Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-19 Thread Jody Garnett
Charter members are able to join the conference committee right? I would invite those interested in helping with this decision to join the committee. A vote that is not backed by effort does not reach very far. -- Jody Garnett On Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 4:14 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote: Maybe

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-19 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Ah, how come I always had the impression it was for old conference organizers only... Funny how such idea just sticks in ones head. But I guess you have a point here. I'm considering joining if there's a need for new people? Cheers, Jeroen Op 19 jun. 2012 om 15:21 heeft Jody Garnett

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-18 Thread Paolo Cavallini
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Il 16/06/2012 22:58, Angelos Tzotsos ha scritto: I totally agree with Stefano and Maria. We should try to join forces and learn from each other. Especially smaller groups like the Greek Chapter can benefit a lot in experience and promotion

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-18 Thread Jachym Cepicky
Hi, not sure, if this proposal is the best for the scope of FOSS4G. As I already wrote in one of previous mails, we have to try to find the balance between global, semi-regional (approx. continent level) and regional (GFOSS, FOSSGIS, ...) events. Another working (not sure, if better) model

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-18 Thread Jeff McKenna
On 12-06-18 10:50 AM, Jachym Cepicky wrote: Volker, I see your point - you are not writing it for the first time. Truth is, there was strong request for FOSS4G-E during CEE event. Do you want to prohibit it? I would better support it. Certainly it means loss for the global FOSS4G. Does it

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-18 Thread nicolas bozon
Hi all, Many good points from Jachym, Volker, Bart and Jeff i fully agree here. According to me, 2012 was the first year FOSS4G was really splitted in such a way. 4 events, in 3 continents (including the FOSS4G-South-East-Asia recently announced in Malaysia http://foss4g-sea.org/) But i think

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-18 Thread Free
Hello, Le lundi 18 juin 2012 16:40:37 nicolas bozon a écrit : About the Meditearranean event we were speaking, initiated by the italian chapter discuss list, i'm imagining it as a sub regional event. As said before, and underlined by Stefano, it won't be a european event only, as people from

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-18 Thread Jeff McKenna
Maybe this is off-topic for the subject, but, here's a thought: I propose to let OSGeo Charter members vote for the location of the annual FOSS4G event. Background points: - OSGeo Charter members deserve more say in the organization, this vote will give them more control - I initially created

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-18 Thread nicolas bozon
Jeff, +1 for the Chater members to vote on both the annual conference location and also about yearly new OSGeo advocates, supposed to go to other geo conferences and represent the Foundation. What a perspicacious point of view ! You've been away for a while, but for sure not stopped thinking [?]

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-16 Thread Maria Brovelli
+1. I will be happy to help Greek friends in organizing the meeting. Anyway I'm wondering if sooner or later is possible to organize a Mediterranean conference Maria 2012/6/15 Dimitris Kotzinos kotz...@csd.uoc.gr Dear all, I saw with great pleasure the call for organizing the 1st Latin

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-16 Thread nicolas bozon
What a good idea Maria ! Such a Mediterannean regional event could may be gather italin, greek, spanish and french local chapters, and may be others. Very good idea. Best, Nick 2012/6/16 Maria Brovelli brv...@gmail.com +1. I will be happy to help Greek friends in organizing the meeting.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-16 Thread Stefano Costa
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Il 16/06/2012 18:34, nicolas bozon ha scritto: Such a Mediterannean regional event could may be gather italin, greek, spanish and french local chapters, and may be others. Actually, as most closed seas do, the Mediterranean has countries all

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-16 Thread nicolas bozon
Hello Stefano, Sorry, i've listed only 'northern' med countries (greece is not northern i guess ?), because i am not aware if there are local chapters at the south or east, that's why i said 'may be others' too [?] (OSGeo probably needs a map of local chapters and members by the way) I fully

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-16 Thread Angelos Tzotsos
On 06/16/2012 07:11 PM, Stefano Costa wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Il 16/06/2012 18:34, nicolas bozon ha scritto: Such a Mediterannean regional event could may be gather italin, greek, spanish and french local chapters, and may be others. Actually, as most closed

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-15 Thread Helena Mitasova
I fully support this concept, Helena On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Dimitris Kotzinos kotz...@csd.uoc.gr wrote: Dear all, I saw with great pleasure the call for organizing the 1st Latin America FOSS4G conference. Congrats to the friends there and let me add my offer to help in any

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] regional conferences

2012-06-15 Thread Nikos Alexandris
Hopefully I'll be sooner or later in place to support this in practice. +1 for a Greek GFOSS, we can do it! The FOSS session(s) in the latest HellasGI conference gave me the impression that GFOSS is slowly, yet steadily, growing in Greece. Kind regards, Nikos On Friday 15 of June 2012