[OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G UK 2018?

[Steven Feldman]

Keeping it on the list and integrating some off list feedback that I received

Sam

A 2 day is a bit more work but I don’t think it is double. Yes organising a party is a bit of work but it needn’t be overwhelming. 2 days provides more time for talks and workshops and also makes the travel more worthwhile for people comping from further afield.

If you run a one day event, I think you would need to focus on one (max 2) topics - can work well and is easier to organise.

It’s up to whoever steps up whether we have a 1 or 2 day FOSS4G in 2018.

If we want a code sprint (which is pretty much self organising) then that can run after the main days. Maybe there is a homegrown project that could do with some extra hands? Or the start to something new?

Cheers
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Steven


> On 21 Aug 2017, at 13:47, Sam Franklin <mr.samfranklin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>] On Behalf Of Steven Feldman
>> Sent: 21 August 2017 12:20
>> To: uk at lists.osgeo.org <mailto: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 <mailto: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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