On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 4:31 AM, Mark Iliffe <markili...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All, > > I’m going to sleep after I send this, it’s been a very stressful few weeks > for various reasons, one of the biggest being our conference in Dar es > Salaam. I’m sitting here having my first whiskey in a while, looking out > towards the sea and I feel good. I feel good because of you and our > community. > > I would be lying if I was looking to see action after every tweet, only to > see that the ticket purchases slowly climb at a very slow pace. We as a > DLOC know we can deliver one of the best FOSS4Gs ever, the question for us > was whether anyone would share our vision and join us. In reflection, over > the past few days, these fears were unfounded. Over 600 people said with > one voice that they wanted to join us in Dar es Salaam. As the clock ticks > down to the event, this number will only rise and rise! > > A number of these people have never been to a FOSS4G before. We’ve got the > largest Travel Grant Programmes ever and combined with the collaborations > we’ve built with Understanding Risk, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and > others, we will enlarge our community and extend the reach of our impact > and our values. When we say our mission is “to leave no-one behind”, we > mean it and we are delivering on that vision, and that means frequent > FOSS4Gers and new comers too! > > This is something that we should all be proud of and I wanted to say thank > you to the OSGeo community for believing in the DLOC, we’re creating > something special in Dar es Salaam this August. Whether you’re a sponsor or > a participant you will have an amazing time and I wanted to thank you for > making this happen. > > For those that aren’t coming, it will be an unforgettable experience, > please don’t miss out. Please contact me directly if you’ve got any fears, > concerns, or just want to know more. > > Finally, thank you all. You’re what makes this community great! > > Mark > > Co-Chair FOSS4G 2018 > Dar es Salaam Local Organising Committee (DLOC) > _______________________________________________ > Conference_dev mailing list > conference_...@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev Dear Mark, I'm happy to see all the work you have done. I can't wait to see the result! :)
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