[OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G UK 2018?

[Sam Franklin]

Hey Steven/List

Remind me again, has there been any discussion on do we think this is
likely to be a 1-day event, a 2-day event, or as yet undecided?

I'm willing to bet that a 2-day is A LOT more work than a 1-day event. I'm
sure Jo and Steven could comment on that?

I recall from one of the recent OSGeo AGMs that a more "light touch"
approach to events was preferred by the community. Obviously, a shorter
(1-day) event requires less commitment from volunteers and less time-out
for delegates.

Also, personally, the 1-day RastersRevealed conference in March was a good
format and worked well.

I guess I'm saying, that if it is a 1-day event, others / I might be more
willing to it take on :)

Thoughts?

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On 21 August 2017 at 12:50, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com> wrote:

> My hunch is that with 2 people you are looking at about *4-5 hours per
> week in the 2-3 months before the event* (less in the early stages).
>
> It isn’t consistent so a chunk of time goes into paper and workshop
> selection but you can delegate that to a team. Workshop organising takes a
> bit of time but again you can delegate that.
>
> Things tend to go a bit crazy in the last 2 or 3 weeks and you should
> expect to commit more time then.
>
> Jo may have a more accurate recollection of the time she put into the 2016
> event (which was a lot more than the time I put in)
>
> I make whoever steps up  a promise: all the time, hard work and worry of
> planning and running a FOSS4G will be repaid a hundred-fold by the glow of
> community appreciation and your sense of achievement once it is over.
> ______
> Steven
>
>
> On 21 Aug 2017, at 12:26, Tom Chadwin <tom.chadwin at nnpa.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi Stephen (and also Jo)
>
>
> Can you give us some idea of the work involved (nature and amount)? I
> think that would probably help one or more of us muster the courage to step
> up.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> *From:* UK [mailto:uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
> ] *On Behalf Of *Steven Feldman
> *Sent:* 21 August 2017 12:20
> *To:* uk at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G UK 2018?
>
>
> Anyone willing to put their hand up to chair a FOSS4G UK in 2018?
>
>
> IMHO, nothing will happen unless at least one “someone” (and ideally two
> “someones”) takes the lead.
>
>
> It’s in your hands, we have a sponsor, we have a venue, we have volunteers
> to help, we need a chair (or 2)
> ______
> Steven
>
>
>
>
> On 24 Jul 2017, at 16:59, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> So the list of volunteers so far is:
>
>    - Nick Bearman
>    - Sam Franklin
>    - Simon Miles
>    - Steve Richardson
>    - Matt Travis
>    - Tom Chadwin
>    - AJ Swanpoel
>    - James Milner (I believe he is still up for some involvement)
>
>
> Nearly there, I suggest you need 1 or 2 more and most importantly you need
> a conference chair and vice chair (trust me you do).
> ______
> Steven
>
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