[Foss4g2012] Yesterday FOSS4G Meeting Summary

[Cameron Shorter]

Gerald,
Great to see you lurking on this list.

Selection of keynotes has traditionally been the responsibility of the 
LOC, and still is. Technically, I have been invited (and have accepted) 
to be part of the LOC. Hence I feel responsible for helping out with 
tasks, and one of the most urgent of tasks is finalising on keynotes and 
getting them published on the website.

In the last FOSS4G weekly meeting, I was asked to put forward a list of 
recommended keynotes for the LOC to consider, which I have done. My list 
was based upon a couple of prior suggestions from other FOSS4G people, 
and a list of people who have noted their intention to attend FOSS4G in 
Beijing which was provided to me.

(Of note, when I chaired foss4g 2009, I similarly asked a couple of 
others with more experience than I to recommend keynotes, and so I 
thought it appropriate for me to give that back to foss4g 2012).

Oh, and lastly, I do believe the LOC wish to continue with community 
selection and recommendation of papers for the general sessions. From 
prior experience I'm aware that was a decent amount of work to 
coordinate, and would be a great contribution from someone outside the 
local team to have to coordinate. (For the 2009 FOSS4G in Australia, we 
had someone from New Zealand do this coordination for us). Interested?

On 20/06/2012 10:45 PM, Gérald Fenoy wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> nice to hear about progress in organizing FOSS4G 2012.
>
> May I ask why only one person is able to provide keynotes list
> exactly ?
>
> This sounds not clear/safe/fair at all to me so I need explanation.
>
> Please, excuse my stupid question Cameron if you answer it in an
> uncommon list or anything similar......
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Gérald Fenoy
> OSGeo Charter Member


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