[Geowanking] Probe for interest: alternative geo conference, London, this summer?

[Paul Ramsey]

Still the other side of the world, but FOSS4G2007 will be "only" $400 
and will have some of the coolest kids in the geospatial 'hood attending 
(if by "coolest" you mean "geekiest" and by "hood" you mean "the internet").

   http://www.foss4g2007.org

Earle Martin wrote:
> Evan Prodromou asked me the other day on #geo (irc.oftc.net) whether
> I'd be attending Where 2.0 this year. I had to answer no, because it's
> not only on the other side of the world from me - I'm in London - but
> also the registration cost is way more than I can afford. The cynic in
> me might comment that with a price of $1100-$1500, saying the
> conference is for "activists and community organizers building tools
> for managing non-profit location groups" is a bit rich - ho ho.
> 
> Evan suggested holding an alternative, BarCamp/WikiSym-like event in
> London. This could be a good chance for UK/Euro geohackers to get
> together and do the knowledge sharing thing. Do people on this list
> think they'd be interested in coming to such a happening?



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