<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SOTM in Denver is Strategic for OSM presumably because we all agree that building community and subsequently the map in US is very important. <div><br></div><div>Have you planned Denver on the basis of much eu attendance? I guess not. We need to recognise that for volunteer euro mappers a flight across the pond on their own credit card will be quite a hit. The positioning of adverts will not make a difference to people who are planning to only attend 1 SOTM this year or who fund from their own pocket and vacation allowance<div><div>
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<br><div><div>On 3 Jun 2011, at 19:05, Steve Coast wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>That's not actually a check, because the timing if I recall was that they didn't interfere with each other. But in any case, I don't remember an ad.<br><br>Also, it doesn't really matter what we think the barrier is, the basic fact is that I have a legal responsibility for one of the conferences and not the other.<br><br>I would also be much more comfortable is it was clear SOTM is going to be a success but that's just not clear. Even you Richard are hesitating about going. So imagine what our liabilities would be if it bombs.<br><br>Steve<br><br>On 6/3/2011 11:02 AM, Richard Weait wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Steve Coast<<a href="mailto:steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>> wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Sorry but no.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I think the Atlantic Ocean is a more substantial barrier than any<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://osm.org">osm.org</a> ad. Either way, we have a precedent to check. Did the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Atlanta event last year get onto the front page?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________________<br>Strategic mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Strategic@openstreetmap.org">Strategic@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/strategic">http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/strategic</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>