[OSM-talk-ie] The State of the Map conference - no venue chosen - promote likely venue in Ireland

[Ken Guest]

On Tue, Oct 09, 2007 at 04:24:25PM +0100, Dermot McNally wrote:
> It's always dangerous as a Dubliner to comment on a suggestion like this but...
> 
> On 09/10/2007, Ken Guest <ken at linux.ie> wrote:
> > The OSM/State of the Map Conference for 2008 will be held in July 2008 - no
> > venue has been chosen yet and I think everyone in talk-ie should band together
> > and propose that the conference be held in University Limerick.
> 
> You haven't indicated this, but I'm assuming that you have the
> necessary contacts to organise this.

I think I know a man who does...
> 
> > As we well know, other conferences have been held there, it is close to Shannon
> > for people to come and attend and accomodation shouldn't be a problem. Also,
> > for any one attending that weekend, there is plenty in the area, local and
> > general, to be mapped.
> 
> Some very valid points there - though of course, the loss of the
> Heathrow connection won't make things any easier. Direct flights will
> be hard for a lot of the non-UK mappers to find.

This may well be resolved before then. There is always Ryan Air.

Admittedly my answers to your questions are a bit vague but there is plenty of
time between now and then.

k.

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