[Oceania-Board] 2022 Call for venues

[Edoardo Neerhut]

Possibly, but that would prompt another question: how much lead time is
needed to prepare for a Melbourne or Wellington type event?

On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 at 13:49, Emma Hain <emmahain at gmail.com> wrote:

> November has been super hard to do. Mid year?
>
> Emma Hain
>
> On 13 Nov 2021, at 07:48, Edoardo Neerhut <eneerhut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> 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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