[Foss4g2009] Proposal - Invite the Minister of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research to open FOSS4G-2009

[Cameron Shorter]

Bruce,
Thanks for following through on this.
I'm +1 for sending this letter.

Julia, Nicole,
Could you please review Bruce's text, and copy into a word template. (Do 
we have one for FOSS4G letters?)

I'm happy to send it. Do you know where I should send it?

Bruce Bannerman wrote:
> Sorry Andrew, this was too good an idea to let languish...
>
>
> I propose (based on Andrew's idea) that we invite the Minister of
> Innovation, Industry, Science and Research to open FOSS4G-2009.
>
> The current Minister is Kim Carr. I'd say that he is probably the most
> appropriate person for our group and aims.
>
> http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx
>
>
> I've prepared a first draft of a letter below. I'd say that this would
> be best coming from the LOC Chair. 
>
> This draft will need to be pulled apart by those with more experience in
> these things (e.g. Tour Hosts).
>
>
> Bruce Bannerman
>
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> Draft Letter
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>
> Dear Minister Carr,
>
> Our organisation has been successful in attracting the prestigious
> international conference FOSS4G-2009 to Sydney in October 2009.
>
> We would be honoured if you would accept our invitation to open this
> conference on the 21st October 2009.
>
> The FOSS4G series of conferences are where the best and brightest minds
> gather to discuss the current and future directions of Free and Open
> Source Software for Geospatial use.
>
> At this year's conference we are expecting a keen interest from within
> Australian Government as there have been some recent exciting
> developments led by:
>
> - CSIRO with the Spatial Information Services Stack project. This
>   project working to provide a set of FOSS4G tools that can be 
>   rolled out to a number of Government Departments; and
>
> - The Office of Spatial Data Management and the Australia New Zealand
>   Land Information Council with the adoption of a FOSS4G project as
>   a tool to help Government employees and the public to find government
>   spatial information.
>
> In our current challenging economic times, particularly in the light of
> the implementation of the recommendations of the Gershon Review within
> Federal Government, I think that you will find that FOSS4G is a cause
> that should be supported. FOSS4G has the potential to save government
> considerable sums of money and to lead to more innovative and open
> technical solutions.
>
> Again, we would be honoured if you would accept our invitation to open
> this conference on the 21st October 2009.
>
> Could you please advise me by <date> if you are able to accept our
> invitation?
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Cameron Shorter
> Chair FOSS4G-2009 Local Organising Committee
> etc 
>
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> End Draft Letter
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