<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td valign='top' style='font: inherit;'>Hi Chaminda,<br>starting Open Source GIS efforts in Srilanka is most welcome.<br>Identify Institutes, takeup projects, build public awareness, arrange lectures, arrange workshops.. the list has no limit., when it comes to propagating OSGeo's principles.<br><br>cheers<br>Ravi Kumar<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 7/21/08, Chaminda Saman Rathnayake <i><csaman@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: Chaminda Saman Rathnayake <csaman@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [OSGeo_discuss] [OSGeo-Discuss] The New Board to be and Global representation<br>To: ravivundavalli@yahoo.com<br>Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 7:51 AM<br><br><div id="yiv1463404951"><div>Dear Ravi /Members,</div>
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<div>I am Saman from Sri Lanka.I hope my email was added to this group bcoz i participate to Map World Forum 2007 and i gave my conatct details to one of your group members.</div>
<div>I am very new to Open Source GIS.But familiar with MapServer.</div>
<div>I like to learn Open Source GIS and like to be a country member.Do u have branch in Sri Lanka.?IHow can be a country representative.</div>
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<div>I did a BSc in Maths , Physics & Computer Science and now im doing a Msc in GIS and Remote Sensing.<br> </div>
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<div>Regards!</div>
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<div>Saman<br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/17/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">RAVI KUMAR</b> <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:ravivundavalli@yahoo.com">ravivundavalli@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<td valign="top">Hi All<br><br>"One thing that I think would be useful right away would be to start a<br>group made up of one representative from each local chapter - a <br>sort of global council. "<br><br>+1 for this<br>
<br>Gobal representation in OSGeo and the above initiative are welcome.<br><br>Ravi Kumar<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 7/16/08, Mateusz Loskot <i><<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:mateusz@loskot.net">mateusz@loskot.net</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">From: Mateusz Loskot <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:mateusz@loskot.net">mateusz@loskot.net</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The New Board to be and Global representation<br>To: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:arnulf.christl@wheregroup.com">arnulf.christl@wheregroup.com</a>, "OSGeo Discussions" <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 10:22 PM<br><br><pre>On Jun 17, 2008, at 11:45 PM, Arnulf Christl wrote:<br>><br>> On Fri, June 13, 2008 18:47, Tyler<br> Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:<br>>><br>><br>>> On 13-Jun-08, at 1:26 AM, Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas wrote:<br>>><br>>><br>>>> Hi I can't be more agree with we should seek the best people<br>
to<br>>>> represent the foundation, based on the merits and commitment with <br><br>>>> the<br>>>> usual free software values, rather than a geographic <br>>>> representation. Of<br>>>> course having elected people from all over the world should be a <br>
>>> sign<br>>>> that FOSS4G is spreading and OSGeo is getting more and more<br>broader.<br>>><br>>> Since there are only a few open positions for board elections each<br>>> year, it will take some time to see any long term movement in<br>
>> representation either way. In addition to to "merits and <br>>> commitment" I<br>>> would also add "vision" to the list of positive attributes<br>for<br> board<br>>> members.<br>>><br>>> One thing that I think would be useful right away would be to start a<br>>> group made up of one representative from each local chapter - a <br>>> sort of<br>
>> global council. This doesn't have to be a new or separate mailing<br> <br>>> list,<br>>> but could be. Just having a group to go to for sharing thoughts, <br>>> ideas<br>>> and vision would be really valuable. Sound good?<br>
>><br>>> Tyler<br>><br>> Yes.<br>><br>> I didn't want to let this pass uncommented. But yet again I was too<br>> elaborate and thus moved it to my emerging <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://arnulf.us/Blog">http://arnulf.us/Blog</a><br>
<br><br>Arnulf,<br><br>I'd love to syndicate your blog on the Planet OSGeo, however<br>I'm having troubles with getting clean and usable RSS/Atom entries :-(<br>Perhaps you wouldn't mind to fix it?<br>Certainly, my request is valid only if you would like to get <br> <br>syndicated :-)<br><br>Ciao<br>-- <br>Mateusz Loskot, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mateusz.loskot.net/">http://mateusz.loskot.net</a><br>Charter Member of OSGeo, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://osgeo.org/">http://osgeo.org</a><br>
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