[FOSS4G2016] Closing tasks

Mon Sep 19 23:32:40 PDT 2016

Hi Marc,

if wanted, I can look for some pictures. I guess, you catched much more 
of the real conference, than I did, so just go ahead!

Till

Am 2016-09-20 08:26, schrieb Marc Vloemans:
> Hi All
>
> Gert Jan and I are preparing final mail from 'Bonn' to thank,
> acknowledge etc and give the Mailchimp list the opportunity to 
> opt-out
> before handing over the account to OSGeo (for continuity) and Boston
> for 2017
> This will provide infrastructure for future LOC's and a valuable
> asset to the Foundation.
>
> @Till: any suggestions for this last mail shot?
>
> Vriendelijke groet,
> Marc Vloemans
>
>
>
>
> Vriendelijke groet,
> Marc Vloemans
>
>> Op 5 sep. 2016 om 08:21 heeft till.adams at fossgis.de het volgende 
>> geschreven:
>>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> thanks for your reminder and your congrats!
>>
>> Indeed we are in the process of "tidying up after" ...
>>
>> To your points:
>> 1) already in work
>> 2) s.a.
>> 3) we paid it from the conference budget anyhow. We are working on 
>> getting all financial stuff together and report it (and transfer some 
>> money) to OSGeo in thge following weeks. With that, we are already on 
>> a good way.
>> 4) as said /done with the note, that we might make use of it for 
>> some minor things in the following weeks.
>> 5) we meet anyhow every month, the sunday thing was because we havd 
>> people from not BONN in LOC. But we'll meet again and will never 
>> forget this nice days in August 2016 ;-)
>>
>> Regards, Till
>>
>>
>> Am 2016-09-03 00:16, schrieb Guido Stein:
>>> Fyi - Till has shared the twitter account credentials with me and 
>>> we
>>> will update the account profile towards the end of the month. We 
>>> are
>>> also processing after an amazing event and will ramp up with 
>>> marketing
>>> later this month.
>>>
>>> Thanks again to Jeff, for keeping the ball rolling, and Till , for
>>> being so proactive.
>>>
>>> Guido
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, 15:46 Jeff McKenna 
>>> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>> [7]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello 2016 team,
>>>>
>>>> At the end of each FOSS4G, its important to take a few moments and
>>>> make
>>>> sure that important information is archived and shared, for future
>>>> FOSS4G local committees (yes I send this message each year, some
>>>> listen
>>>> to me, some do not).
>>>>
>>>> Till, you must have been psychic, because this morning when I woke
>>>> up I
>>>> made some tasks for 2016, and one of them I see you are tackling
>>>> this
>>>> afternoon (lessons learned).  Great minds think alike :)
>>>>
>>>> 1) Lessons Learned Wiki
>>>>
>>>> Its important to fill in any of your thoughts (and this applies to
>>>> everyone involved in the local organizing team, not only the
>>>> chair). The
>>>> template is online (Till made a good hack on it today), but others
>>>> from
>>>> all committees are invited to add to it (program committee,
>>>> workshop
>>>> committee, code sprint committee, volunteer committee, etc).
>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_Lessons_Learned [1] Feel
>>>> free to add
>>>> any sections that are missing.  (login with your OSGeo user ID,
>>>> which
>>>> you can create at http://www.osgeo.org/osgeo_userid [2]  That page
>>>> also has
>>>> links to reset your password etc.)
>>>>
>>>> 2) Archive documents through OSGeos SVN repository
>>>>
>>>> Ive been archiving FOSS4G documents, since 2004, at
>>>> https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/ [3]  It has become a great
>>>> resource for
>>>> logos, past sponsor documents, program templates; but some years
>>>> are
>>>> empty (chairs did not agree with my insistence I guess ha).
>>>> Please,
>>>> whether you are on the website committee, program committee,
>>>> volunteer
>>>> committee, code sprint committee, marketing any committee, please
>>>> be
>>>> sure to commit your raw files into
>>>> https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/2016/ [4]  (use the same OSGeo
>>>> ID as
>>>> mentioned above, and let me know if your user needs write access, 
>>>> I
>>>> can
>>>> approve that fast).  Things like the code behind the Community
>>>> Review
>>>> instance, are always looked for by the next years committee, and 
>>>> if
>>>> it
>>>> is easily accessible in SVN they wont have to search.
>>>>
>>>> 3) Submit the bill for the closing party to Mike Smith, OSGeo
>>>> Treasurer.
>>>>  I spoke with Venka that day (Saturday) as you were heading to
>>>> your
>>>> final dinner, and we agreed that this little dinner is a small way
>>>> that
>>>> we can thank you, the whole OSGeo community thanks you, for all
>>>> your
>>>> hard work.
>>>>
>>>> 4) Passing control of @foss4g twitter account
>>>>
>>>> Usually each year we wait until videos and other news items are
>>>> announced by the recent FOSS4G local committee.  Your team has
>>>> been fast
>>>> with videos, but there is always a few little items to share in
>>>> social
>>>> media after.  I would say after next week, at the end of next week
>>>> the
>>>> Twitter account should be handed over to the 2017 team.  (if this
>>>> seems
>>>> too soon we can discuss this) I had the master password, but 
>>>> likely
>>>> Till
>>>> should just let @guidos know privately the account info.
>>>>
>>>> 5) After you have recharged your batteries, plan a meeting of the
>>>> local committee again, often this is done a few weeks after the
>>>> event,
>>>> at a pub or a casual dinner place.  This to me is very
>>>> important.  I
>>>> know, this year you did it on the weekend after, but, I find that
>>>> you
>>>> can REALLY enjoy getting together a few weeks later (even a month
>>>> later), and sit down with each other and laugh (and cry ha), and 
>>>> be
>>>> proud of what you did.  Really, I think this is important.  You
>>>> did it,
>>>> you went through it all together, and you will always be bonded by
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>> Thats all I can think of right now.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you to the whole Bonn team, for making FOSS4G 2016 so
>>>> memorable.
>>>> Ive followed every step of the way, and I could not be more proud
>>>> of
>>>> your work and passion.  It will never be forgotten.
>>>>
>>>> #boatdrinks
>>>>
>>>> -jeff
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_Lessons_Learned
>>> [2] http://www.osgeo.org/osgeo_userid
>>> [3] https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/
>>> [4] https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/2016/
>>> [5] mailto:FOSS4G2016 at lists.osgeo.org
>>> [6] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2016
>>> [7] mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>
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