[OSGeo Oceania] [FOSS4G-Oceania] FOSS4G Global: Call for Oceania Committee

[Adam Steer]

Hi Tony

I reached out to a cartography society in 2018 and was more or less
rebuffed.

Never hurts to try again though! Maybe a different name on the outreach is
all it needs...

Adam

On Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 13:36 Tony Batistich via Oceania <
oceania at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Has anyone ever considered combining one of the Oceania, FOSS4G or SoTM
> conferences with the cartography societies' conferences  in Australia or
> New Zealand?    Or are they chalk and cheese?
>
> I can see a crossover in interest and maybe one providing experiences for
> the other.
>
> Tony Batistich
>
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 2:38 PM Andrew Harvey via Oceania <
> oceania at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> There was a back to back FOSS4G and SotM in 2022 in Firenze, Italy, and
>> another one proposed for 2023 (that didn't go ahead).
>>
>> I don't know when the Call for Venues will be open for SotM 2025 but
>> previously it's been between March and June the year prior.
>>
>> We are certainly overdue for a global SotM conference in this region, and
>> I would be ecstatic to see it happen.
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Harvey
>>
>> On Fri, 8 Dec 2023, at 4:07 PM, Alex Leith via FOSS4G-Oceania wrote:
>>
>> Hey Folks
>>
>> A group of us from this year's Auckland conference are interested in
>> putting a bid together to host the 2025 global FOSS4G event, probably in
>> conjunction with the global SotM conference.
>>
>> The call for proposals is about to be announced, and the letter of intent
>> is likely to be due by the 8th of January, 2024, which means that we have
>> to move fairly quickly to take this initial step. The Auckland University
>> of Technology have already indicated they can provide the venue.
>>
>> This is obviously a massive commitment and not something we would enter
>> into lightly, but I think it would be wonderful to welcome the global open
>> geospatial community to our corner of the Earth, and I hope that you agree!
>>
>> So, the call to action is to get in touch if you'd like to join the
>> committee that is putting the bid together.
>>
>> Please let me know if you'd like to be involved, and we'll work together
>> to get a letter of intent together.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> --
>> *Alex Leith*
>> m: +61 419 189 050
>> https://auspatious.com
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