Hi, It is true that the Montreal proposal is good, but so is ours. Also the Bucharest proposal. The world social forum is interesting, I agree, but the audience of SOTM is very different and I don't expect a big overlap there.
SOTM is over a year away, 18 months (!), we have more than enough time to get everyone on board IF we win the bid; I'm convinced we can help put together an awesome conference, we already have a large network. Also, all local actors can still do their part. We don't need everyone on board at this stage just yet. Our proposal is also just about being the local team and support the OSMF SOTM team as much as possible but they already have the experience on organizing SOTM's. We will have to do the leg-work. And yes, I you fail to plan... but we have had a couple of months of planning. We are right on track with the proposal, a lot of work has been done, and there will be a lot to do, and to plan in the coming year if we win... Besides, If we don't win the bid, there is nothing that's stopping us from submitting a new, better, proposal and joining SOTM in Montreal or Bucharest. We can show them how it's done the next year in that case! ;-) Happy mapping! Ben
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