[Talk-ca] SOTM 2010 Bid for Ottawa?

Emilie Laffray emilie.laffray at gmail.com
Thu Nov 12 14:01:31 GMT 2009


Yves Moisan wrote:
> Hi Emilie,
>
> I do not understand your first sentence.  FOSS4G is already scheduled
> for Barcelona ??  I know zilch about the organization of SoTM (and of
> talks between SoTM and FOSS4G organizers, if any), but really we need
> that landslide to happen.  I've been attending most FOSS4G conferences
> since even before they began to be called "FOSS4G" in 2006 and if OSM is
> looking for natural adepts that vibrate at the ideas of FOSS and free
> data, then there is no more to the point crowd than the FOSS4G one.  So
> folks out there : please spread the word that FOSS4G and SoTM
> communities MUST meet.  This really is in the best interest (and fun!)
> of both communities (which BTW overlap quite a bit).  
>
> I never attended SoTM.  Not out of interest, but rather because I can't
> be freed for 2 weeks for FOSS conferences.  I'd like to go to PyCon too,
> but I won't go because I already attend the one FOSS conference I value
> most.  A FOSS4G/PyCon merger, although interesting, resonates no where
> as strong as a SoTM/FOSS4G merger.
>   

I understand. I was just stating the fact that was discussed last night.
It has nothing to do with my opinion of whether it should happen at the
same time or not. And yes I agree there would be quite a bit of synergy
between the two conferences.

Emilie Laffray

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