[Sotm-asia] Let's re-start discussion about SotM Asia!!

[Satoshi IIDA]

+1 to IRC chat or G+ hangout.
But due to our time zone are vary,
I guess we need a base docs before team discussion.

hackpad will be better, i think. (or Google Drive?)

https://hackpad.com/SotM-Asia-Venue-discussion-6cIv1RmFqKv





2013/6/27 Kate Chapman <kate.chapman �� hotosm.org>

> Hi Daniel,
>
> I haven't discussed it with the group in Indonesia but I think Bali would
> also be a potential location or maybe Yogyakarta.
>
> I think having two events together is one thing to keep in mind. We should
> probably also look at the potential of sponsorship as well. Are there
> locations that are going to be able to receive financial support if
> SotM-Asia is there instead of somewhere else. This could potentially reduce
> ticket costs for attendees for example. I haven't completely discussed it
> with everyone we work with in Indonesia, but that is maybe a possibility
> here.
>
> Perhaps scheduling an IRC chat would be a good way to hash things out?
>
> -Kate
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Daniel Kastl <daniel �� georepublic.de>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just a few thoughts on SotM-Asia, because I had a chance to talk about
>> this with Venka yesterday.
>>
>> I think right now we talk about three options:
>>
>>    - Indonesia (Jakarta)
>>    - Philippines (Manila)
>>    - Thailand (Bangkok)
>>
>> We have not talked about any "call for venue" procedure, but there is not
>> much time left until December or January.
>> It's obvious that there is a strong interest to have SotM-Asia, which is
>> a) affordable for people from Asian countries and b) in a country where
>> Visa applications are not a nightmare for many.
>>
>> For this first SotM-Asia the time for planning and organization would be
>> very limited, and to me it seems that in Thailand a rough concept, an
>> interesting venue and idea for SotM already exists.
>> Also there is another strong argument in my opinion for Thailand in case
>> we combine SotM Asia with FOSS4G Asia: we could celebrate 10 years FOSS4G
>> anniversary then in the country where the first FOSS4G was held.
>>
>> Looking at who is interested to organize SotM-Asia, most of us are
>> involved in OSM and also OSGeo. So I don't expect anybody would be against
>> a combined FOSS4G/SotM event.
>> Making a combined event also doesn't force people with a smaller budget
>> to choose between either SotM or FOSS4G. This year in UK the situation is
>> very unfortunate with a rather long break between both events. How does
>> someone from Philippines want to explain a EU immigration officer that he
>> needs a Visa for almost 4 weeks? To afford such a long stay or explain to
>> your employer is another question.
>>
>> So I would propose to make a rather quick and pragmatic decision, that
>> the local team can get started as soon as possible.
>> And it would be great to already be able to announce the 2nd SotM-Asia in
>> December/January, so why not already think about the next years and try to
>> start planning early.
>> Maybe we can join efforts this year to get some tools in place that
>> simplify planning and organizing of future events. I want to avoid that a
>> local team needs to almost start from scratch every year.
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>>
>> --
Satoshi IIDA
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