Hi John, Thanks for your input. We've been in touch with several agencies, primarily Statistics Canada, our official partner, but if you have a contact at Global Affairs, we'd welcome the connection. We were actually recommended this venue, in part, because of its proximity to the Statistics Canada office. Additionally, there is a cafe/caterer (ThinkLunch) in the venue. We're also exploring some other options for catering. We've reached out to University of Ottawa and Carleton, but housing there won't be an option because of the dates. If you'd like to join us to discuss some of those other options, we're meeting at 11 AM EST on Skype. You can ping me at - rachel.vannice Thanks again! -Rachel
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:04 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a tendency to look for problems but that's just me. > > I'm a little surprised by the location. I don't think there is much > parking in the area. Street parking is restricted to two or three hours > because of the office buildings nearby. Ottawa has an excellent bus > service and the location is eleven minutes walk from Bayview transit > station. There are nearer buses but they are less frequent. > http://www.octranspo.com > > Hopefully the new office block will have a coffee bar with wifi but the > nearest food I can think of at the moment is probably fifteen to twenty > minutes walk away. > > Did you talk nicely to Global affairs Canada? A couple of years ago they > sponsored an Open Data conference in Ottawa so there were no conference > fees. However it took place before the start of term and the World Bank > put up many attendees at the University of Ottawa hall of residence which > was a bus stop away from down town and the conference centre. U of O is > down town, Carlton University is a little further out. Tracey at Carlton > is heavily into Open Data and has been instrumental in getting Open Data > into OpenStreetMap. The total cost including accommodation per attendee > would probably be much less at one of the universities. Hotel > accommodation in Ottawa is expected to be at a premium this summer with > Canada celebrating its 150th birthday. > > The NCC has been known to open up the museum lecture theatres, and Alterna > savings is a cooperative bank that has a new office block very close to > Westboro transit station with a brand new Second cup coffee shop with wifi > besides it. If its community then if I or someone talks nicely to them > something might be arranged. Down town and Westboro have a much wider > range of shops and restaurants by the way. > > Cheerio John > > > > On 22 June 2017 at 11:35, Rachel VanNice <rachel.vann...@hotosm.org> > wrote: > >> Hey John, >> Thanks for your interest. It is in USD and you can pay via Paypal here- >> http://summit.hotosm.org/sponsor/ >> If you can just send via e-mail any dietary restrictions, organization >> affiliation (if any), then we can input that all into Eventbrite. >> I know you're local, we haven't started organizing any local mapathons or >> events outside the program yet, but Melanie, from the Working Group would, >> I'm sure, appreciate some help on the ground, if you're willing. >> Best, >> Rachel >> >> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 11:05 AM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Is it possible to pay by paypal or any method that does not involve >>> using my credit card number over the web? >>> >>> Is the amount in Can dollars? >>> >>> Thanks John >>> >>> On 22 June 2017 at 10:43, Rachel VanNice <rachel.vann...@hotosm.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all! >>>> Our chance to get past the mailing list and chat all things >>>> humanitarian mapping is happening Sept. 14th & 15th! Registration now open >>>> with a limited number of early bird tickets available for just $99! Hope to >>>> see you soon in Ottawa! >>>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-summit-2017-osm-mapping-our >>>> -impact-tickets-35331084224 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Rachel VanNice >>>> Operations Coordinator >>>> E-Mail: rachel.vann...@hotosm.org >>>> Skype: rachel.vannice >>>> >>>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team >>>> Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development >>>> web <http://hotosm.org/> | twitter <https://twitter.com/hotosm> | >>>> facebook <https://www.facebook.com/hotosm> | donate >>>> <http://hotosm.org/donate> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Rachel VanNice >> Operations Coordinator >> E-Mail: rachel.vann...@hotosm.org >> Skype: rachel.vannice >> >> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team >> Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development >> web <http://hotosm.org/> | twitter <https://twitter.com/hotosm> | >> facebook <https://www.facebook.com/hotosm> | donate >> <http://hotosm.org/donate> >> > > -- Rachel VanNice Operations Coordinator E-Mail: rachel.vann...@hotosm.org Skype: rachel.vannice Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development web <http://hotosm.org/> | twitter <https://twitter.com/hotosm> | facebook <https://www.facebook.com/hotosm> | donate <http://hotosm.org/donate>
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