[OSGeo-UK] FOSS4G:UK 2024: Call for Venues and Volunteers

[Nick Bearman]

A quick reminder, please do fill out the form if you have an idea for a 
venue for FOSS4G:UK 2024, and/or can offer to help out, in any way. We 
would love to hear from you!

Best wishes,
Nick.

On 04/03/2024 3:01 pm, Nick Bearman via UK wrote:
> After two successful FOSS4G:UK Local events in 2022 and 2023, and 
> FOSS4G:UK Online in 2020, it’s time for us all to get together again 
> in 2024 - for the first time since 2019 in Edinburgh. More details 
> online at https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2024/
>
> OSGeo:UK are calling for volunteers to help organise an event later 
> this year, and for suggestions or offers of venues. We’ll need at 
> least 6-8 people to organise everything (we already have a couple from 
> the committee) - a few who are based in the venue location, but most 
> can be remote. It will take a bit of time but anyone who has done it 
> in the past will also tell you that it’s fun, rewarding and sociable 
> in equal parts.
>
> Some parameters/criteria for the event and venue:
>
> - Well connected by public transport
> - Able to hold 150 - 300 people
> - Capacity of at least two separate rooms
> - Facilities for on-site catering (either provided by venue or bought in)
> - Streaming/recording facilities
> - Good wifi
> - Taking place over two days, dates TBC, but possibly October or 
> November. 21st Nov is GIS Day and 22nd Nov is PostGIS day
> - Access to accommodation a bonus
>
> If you think you can help in any way on any front, or just have ideas 
> or comments, please fill in this quick form now: 
> https://forms.gle/782n58jc3cjdZfSA6. We’ll be reviewing the responses 
> on (or soon after) 31st March and we will make a decision on whether 
> we can go ahead. Look forward to hearing from you, and seeing you in 
> November!
>
-- 
Nick Bearman
+44 (0) 7717745715
nick at geospatialtrainingsolutions.co.uk

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