Conference Committee

The Conference Committee is the official committee of OSGeo responsible for operating the annual FOSS4G conferences.

= Noteworthy Documents =


 * OSGeo Conference Committee main page (includes RFP, proposals, and archived files from past conferences)
 * http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev - Conference Committee email list
 * Motion to form Conference Committee
 * Conference website management

= Goals =


 * facilitate the hosting application/decision process
 * assist the conference local organizing committees in planning
 * make sure OSGeo foundation principles exist in all conferences
 * possibly support other affiliated conferences

Other Responsibilities

 * Sol Katz Award

= Current Members =


 * Thierry Badard
 * Lorenzo Becchi
 * Peter Batty
 * Gavin Fleming
 * Dave McIlhagga
 * Helena Mitasova
 * Claude Philipona
 * Venkatesh Raghavan
 * Paul Ramsey
 * Cameron Shorter

= Past Members =


 * Allan Doyle
 * Olivier Ertz
 * Alain Grignon
 * Luc Maurer
 * Daniel Rappo
 * Dave Patton
 * Rafael Medeiros Sperb
 * Jeff McKenna
 * Arnulf Christl
 * Markus Neteler
 * Frank Warmerdam
 * Steve Lime

= Meetings =


 * Meetings occur in IRC in the #foss4g channel (on irc.freenode.net)
 * See the Conference Committee Meetings page for information about the committee's meetings.

= 2012 Pages = Main page: FOSS4G 2012
 * RFP (OpenOffice, pdf)
 * budget template (OpenOffice)
 * Important dates:
 * Letters of Intent (Stage 1) due: 2011-06-30 (23:00 UTC)
 * Stage 1 question period: 2011-06-30 to 2011-07-07
 * Stage 1 decision: 2011-07-07
 * Proposals (Stage 2) due: 2011-08-01 (23:00 UTC)
 * Stage 2 question period: 2011-08-01 to 2011-08-05
 * Final decision: 2011-08-05

= 2011 Pages =


 * RFP and Letters of Intent
 * 2011 Bid Process
 * Initial thoughts on 2011 required changes

= 2010 Pages =


 * RFP and Proposals
 * Bid Questions
 * Voting Process

= 2009 Pages =


 * FOSS4G 2009 Governance
 * All FOSS4G 2009 pages.

= 2008 Pages =


 * RFP and Proposals
 * Voting Process
 * FOSS4G 2008 Governance
 * FOSS4GLOC matters
 * Workshop and lab evaluations

= 2007 Pages =


 * Pages in category "FOSS4G2007"
 * FOSS4G2007 - wiki page
 * http://www.foss4g2007.org/ - Conference Site
 * Proposals and RFP
 * requirements Wiki page
 * Naming results
 * Victoria 2007 Proposal
 * FOSS4G 2007 Governance
 * FOSS4G2007 Lessons Learned

= 2006 Pages =


 * Pages in category "FOSS4G2006"
 * http://www.foss4g2006.org/ - Conference Site
 * FOSS4G2006 information

= Event Policy Pages =


 * OSGeo Event policy (in review)
 * Board notes regarding event policy