[OSGeo-UK] Fwd: Conference Opportunity with Visit Manchester

[Barry Rowlingson]

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Jo Cook <jocook at astuntechnology.com> wrote:

>  I got the same email and plan to respond with a polite negative soon,
> it's not up to Conference companies to bid, but the local community.
>

 I guess a polite negative wouldn't include Ian's "probably wouldn't choose
Manchester if I did" comment?

 Central in the country, airport, transport, conference centres, hotels,
university - I can't see why not. The weather?

Barry


Jo
> On Feb 2, 2015 11:30 AM, "Ian Turton" <ijturton at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I got this in my inbox, I currently have no desire to be involved in
>> organising a conference and probably wouldn't choose Manchester if I did
>> but if anyone wants to investigate/follow up.
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>>  It has to be said the typos and general inability to get my details
>> right (surely a copy paste from LinkedIn) makes me wonder about their
>> ability to help us but they might have some cash?
>>
>>  Ian
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Dickinson, Angela (Marketing Manchester) <
>> Angela.Dickinson at marketingmanchester.com>
>> Date: Mon Feb 02 2015 at 10:58:02 AM
>> Subject: Conference Opportunity with Visit Manchester
>> To: <ijturton at gmail.com>
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>>   Dear Mr Turton,
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>> I understand that you held Co-founder and developer of Geotools project
>> for Open Source Geospatial Foundation -OSGeo and hope that you may help me
>> with some information with the FOSS4G-Europe OSGeo's European Conference on
>> Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial.
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>> I work in the conference team at Visit Manchester – the tourist board
>> and convention bureau for Manchester and my role is to research
>> international conferences which would be relevant to the profile of our
>> city. I am currently investigating the possibility of bidding to host a
>> future FOSS4G-Europe conference.
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>> I recently spoken to Jachym, Contact for the Association who has advised
>> we make contact with the national community to asses the appetite to
>> attract this conference to the UK.
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>> I would be extremely grateful for any advice you can give in this matter.
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>> I would like to thank you for your time in advance and look forward to
>> hearing from you.
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>> With kind regards,
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>> Angela
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>> *Angela Dickinson*
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>> *Research Assistant*
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>> *Direct Line: *0161 238 4584
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>> *Visit Manchester*
>> Churchgate House , 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU
>> *Tel: *0161 237 1010
>> *visitmanchester.com/conference*
>> <http://conferences.visitmanchester.com/>
>> *marketingmanchester.com* <http://www.marketingmanchester.com/>
>> *Blog* <http://visitmanchester.posterous.com/> |  *Facebook*
>> <http://www.facebook.com/visitmanchester>  |  *Twitter *
>> <http://twitter.com/mcr_conf>
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>> <http://www.fusiliermuseum.com/>
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>>  A company limited by guarantee registered in England no. 319 259 2.
>> Visit Manchester is the Tourist Board for Greater Manchester and is a
>> division of Marketing Manchester the agency charged with promoting
>> Manchester on a national and international stage.
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>> *Visit Manchester is an environmentally responsible company and member of
>> the Green Tourism Business Scheme. Please think before you print.*
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