>>> No, it's not really.<br>
>>>> The obvious place to put the energy and
enthusiasm from a 2nd place<br>
>>>> international bid is in running the next
relevant regional conference,<br>
>>>> FOSS4G-NA 2021 in our case, not in
counter-programming against the<br>
>>>> actual event.<br>
>>>> I'd still like to visit Halifax some time,
even some time soon.<br>
>>>> ATB,<br>
>>>> P.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 4:51 AM Jonathan
Moules<br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:jonathan-lists@lightpear.com" target="_blank">jonathan-lists@lightpear.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>> > The Calgary LOC is disappointed
that we now have to compete against<br>
>>>>> another event in our own country<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> While it may be the same "country",
Calgary and Halifax are over 3700km<br>
>>>>> apart. Geographically at least that's
like being disappointed there was<br>
>>>>> a FOSS4GUK Edinburgh this year a mere
2420km away from FOSS4G proper<br>
>>>>> (Bucharest).<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> I'd suggest +1 for both going ahead -
Canada is huge and people<br>
>>>>> (hopefully) travelling less is good.
Here's a thought, maybe rather than<br>
>>>>> competing both groups could create a
single merged event split across<br>
>>>>> two venues somehow.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> On 2019-12-03 14:52, Jonathan Neufeld
wrote:<br>
>>>>>> Hi Eli,<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> I completely agree.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> However, it appears that Jeff is
choosing to go ahead with a FOSS4G in Halifax.<br>
>>>>>> As per the website this morning he
says:<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> "2019-12-03: Hello again world!
We’re excited to announce that the FOSS4G-HFX event will be
happening in 2020 ! The size and scope may be changed, but
the true passion for FOSS4G and sharing will not. Watch this
space for more updates. Thank you for all of the support!"<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Another pop-up box indicates that<br>
>>>>>> "2019-12-02: The venue for FOSS4G-HFX
2020 may actually be the back of a pub, and a donated
university lab, but the FOSS4G spirit will exist ha! The
original proposed venue is listed here, we will update this
page when we have more news on venues. Thank you for support!"<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> The Calgary LOC is disappointed that
we now have to compete against another event in our own
country, especially one being presented by an OSGeo Charter
Member and former OSGeo board member. We will push forward and
continue building a strong event for August, and we remain
confident that 2020 will be the biggest and best FOSS4G in the
history of excellent global events.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>>>> Jon<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>>>>>> From: Eli Adam <<a href="mailto:eadam@co.lincoln.or.us" target="_blank">eadam@co.lincoln.or.us</a>><br>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 7:17
AM<br>
>>>>>> To: Karine Jean <<a href="mailto:karine@geomatiqc.com" target="_blank">karine@geomatiqc.com</a>><br>
>>>>>> Cc: Jonathan Neufeld <<a href="mailto:jneufeld@tecterra.com" target="_blank">jneufeld@tecterra.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:info@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">info@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jmckenna@osgeo.org" target="_blank">jmckenna@osgeo.org</a>; Conference
Dev <<a href="mailto:conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>>;
osgeo-board List <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:chair@foss4g.ca" target="_blank">chair@foss4g.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a><br>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2020
- Halifax site causing confusion<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Hi all,<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> I hope that we hear from Jeff soon
and are able to resolve this without resorting to a TLD
authority. OSGeo is a small community and we should be able
to resolve things internally. I agree that it should be
addressed soon.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Best regards, Eli<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 10:27 AM
Karine Jean <<a href="mailto:karine@geomatiqc.com" target="_blank">karine@geomatiqc.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>> Hi All,<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Sorry for the delay before
answering. As you may know, I do not have the access to shut
down the <a href="http://foss4g.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">foss4g.ca</a>
website. Jeff is the only owner of this URL and website. I
agree that the <a href="http://foss4g.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">foss4g.ca</a> site in
its current form is very misleading but I wanted to have more
information before responding.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Jon wrote to me last week about
the situation. So, I wrote to Jeff to ask him if he could do
anything about it.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Jeff wrote back to me and we had
a talk on the phone about the situation this morning. I tried
to convince him to shut down the site but as I wrote I have no
control on his decision so I will report directly to the board
off-list for the next steps.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Thank you for your patience with
this and I wish you all a great event in Calgary in 2020.<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Karine<br>
>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>> Le lun. 2 déc. 2019 à 10:28,
Jonathan Neufeld <<a href="mailto:jneufeld@tecterra.com" target="_blank">jneufeld@tecterra.com</a>>
a écrit :<br>
>>>>>>>> Hi All,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for all of the
support on this issue, as well as the potential avenues to
address it.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I would like to note that I
also reached out to Karine and she was gracious and helpful.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> We will explore the potential
to have CIRA (the .ca registrar) remove the domain, hopefully
it is a quick and efficient process.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I would strongly support
OSGeo in registering the FOSS4G brand for international
trademark protection. FOSS4G has grown into a large conference
with attendance consistently at or above the 1,000 person mark
and this is something valuable worth protecting so that it can
confidently grow into the future.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Jon<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> From: Conference_dev <<a href="mailto:conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>>
On<br>
>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Jody Garnett<br>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 1,
2019 10:11 PM<br>
>>>>>>>> To: Jérôme St-Louis <<a href="mailto:jerome@ecere.com" target="_blank">jerome@ecere.com</a>><br>
>>>>>>>> Cc: <a href="mailto:info@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">info@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jmckenna@osgeo.org" target="_blank">jmckenna@osgeo.org</a>; Conference
Dev<br>
>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:karine@geomatiqc.com" target="_blank">karine@geomatiqc.com</a>; osgeo-board<br>
>>>>>>>> List <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:chair@foss4g.ca" target="_blank">chair@foss4g.ca</a><br>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf]
FOSS4G 2020 - Halifax site causing<br>
>>>>>>>> confusion<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Good idea let us check:<br>
>>>>>>>> <a href="https://cira.ca/policy/domain-name/cira-domain-name-dispute-resolutio" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cira.ca/policy/domain-name/cira-domain-name-dispute-resolutio</a>
<br>
>>>>>>>> n-policy<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> 1.4 Eligible Complainants.
The person initiating a Proceeding (the “Complainant”) must,
at the time of submitting a complaint (the “Complaint”),
satisfy the Canadian Presence Requirements for Registrants
(the “CPR”) in respect of the domain name that is the subject
of the Proceeding unless the Complaint relates to a trade-mark
registered in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
(“CIPO”) and the Complainant is the owner of the trade-mark.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> It really does look like we
need to be the owner of the trademark for OSZGeo be eligible
to file a complaint.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> However there is something
interring there "Canadian Presence Requirement". Perhaps the
local conference organizing committee could qualify as a
"Canadian Presence Requirement" explain that the current <a href="http://foss4g.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">foss4g.ca</a> website represent a
failed bid that is interfering with the conference in Calgary?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> -- <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Jody Garnett<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 at 05:49,
Jérôme St-Louis <<a href="mailto:jerome@ecere.com" target="_blank">jerome@ecere.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Jody,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> AFAIK Jeff works from his
home office and his phone number is listed<br>
>>>>>>>> at <a href="https://gatewaygeomatics.com/contact.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gatewaygeomatics.com/contact.html</a><br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I question whether obtaining
trademark to FOSS4G is possible after it having been freely
used in the general sense of Free and Open Source Software for
Geospatial in a general sense for many years?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> However, on <a href="http://foss4g.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">foss4g.ca</a> both OSGeo - Ottawa and
OSGeo - Quebec names and logos are featured, and both chapters
have officially called to re-direct, take down the content, or
clarify the fact that the FOSS4G 2020 takes place in Calgary,
not Halifax.<br>
>>>>>>>> That could be ground enough
for .ca to take action?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> The name/logo of OSGeo itself
is also part of those chapters logo, and that may already be
trademarked?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Best regards,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> -Jerome<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On 12/1/19 11:37 PM, Jody
Garnett wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I agree it is serous, and I
recommend adding this to the next board<br>
>>>>>>>> meeting (ideally conference
chair could attend?)<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> But I also want to say as an
organization we do not own the trademark, and we cannot compel
action of an individual. Is this statement you disagree with?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Perhaps this is a good reason
to obtain the foss4g trademark? That would be my advised
course of action. Obtain trademark and ask dot ca to remove
this site.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I also think we could figure
out where Jeff is working and phone him.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Any other thoughts on actions
(not seriousness) Mark?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 4:37
AM Mark Iliffe <<a href="mailto:markiliffe@gmail.com" target="_blank">markiliffe@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Hi Jody,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I’m sorry to disagree so
strongly, but i see this is as a severe issue that
dramatically needs to be resolved with haste.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> As a past (co-)chair of a
global FOSS4G, i know the focus is to ensure that funds are
raised and the delegates and sponsors are clear on the
offering. Right now, this isnt the case as that site does look
like Halifax is the host, not Calgary.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I would strongly urge the
Board to take immediate action to ensure that people are as
clear as possible on what is being offered. The domain is the
first step to this.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> There are many reasons why
time has been taken to resolve this - and as someone who spent
the first half of this year quite ill and dropped many balls -
I can understand this...! But, we’re less than a year away, so
let’s work on resolving this as quickly as possible.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Mark<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2019, at 22:28, Jody
Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> k<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> We do not maintain copyright
on foss4g, this is a deliberate choice as I understand it. So
I do not think we can ask the ca domain to intervene.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> As for Jeff being unavailable
we like to respect folks volunteer capacity and ability to
contribute when they have time. We have spent some effort
working around his in availability as a board.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> It is worth bringing this up
with the next board meeting. Indeed it may be appropriate to
go about claiming the foss4g trademark.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 11:39
PM Steven Feldman <<a href="mailto:shfeldman@gmail.com" target="_blank">shfeldman@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Jody<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> ,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Is this a case where the
board is the committee that needs to act?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Regards<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Steven<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> +44 (0) 7958 924101<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On 1 Dec 2019, at 20:01, Jody
Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> We do not need a procedure
for everything, some troubles will just need to be handled if
they occur.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I do not intend to dismiss
your interest, osgeo committees are empowered to act and
remove individuals who are not welcome. Indeed we ask that all
committees / projects / events have a code of conduct.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> In the August F2F meeting we
discussed establishing a black list for individuals who are
not welcome at our events, and a "gray list" for individuals
who we "wanted to talk with" before they attended one of our
events again. The kindest way we could think to handle this is
to ask the individual to sign a the code of conduct (so there
could be no miscommunication with respect to behaviour).<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Individual committees can
also control their membership with a motion, projects can
adjust an individuals commit access, and so forth. To
specifically answer your question the board is in position to
update the charter members list (and is supposed to do so as a
result of inactivity).<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> -- <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Jody Garnett<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 1 Dec 2019 at 20:08,
Steven Feldman <<a href="mailto:shfeldman@gmail.com" target="_blank">shfeldman@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Haven’t seen a response yet
and I note that as of now the <a href="http://foss4g.ca" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">foss4g.ca</a>
site is still up. That is disappointing to say the least.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I have copied in Karine Jean
who was the co-chair of the Halifax bid using the email on her
OSGeo listing, perhaps she can remove the Halifax site or ask
Jeff to do so or explain why they think it should remain
almost a year after the decision was made to award to Calgary
not Halifax?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> A question for the board: Do
we have any procedure for revoking Charter Membership in the
event of behaviour that we consider to be in conflict with
OSGeo principles? I am not suggesting that this is the case re
Halifax web site but I think it prompts the question of what
would/should we do if a CM is considered to have possibly gone
rogue?<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> ______<br>
>>>>>>>> Steven<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Unusual maps in strange
places - <a href="http://mappery.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">mappery.org</a><br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Subscribe to my weekly “Maps
in the Wild” newsletter<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> On 29 Nov 2019, at 22:14,
Jonathan Neufeld <<a href="mailto:jneufeld@tecterra.com" target="_blank">jneufeld@tecterra.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Hi All,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> I apologize for sending this
through the Conference_Dev list, however I’ve been trying to
reach Jeff McKenna for the past month with no success. If I am
out of line here, please let me know.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Jeff - I’m following up again
on my request to take down your Halifax FOSS4G site at <a href="https://foss4g.ca/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://foss4g.ca/</a>.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> As I have previously
mentioned, the Halifax site is causing confusion with some
members of the community.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> In the spirit of open
collaboration and building towards a successful event, we are
requesting that you take down the site for Halifax 2020 which
is making a false claim of hosting FOSS4G 2020 and sowing
confusion amongst potential participants.<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> Jon<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> JONATHAN NEUFELD<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> CO-CHAIR<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> FOSS4G 2020 CALGARY<br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>> <a href="http://2020.foss4g.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://2020.foss4g.org/</a><br>
>>>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>>>>
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