[LGM] Formal Motion on 2018 and 2019 Venues

[Joao S. O. Bueno]

On 8 May 2017 at 11:30, Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com> wrote:
> (This is the first time that we've done this on the main list rather than
> the organization list, I think, so bear with me.)
>
> LGM has received hosting proposals from Saarbruecken and Milan for the 2018
> and 2019 events. Both proposals are very strong and combine exciting
> locations and facilities with interested and supportive local communities,
> and so I believe that it makes sense to accept both of them. The
> Saarbruecken team have some significant fundraising opportunities that may
> only be available for 2018, though, so it makes sense, at least to me, that
> we meet in Saarbruecken in 2018 and Milan in 2019.
>
> As such, I propose the following motion:
>
> The Libre Graphics Meeting will take place in Saarbruecken in 2018 with
> Soenke Zehle as lead local organizer and in Milan in 2019 with Zoe Romano as
> lead local organizer.


Hi Frank - I thank you for acting as an embassador to the proponents
of both venues,
but before casting  a "formal vote" - or whatever- I think it would be
nice to have the direct
"voice" of both proponents in an updated e-mail on this list :-)

Tehn we could do one thing I not do for the 2017 conference and that was pointed
as the main motive for the small size of this years issue: we do a
live meeting on
IRC to debate the pros and cons of either proposal (or another approach) - and
settle for that.

In oder not to stall things, I propose the date-time for this meeting to be
at 21h00 C.E.T. next Thursday (May, the 11th) on freenode #LGM.


(We don't have to decide the venue this week - and we have had more people
talking here than over the last several months  - but this things
could be discussed
live)
>

  js
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>
> It's very important that we resolve this in a timely fashion so that our
> hosts can begin planning, scheduling, networking, and fundraising. It's also
> important that we get positive responses here; silence is not a very
> reassuring form of endorsement.
>
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