It was due to the combination of costs, availability and suitability of venues. 
The best venue wasn't available a week later. Other venues weren't as suitable 
for the conference and would have cost significantly more.

Shaun

On 16 Feb 2013, at 23:04, Jeffrey Johnson <ortel...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I realize my opinion probably doesn't count for much, but I'm curious if 
> there is a reason this couldn't be held the following weekend (13-15) so that 
> those of us already traveling to the UK for FOSS4G (17-21) dont have a whole 
> week in between.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Richard Weait <rich...@weait.com> wrote:
> ... but I don't want to spoil the surprise.  So don't read the link before 
> you click it.  :-)
> 
> http://blog.osmfoundation.org/2013/02/16/state-of-the-map-2013-birmingham/
> 
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