[talk-ph] SotM 2013 will be in Birmingham, United Kingdom

[maning sambale]

>> But kidding aside, if we do actually manage to raise say, a couple of
>> thousand dollars locally for mapping, wouldn't that money be better spent
>> buying mapping equipment for use here, rather than sending someone to
>> Birmingham? I'm thinking, off the top of my head:
>>
>>  - Some sort of aerial photo rig for mapping provincial areas. Remote
>> control plane, balloon etc.
>>  - Buying imagery from imagery suppliers. Perhaps they'd entertain a
>> discount for non-profits.
>>  - Buying GIS data from the people hoarding it here.
>>  - Lobbying government departments to help.
>>  - More GPStoGo pool units.

I don't think sending someone would be a waste, but,

>
> +1
>
> Sending a person to UK would cost around 1,000 pounds. That is definitely a
> serious amount of money. As Jim said, if we really had the potential to
> raise that kind of amount, I would prefer that it fund projects here such as
> those mapping resources Jim mentioned. The funds could also be used for
> server hosting and tools or for holding events and procuring promotional
> materials.

using any amount we can raise for more mapping resources is definitely
more worthwhile.

> Anyway, if we really want to target SotM, maybe SotM Asia 2013 would be
> better? :-)

+1, or we can also host it! ;-)

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maning
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