[Aust-NZ] Where to now?

[Cameron Shorter]

Regarding the OSM conference, Events Sydney, who helped pull together 
our FOSS4G bid for Sydney, have lined up a meeting with me and someone 
from OSM. I understand they want a brain dump from me regarding what we 
learned from FOSS4G.

Regarding Ben's suggestion of a mini FOSS4G at the Spatial at Gov 
conference: I'm very much in favour of this, and am available to help 
make it happen.

Regarding a NZ conference. I think this is a good idea, and probably 
should happen as well as an Australian conference. I'm thinking that we 
could potentially run a number of GeoSpatial Open Source 
workshops/training sessions. Of interest was that there were a number of 
New Zealanders who couldn't get to foss4g, but said they would be able 
to attend workshops in New Zealand. It would be interesting to see if 
this is true.

LISAsoft has training expertise in house for most of the popular 
Geospatial Open Source packages (we presented or co-presented these at 
foss4g) and we are looking to hire out our training expertise.

Bruce Bannerman wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Sorry for the delay in replying, I was waiting to see if there were 
> any other comments on this.
>
> It makes sense to try and cooperate. Both communities are after 
> similar things.
>
>
> However, we have a significant Kiwi membership in the OSGeo AustNZ list.
>
> A number put significant time into helping with the organisation of 
> FOSS4G-2009.
>
> I think that it is only appropriate that the next regional FOSS4G type 
> event be held in NZ.
>
>
> Just a thought, is there any scope for your bid for 2011 SoTM to be 
> also held in NZ? How close are your ties with the NZ OSM community for 
> a joint Australian / NZ OSM community bid?
>
>
>
> What do others think?
>
>
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 5:31 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     2009/11/17 Bruce Bannerman <bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com
>     <mailto:bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com>>:
>     > On another note, at FOSS4G, Arnulf Christl suggested that we may
>     wish to
>     > consider running another regional FOSS4G event in two years time.
>     >
>     > I canvased a few people at FOSS4G and believe that we'd get a
>     few key
>     > Developers / Vendors back here if we did.
>     >
>     > I think that if we were to do this, running it in New Zealand
>     this time
>     > would be ideal.
>
>     We, the Australian OSM enthusiests, are thinking about putting in a
>     bid for the 2011 State of the Map, which is the annual OSM conference,
>     would you be open to some sort of dual event?
>
>     There was talk of combining the FOSS4G and SoTM event next year,
>     having them on adjoining weekends with mixed activities in the week
>     between sort of thing.
>
>
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