[FOSS4G2017] Another (possibly) fun idea

[Jeff McKenna]

There was a great unplanned debate at a FOSS4G Europe between Ivan and 
Peter Baumann on stage, on a thorny issue, but after they hugged, and it 
was fascinating to hear and see, the passion, the knowledge, it was 
exactly what the industry was wondering at the time, really on topic.  I 
can think of some great thorny issues, that would definitely be 
entertaining to hear.  Getting the 2 right people might be tricky 
though.  But I agree with you, as someone who's been sitting on the 
panel and also sitting in the audience for panels, as I'm sure Paul you 
too have done both, that normal panels are quite boring.  So I like your 
thinking!

-jeff



On 2016-09-15 2:47 PM, Paul Wickman wrote:
> In light of getting more “fun” events going, what do folks think about
> the idea of a friendly debate between two folks on some particularly
> thorny issue in GIS?  I’m thinking of something along the lines of the
> NPR show, “intelligence squared
> <http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/about-iq2>”   This could be set up
> as a twist on the longer panel sessions.
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