[FOSS4G2016] General keynote (foss4g / loctech) (was: RE: LOC FOSS4G 2016 - please wake up again!)

[Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting OSGeo.nl]

Hi all,

In the program committee we have seen an abstract by OSGeo board member Jody on the new strategy of OSGeo. I assume Jody applied this a behalf of the osgeo board.

I'd find it an omission if there would not be an osgeo-strategy keynote in the FOSS4G program. Set aside the discussion on the exact relation between foss4g and osgeo.org, it's obvious that foss4g is the annual event where osgeo.org should not just present the state of the osgeo.org projects, but also the "überproject": the state of osgeo.org itself. 



Regards, 

Gert-Jan


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Verzonden: vrijdag 22 april 2016 08:42
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Onderwerp: [FOSS4G2016] LOC FOSS4G 2016 - please wake up again!

Dear LOC,

this is just a reminder, that we aren't done with the preparation of our conference! I am sort of unhappy, that only three (including me) people joined IRC yesterday. There are several important points to do and to decide. On top of that, we aren't done with the keynoters yet although this is a very very important point and we really really fast acceptance or rejection of the people requested.

Some of the most important and VERY urgent points:

@Codrina:
I know that you asked somebody for keynoting on "Open Data", who obviously hesitates. Please give him/her a short-term deadline, otherwise we'd have to ask somebody else *A*S*A*P*.

@Marc:
What about a keynoter for Disaster Management *A*S*A*P*?

@Marc/Arnulf:
What is the state on "Cleaning up the webpage?

@Marc:
Status of Media Partners? What did we do to get more of them? Makes sense to have them *NOW* not in two month.

@PR&M:
No reaction yet on my request to really spread the opening of registration press release, but no other actions at all.

@Arnulf:
Need a short description of Wordbank-keynoter with picture ASAP (see also http://foss4g2016.org/redmine/issues/294)

@All
We need a decision on how to proceed with the travel grants. I personally "+1" the proposal Christoph made here:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:FOSS4G_2016_Travel_Grants
If no more votes come in until this evening, we adopt that.

@All
We have only 3 of 6 keynoters fixed yet. Assuming Codrina and Marc will bring in one, there is still one remaining slot. We *could* ask OSgeo to present their "new strategy", I personnally would prefer asking Andrea for talking about FOSS and Geospatial and OSGeo and  Location Tech .... 
opinions? Other ideas?

You see, a lot of important things, please wake up ;-)

Till
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