[Strategic] SOTM-EU on Frontpage?

[Steven Feldman]

SOTM in Denver is Strategic for OSM presumably because we all agree that building community and subsequently the map in US is very important. 

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
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Steven 
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On 3 Jun 2011, at 19:05, Steve Coast wrote:

> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Steve
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> On 6/3/2011 11:02 AM, Richard Weait wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Steve Coast<steve at asklater.com>  wrote:
>>> Sorry but no.
>> I think the Atlantic Ocean is a more substantial barrier than any
>> osm.org ad.  Either way, we have a precedent to check.  Did the
>> Atlanta event last year get onto the front page?
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