[FOSS4G2016] LocationTech collab For Bonn?

[Jeff McKenna]

This is interesting, I wasn't aware of such a track.  Is there an 
"OSGeo" track?  I know from years of FOSS4G experience, that getting 
OSGeo projects represented for both presentations and workshops is a 
real struggle, so you can imagine my surprise to see such a track.  Put 
plainly, just a reminder that the global FOSS4G event is the OSGeo 
foundation's event, so before we go adding other tracks, I think we 
should be sure to have a plan for the OSGeo foundation and its projects. 
  (for many years, for example, I would contact project leaders who were 
under-represented in presentations and workshops and nudge them, I did 
that for countless FOSS4G events)

So, short story: is there a plan to be sure to have OSGeo projects 
prominently represented in presentations and workshops?

-jeff



On 2015-11-05 1:30 PM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden wrote:
> Hi Marc, Volker, Till and others,
>
>
> A few questions:
> - Is "key notes" meant like: to have some key notes entirely provided by
> LocationTech; or does LocationTech just provide suggestions and contacts
> and is it up to the LOC to decide whether or not to use these
> suggestions & connections
> - Is a "LocationTech"-track in the program a track completely filled
> with LocationTech partners, or a track assembeld by LocationTech (or
> even something else).
>
> Thus, both my remarks are about: is Locationtech's role like an
> "assistent to the driver" (with the LOC still firmly holding the
> steering wheel and making the final decisions), or is LocationTech's
> holding the steering wheel (for at leat a few kilometers).
>
> Both make sense, but in order to avoid misconception it's good to have
> this clear in advance.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> GJ
>
>
>
> Marc Vloemans <mvloemans at boundlessgeo.com> schreef:
>
>> Hi
>> Discussed with Andrea Ross and Jody Garnett where there is opportunity
>> to work together:
>> - she wants gladly to collaborate and supply resources (not logistics
>> like in Foss4G NA, as  that is already covered)
>> - promotion, they have 120.000plus mailing list worldwide
>> - they have road show internationally that
>> - key notes: their network has access to big names in Gov
>> Commercial-sectors Aerospace etc.  Names we generally do not have
>> access to
>> - a LocationTech track in the programme
>>
>> Next step: put a proposal on our behalf together and send of to her.
>>
>> I Want to do that, but first some input from you!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Marc Vloemans
>