[Foss4g2009] Unexpected thanks to Shoaib [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Cameron Shorter]

The Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) is an impartial 
organisation focusing on winning bids for Sydney. If business is 
discussed at all, I expect they will be looking for feedback on whether 
they did an effective job or not. (My impression was they did an 
excellent job).

Dave, if the Qantas airlines are looking for a volunteer to test a new 
seat on long trips to Australia, you will be the first person I think of.

Shoaib.Burq at ga.gov.au wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Yes, I was wondering the same thing. 
>
> Should we get some NZ-Aust OSGeo cards printed on which we can hand write our
> details at least until we get the incorporation done. Perhaps with a
> membership invitation via the website
>
> I expect the event should present some great networking opportunities with
> folks from Sydney Convention Centre and perhaps from the broader media
> industry.
>
> If anyone knows of such a thing as "OSGeo Cards" please let me know there is
> still time to order some in.
>
> Shoaib Burq
> --
> Geoscience Data Manager, National Marine Samples (MARS) 
> Seabed Mapping and Characterisation (SMAC) 
> Petroleum & Marine Division, 
> Geoscience Australia
> Phone: +61 2 6249 9551 | Fax: +61 2 6249 9956 | www.ga.gov.au 
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foss4g2009-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:foss4g2009-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Dave Patton
> Sent: Friday, 13 June 2008 1:24
> To: foss4g2009 at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Foss4g2009] Unexpected thanks to Shoaib
>
> On 2008/06/12 8:08 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>   
>> The Sydney Convention Center and Visitors Bureau flung us a free
>> ticket to "Billy Elliot the Musical", and Shoaib has very kindly
>> offered to attend on behalf of OSGeo.
>>     
>
> I trust that he is going on "official OSGeo business"
> (you know, measuring room sizes and such), rather
> than accepting "free gifts" from an as yet unselected
> conference venue, which could lead to mutterings of
> 'impropriety' ;-)
>
> Of course it would be entirely appropriate for the
> Sydney Convention Center and Visitors Bureau to offer free
> plane tickets to Sydney to people from 'northerly' English-
> speaking countries, where those people live in a city
> with the same name as an Australian state :-)
>
>   


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