[Oceania-Board] 2022 Call for venues

[Jonah Sullivan]

I think it's a safe bet in 2022. I used the word "bet" because there is
still some financial and reputation risk.

Locate22 is in Canberra as a big centralised geospatial conference in May (
https://locateconference.com/).

I haven't seen any big in-person international conferences advertising yet,
but I'm sure they will be coming soon.

On Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 02:55 Edoardo Neerhut, <eneerhut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Thrilled that local hubs were able to put on events yesterday,
> complemented by the regional program. Seeing photos come through on
> Twitter, Slack, and email and I expect more will come through soon. Take a
> look at a few from Perth and Kiribati here
> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10gUp8c_h_TcQ-7NLqtaPT8V4TDp9qCNz?usp=sharing>
> .
>
> With this energy, what do we all think about creating a Call for Venues
> for 2022? It's uncertain what the global environment would look like, but
> at the very least it will get local hubs thinking about 2022.
>
> I love what local hubs have been able to achieve and want to see it
> continue, but I would also like to bring back the traditional
> conference concept with one location in November. This is important to
> foster regional ties, get people more involved, and ensure the financial
> longevity of our organisation.
>
> Perhaps local hubs would take place every second year or we find a way to
> support them during the year so that they can put on events at a time of
> their choosing.
>
> Keen to hear your thoughts,
>
> Ed
>
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