[Oceania-Board] 2022 Call for venues

[Edoardo Neerhut]

I'm not committed to November. Happy to explore other options.

On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 at 13:45, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> How committed to the November dates are we? I heard comments from a couple
> of people in academia that this was a difficult time for them, being at the
> tail end of a very busy period.
>
> On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 at 05:37, Jonah Sullivan <jonahsullivan79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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