The OSGEO is requesting Letters of Intent from groups interested in hosting the annual open source geospatial conference FOSS4G 2011. The selection process has been modified from previous hosting competitions. Although the FOSS4G event has successfully moved around the globe, the OSGEO is now targeting a specific geographical region each year. For 2011, the OSGEO hopes the event will take place in North America. The 2012 the event will be aimed at the Asia/Pacific region, and the 2013 event at Europe.
Letter of Intent
“Letters of Intent” will be accepted from potential Local Organizing Committees (LOC) in North America. If there are no submissions from groups in North America, letters from other regions will then be solicited.
Requirements
“Letters of Intent” are limited to a maximum of two (2) pages, and should answer the following questions:
- Who is your conference chair?
- Who else is on your LOC?
- What is your venue? (include access to Internet, room sizes, maximum attendees)
- What is the price range and general location of your proposed accommodations? (hotels)
- Are you partnering with other local organizations?
- What makes FOSS4G in your proposed location compelling?
For the 2011 conference the hosting group should be able to handle up to 1000 attendees. In terms of structure, past conferences have successfully included hands-on workshops, general sessions, and birds-of-a-feather sessions.
Deadline for your Letter of Intent is April 23 (23:00 UTC)
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