I assumed the individuals attending a regional conference wouldn't be attending the international conference.
For example: I might be able to attend a conference put on in Seattle, but never anything outside of the West Cost. Landon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jody Garnett Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:34 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts Landon Blake wrote: > Jody wrote: "The original post talked about minimizing expense; breaking > into several venues actually updates the expense from where I am > sitting." > > How do you figure? > The projects I work on are international; it is hard enough for developers to get enough money together to attend one FOSS4G - let alone FOSS4G and a (multiple?) regional conferences. There is also the related costs of development teams slow down while members get presentations ready, are not online during the conference, and generally missing the week after :-) Jody _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
