[Oceania-Board] Discussion re: webinars with GCA GIS and Digital Analytics Working Group

Thu Feb 29 18:36:19 PST 2024

Hi John

I haven't seen what's explicitly in the MOU, it's still being drafted by
GCA. Only thing I can refer you to is the letter we drafted together.

Cheers,

On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 at 11:26, John Bryant via Oceania-Board <
oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> The GCA crew were supportive of the idea of making it free to attend, they
> have run free webinars before. They need to look at some kind of cost
> recovery; it sounds like the related expenses are fairly modest so this may
> not be a very big deal. Perhaps something OO could even consider funding?
>
> The question of whether the recordings could be made available for free
> seemed a little more complicated, at least in part because of the
> technical hurdles of opening up a closed platform.
>
> I'd support making it all as free as possible but of course it's GCA's
> platform and webinar series, we can decide if we participate or not.
>
> Alex, it would be good to hear more about the proposed MOU, does it relate
> to activities like this?
>
> Cheers
> John
>
>
> On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 at 04:51, Alex Leith via Oceania-Board <
> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>> Hey Folks
>>
>> I agree with Ewen here.
>>
>> We could ask for our members to get a reduced rate for attending the
>> webinar live, and it may be reasonable if we’re providing the content, to
>> get a recording to put on our YouTube.
>>
>> Also, FYI, we are in talks with GCA on an MOU, which is progressing.
>> Please let me know if you’d like to be involved in this process.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> *Alex Leith*
>> m: +61 419 189 050
>> https://auspatious.com
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 at 7:43 am, Ewen Hill via Oceania-Board <
>> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>    Sorry for the delay in responding and thank you for all the comments.
>>> I see GCA having a completely different way of seeing the world which is
>>> fine. They have a platform that hosts a number of webinaires for their
>>> membership and the membership need to review some of these to keep their
>>> credit points healthy so they see this as a way to finance or
>>> cost-recover and the organisation needs to be stable.
>>>
>>> For GCA to open up their platform to our members to view the recordings
>>> is probably a step too far so as long as the initial live edition is open
>>> to all on an easy to use platform throughout the pacific, then I am happy
>>> for it to be retained by GCA or only stored for a limited time. This is
>>> about working together and getting our name out there.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Ewen
>>>
>>> On Thu, 29 Feb 2024 at 22:06, Renee M via Oceania-Board <
>>> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree. It should be free. Afterall, it's part of the FOSS ethos. I've
>>>> attended some discussions through GCA that have been free based on the
>>>> topic. It's a no brainer to me.
>>>>
>>>> Bonus points for basically free marketing by way of cross promotion too.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 11:10 AM John Bryant via Oceania-Board <
>>>> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Martin! Yes, that's a very good point (re: free vs paid) and I
>>>>> agree, we should consider very carefully where we stand on this (as a FOSS
>>>>> organisation).
>>>>>
>>>>> IMO the community should be welcome to discuss on this channel. If
>>>>> anyone thinks I should post this on the oceania channel I'd be happy to do
>>>>> it!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 27 Feb 2024 at 11:01, Martin Tomko <tomkom at unimelb.edu.au>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just my 2c – I believe the Geospatial council charges for (some of)
>>>>>> the webinars. Those should, in my eyes, pay for the speakers.
>>>>>> Alternatively, they must at least be free to attend outside the membership .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I see this as a positive direction to follow up on, but thread
>>>>>> carefully.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not sure if I can respond here, as I am no longer on OSGEO Oceania
>>>>>> board… should this be in a discuss channel?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Martin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From: *Oceania-Board <oceania-board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on
>>>>>> behalf of John Bryant via Oceania-Board <
>>>>>> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>> *Date: *Tuesday, 27 February 2024 at 1:49 pm
>>>>>> *To: *Oscar So <oscar.so at outlook.com>
>>>>>> *Cc: *OSGeo Oceania Board <oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [Oceania-Board] Discussion re: webinars with GCA GIS
>>>>>> and Digital Analytics Working Group
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Oscar! Appreciate the input. Do you think it's too early
>>>>>> because the GCA audience wouldn't be ready for it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2024 at 16:15, Oscar So <oscar.so at outlook.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +1 open-source panel
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it might be a bit too early to do a QGIS or OSM technical
>>>>>> webinar IMO.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But open to what others think.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind Regard,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oscar
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* Oceania-Board <oceania-board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on
>>>>>> behalf of John Bryant via Oceania-Board <
>>>>>> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, February 26, 2024 18:13
>>>>>> *To:* OSGeo Oceania Board <oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>> *Subject:* [Oceania-Board] Discussion re: webinars with GCA GIS and
>>>>>> Digital Analytics Working Group
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all, just a quick update...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ewen and I just joined an exploratory chat with the Geospatial
>>>>>> Council of Australia GIS and Digital Analytics Working Group. They're
>>>>>> working on a webinar series and they suggested collaborating on a webinar
>>>>>> with open source related content.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> By coincidence, Ewen and I had been discussing the idea of an OSGeo
>>>>>> Oceania webinar series, perhaps via the Communications Working Group.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There was a suggestion of an MOU, we let them know that there's
>>>>>> already a discussion happening between OO and GCA regarding a potential
>>>>>> MOU, so they said they would follow that up. My thought is that it's
>>>>>> probably not required yet - we need a U before we have an MOU.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One question that came up was whether the webinar would be free of
>>>>>> charge. It's a possibility but there may be a need for cost recovery,
>>>>>> perhaps through sponsorship.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, it was a very preliminary discussion, there's nothing
>>>>>> concrete on the table yet. More details to come. Potentially a great way
>>>>>> for us to reach a wide audience that's very open-curious!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Should it progress further, any ideas on potential topics? QGIS and
>>>>>> OSM technical sessions came up, and there was a suggestion of an "open
>>>>>> source" panel of some kind.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>>
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>>>
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