Hi Alex, Next year's location has not been determined yet for FOSS4G-NA. Also the main FOSS4G will likely be in North America next year as well.
Best, -Kate On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Alex Mandel <tech_...@wildintellect.com>wrote: > On 05/07/2013 06:54 PM, Landon Blake wrote: > >> I've been tossing around the idea of organizing an open source GIS >> conference on the USA West Coast. I'd thought it would be good to bounce >> that idea by this general discussion list. >> >> I think the organization of a conference could be spearheaded by the >> California Chapter under my lead. I know the PDX chapter is also on the >> West Coast and may be interested. >> >> If we couldn't swing a self-hosted event I think there is a good change I >> could get a day on the program of the California/Nevada land surveyors >> conference, which is usually in Reno every spring. This would greatly >> reduce the cost, and would have the added benefit of bringing in some >> extra >> revenue to the surveying conference. I have some connections with the >> California surveying organization that puts on the Reno conference and I >> serve on their GIS Committee. I would be able to explore this option with >> them. >> >> Please let me know if you would be interested in helping me organize a one >> or two day event on the West Coast. If there is enough support, I'll open >> a >> more detailed discussion on the California Chapter mailing list, and will >> try to see if there are enough volunteers to form a West Coast conference >> committee. >> >> My employer might be willing to help sponsor some of the costs for a >> smaller self-hosted event for 50 to 100 people. >> >> I don't want this to take the steam out of a national USA FOSS4G >> conference. But I think there is a good opportunity to capture the >> interest >> of local folks that won't attend a national conference, especially in the >> Silicon Valley. Perhaps we could coordinate with the USA FOSS4G folks to >> have an event in California every two or three years? >> >> Please share your thoughts. >> >> Landon >> >> > I think you should try to organize a committee to bring Foss4g NA to the > west coast. Northern California, Oregon or Washington all have a decent > number of folks to help with that. Not sure if next years location has > already been selected yet or not. > > Thanks, > Alex > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/discuss<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> >
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