Hi all, By now, I'm sure you've heard of the incredibly successful 6OSME meeting in Tokyo last month. Origami and its applications has truly become a legitimate field of study, research, engineering, design, art, and educational tool! And I think we've probably hit "critical mass" with the OSME meetings; for the last couple of times, there have been multiple groups interested in putting one on, and there's already interest from multiple groups in putting on the next one, 7OSME, to be in 2018.
In order to provide an orderly process for deciding where upcoming OSMEs will be and to assist in providing consistency and passing on best practices from event to event, organizers from all of the past OSME programs have formed a steering committee to help guide future OSMEs and have written up a guidelines/call for proposals for hosting the next OSME meeting. In the past, there hasn't always been a clear process for deciding this; the reason for setting the committee and guidelines is to make sure that the process is clear and open, to give any team that is interested a fair shot. So, if you or your origami or technical organization is interested in hosting 7OSME in 2018, please visit the OSME.info website: http://osme.info and download the "guidelines" document, which describes what's expected and what you should put in a proposal. (You can also download a description of the steering committee and who's on it.) Proposals are due by December 31, 2014, with a goal of making a decision by February 28, 2015, which should give plenty of time to then go put the thing on. You don't need to submit a proposal till the end of the year, but if you're thinking about proposing, it would be nice to give the steering committee a heads-up of your intent, by sending an email to [email protected]. And I'll look forward to seeing you all at 7OSME, if not sooner! Best regards, Robert J. Lang O/b/o the OSME Steering Committee
