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

FOSS4G Handbook

 * FOSS4G Handbook (provides guidance to future FOSS4G and FOSS4G related events, based upon the collective wisdom gained during prior events)

=Past Conference Reports=

Past conference reports are detailed at Past FOSS4G Reports

= 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
 * 2016 priorities are summarised in Conference Committee 2016 Priorities

Other Responsibilities

 * The Sol Katz Award is no longer awarded by the Conference Committee. The previous Sol Katz recipients form a committee that does that.  The Conference Committee's role is to ensure that the FOSS4G RFP and event includes a prominent space for the presentation of the award.

= Current Members =


 * Steven Feldman (Chair) - member since October 2013 (chair of Global FOSS4G 2013)
 * Eli Adam - member since January 2015 (1 of 4 co-chairs of Global FOSS4G 2014)
 * Peter Batty - member since 2010 (chair of Global FOSS4G 2011)
 * David Bitner (chair of the 2013 FOSS4GNA)
 * Maria Brovelli - member since March 2016 (Chair FOSS4G Europe 2015)
 * Jachym Cepicky
 * Vasile Craciunescu - member since July 2013 (chair of FOSS4G Central and Eastern Europe 2013)
 * David Fawcett (Programme Team FOSS4GNA 2013)
 * Gavin Fleming - (chair of Global FOSS4G 2008)
 * Darrell Fuhriman (1 of 4 co-chairs of Global FOSS4G 2014)
 * Helena Mitasova
 * Claude Philipona - (chair of Global FOSS4G 2006)
 * Venkatesh Raghavan (Chair FOSS4G-2004, FOSS4G-Asia 2014)
 * Paul Ramsey - Chair of global FOSS4G 2007
 * Cameron Shorter - member since 2009 (chair of Global FOSS4G 2009)
 * Sanghee Shin - member since 2015 (chair of Global FOSS4G 2015)
 * Till Adams - member since September 2016 (chair of Global FOSS4G 2016)

= Past Members =


 * Lorenzo Becchi
 * Allan Doyle
 * Olivier Ertz
 * Alain Grignon
 * Luc Maurer
 * Daniel Rappo
 * Dave Patton
 * Rafael Medeiros Sperb
 * Jeff McKenna
 * Arnulf Christl
 * Markus Neteler
 * Steve Lime
 * Frank Warmerdam
 * Dave McIlhagga (resigned August 2016)
 * Jeroen Ticheler (resigned September 2016)
 * Thierry Badard (resigned September 2016)

= Meetings =


 * Meetings occur in IRC in the #foss4g channel (on irc.freenode.net) or by other means organized on the email list. Meetings are infrequent.
 * See the Conference Committee Meetings page for information about the committee's meetings.  The meetings page has some historical notes but is not current.

=2018 Pages=


 * Conference Committee Face to Face meeting in Bonn, 2016
 * 2018 RFP schedule

= 2017 Pages =


 * 2017 RFP schedule

= 2016 Pages =


 * 2016 RFP schedule

= 2015 Pages =


 * FOSS4G 2015 Bid Process

= 2014 Pages =


 * FOSS4G 2014 Bid Process
 * FOSS4G 2014
 * FOSS4G Europe 2014

= 2013 Pages =


 * Main page: FOSS4G_2013
 * 2013 Proposal
 * Reflections on the event by the LOC (includes lessons learnt and supersedes the old Lessons Learned page): FOSS4G2013_Reflections_by_the_LOC

= 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
 * OSGeo Code of Conduct