Hi Paolo, Good point! Or many good points actually.
For both the environment and inclusiveness we could think about having a more decentralized approach for the contributor meetings. Since most developers are living in Europe, meetings are in Europe, which attracts more European developers etc. That loop needs a *break*. And of course the pollution of traveling is there, especially from attendees living far away.
So I was thinking of a 3-day 24/7 hackfest. From several, somehow digitally interconnected, places.
Would miss all the hugging though! :'( Cheers, Raymond Terglobo Fahrenheitstraat 1 5223 BJ 's-Hertogenbosch The Netherlands +31 (0) 6 25 31 49 83 On 16-01-2020 12:21, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
Hi all, following the interesting proposal by Andreas, I'm here starting a discussion about QGIS.ORG environmental policy: * do we need an explicit environmental policy? * probably our greatest impact is travel for Developers Meetings * do we need in person general meetings, or we can promote more extensive and structured use of remote connections? * if we need it, do we need two meetings per year? * do we want to plan our meetings in an optimal location, to minimize total travel? * do we want a combination between the two: smaller local meetings that reduce travel, coordinated across the globe? * do we want to suggest|gently push|require participants to use low impact transportation? * do we want a cap on cost and time difference between transportation method? e.g. train is to be used when cost or duration are no more than x times flight cost or duration * do we want to engage in proactive environmental actions? e.g. donating to the environmental agencies|NGOs|etc. specific tools to evaluate and reduce impact? e.g. a QGIS ad hoc grant with a specific budget for it * do we want additional actions? e.g. low impact (vegan) diet on Dev Meetings? I tried to collect options and ideas, please do not take these as my personal preferences. Given the wide interest and impact of this theme, I encourage an open and friendly discussion involving also non PSC members. Please be gentle. Following this I'll call for a vote on specific items. Cheers.
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