Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Free Workshop Tickets @ FOSS4G

2018-06-19 Thread Mark Iliffe
Hi Jody, Thanks for the background too - I think there needs to be more coordination between the various OSGeo projects - especially considering the enhanced touch that we've been working on regarding accommodation - I think this can be something for future conferences to consider, especially if f

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Free Workshop Tickets @ FOSS4G

2018-06-19 Thread Jody Garnett
Thanks for the background Mark. Keep in mind that that OSGeo projects and committees also have a budget, many indicated that they would assist their members with foss4g travel and/or accommodation. For context OSGeo does ask that each project officer attend the AGM (or send a community member to s

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Free Workshop Tickets @ FOSS4G

2018-06-17 Thread María Arias de Reyna
Dear Mark, Your effort for this FOSS4G is impressive! In my opinion, changing previous rules and experimenting with different approaches is a good thing. If we see that the outcome is not what we expected, we can always rollback for following years. But what if the outcome is better than ever? Wh

[OSGeo-Discuss] Free Workshop Tickets @ FOSS4G

2018-06-17 Thread Mark Iliffe
Hi All, Firstly… we’re super excited to be welcoming you all to Dar es Salaam this August… it’s going to be amazing!! Secondly, at the end of last week, there was a very good discussion on Twitter about free tickets at FOSS4G [1] - there are numerous threads that span from here with good comme