<div dir="auto">Dear Adam,<div dir="auto">Not sure to get what you are meaning...</div><div dir="auto">You don't like the support from global organizations? Like those that defines SDGs and humanitarian missions?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Back to the discussion... What is the reason for the current rotation rule that favorite EU-NA?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have always pragmatically tough (but I'm maybe wrong) that is because:</div><div dir="auto">- most of developers and members are from those part of the world </div><div dir="auto">- this guarantee an higher number of participants which is good for the community and the finances</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Any other points?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As an equitable and global community I strongly believe we should promote the spread of open source geospatial in every corner of the world.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The fact is that in my opinion to make it effectively happen we should have a well defined strategy and resource plan... </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Maxi</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Il ven 30 dic 2022, 12:54 Adam Steer <<a href="mailto:adam.d.steer@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">adam.d.steer@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Luca, Maxi<br>
<br>
I am sure you didn't really mean to suggest that global FOSS4G events<br>
held outside of EU / NA states need to get support from EU / NA based<br>
organisations...<br>
<br>
I think the right place for this discussion is here, in trackable<br>
public archives. Perhaps in a new thread, it has hijacked Vasile's<br>
work on getting the 2024 RfP done.<br>
<br>
Adam<br>
<br>
<br>
On Fri, 30 Dec 2022 at 06:57, Luca Delucchi <<a href="mailto:lucadeluge@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">lucadeluge@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 18:21, massimiliano cannata<br>
> <<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">massimiliano.cannata@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Dear all,<br>
> > My 2 cents...<br>
> ><br>
> > Foss4g is the main conference of osgeo and provide:<br>
> > - funding for the function of osgeo<br>
> > - visibility and credibility to the community<br>
> ><br>
> > I'm 100% for having often outside EU-NA but then we should have strong financial and political support by third parties: e.g. Europe Community, United Nations, World Bank, etc...<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> Yes, this should be important.<br>
> Right now it seems that it works mainly if someone of the LOC knows<br>
> someone of the agency, instead OSGeo should be able to retain them<br>
> somehow<br>
><br>
> ><br>
> > Maxi<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> Luca<br>
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