It is so depressing that barely 6 weeks before our major event, when dozens of people are working every hour available while still doing a day job, that this kind of a conversation distracts the BLOC and the wider community.
Is "presented by” “hosted by” “organised by” such a big deal? I really fear that we may be losing a sense of perspective. If the board wants to vote on this and change the guidance given to the BLOC then so be it, I would hope that they have higher priorities. Otherwise let’s say a massive thanks to Guido, Michael and the Boston team and leave them to get on with organising OUR conference. ______ Steven > On 3 Jul 2017, at 20:00, discuss-requ...@lists.osgeo.org wrote: > > Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:49:20 +0000 > From: Guido Stein <gu...@guidostein.com <mailto:gu...@guidostein.com>> > To: Till Adams <till.ad...@fossgis.de <mailto:till.ad...@fossgis.de>>, > discuss@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org> > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] OSGeo is the host of FOSS4G not a > guest > Message-ID: > <CAGPdrTcin80wsSDiax=ox6n1nr7o1byvx1gdy7b8yag_i6t...@mail.gmail.com > <mailto:CAGPdrTcin80wsSDiax=ox6n1nr7o1byvx1gdy7b8yag_i6t...@mail.gmail.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Good morning folks, > > First, I have no problem making adjustments to the website. It's not a big > deal and can be done rather quickly. > > That said, I am a bit frustrated and disheartened by this conversation. The > tone to me feels aggressive and discounts the reality of the work that the > LOC has put into this. While Maxi just noticed this, the website and > discussion about this choice has been had in the conference committee and > codified in the RFP. To me, the urgency that is being put on this request > is upsetting. > > I believe Maxi and anyone else should voice their opinions in public, but > with 42 days left until the conference and with both a conference and > marketing committee present and functional, it is a little painful to hear > that "the community" as Maxi puts it (which in this thread represents 5 > people ) think that we, the FOSS4G LOC, are not giving OSGeo its proper > ?exposure? or ?title?. > > I have been working on this project for 2 years and we, the LOC, have been > following all the guidance set out by the RFP > <https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/rfp/2017/osgeo-conference-2017-request-for-proposal.pdf > > <https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/rfp/2017/osgeo-conference-2017-request-for-proposal.pdf>> > and > the conference committee. The RFP has this to say about what is > required/requested: > > The conference name will be 'FOSS4G 2017 presented by OSGeo'. > > This guidance has been a part of the website since it began and has been a > part of the current design since the site took on it's current design in > September. So the site has been up for about 12 months and the current > design, which includes OSGeo as a Gold Sponsor has been up for 9 months. > > The reason that OSGeo is listed under Gold Sponsor comes from a > conversation on the conference dev list. In order to insure that OSGeo has > clear privileges (booth, tickets, etc...) it was decided that OSGeo should > be treated as a Gold Sponsor, which includes having their logo presented as > such. To me, this does not suggest that their gold sponsor status is the > only role they play. > > We, the LOC, have been incredibly honored to work on this project and hope > that we represent the OSGeo community to the best of our ability. To be > clear, no matter how the website is interpreted, OSGeo is at the center of > all the work that the LOC has been doing. We, the LOC, have always made it > clear that the FOSS4G is here to promote and support the OSGeo community of > projects and local chapters. We, the LOC, have helped to bring new sponsors > to the table and building new relationships to the OSGeo foundation. We > have also helped to create opportunities to promote OSGeo at other events > such as OSCON and the AAG. > > I appreciate Maxi's concern on the positioning of OSGeo's brand and would > like to work with him, the marketing committee, and the conference > committee on making sure that the OSGeo brand is well placed. I would hope > that Maxi and the rest of the community would realize that with 42 days > until the conference the LOC is hard at work with daily and sometimes > hourly tasks focused on the event planning and logistics. I hope that > between the marketing and conference committees that Maxi's concerns can be > addressed and that the board does not have to weigh in on how the > conference is run directly. > > Thank you all for your consideration and I look forward to seeing you in > Boston, > > Guido Stein > Co-Chair > FOSS4G Boston 2017 presented by OSGeo >
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