<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1fd2cba3-8c26-021f-d4e5-2b5ab89e763e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hey all,</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I’m wondering about general guidance or anecdotal experiences of creating a local chapter or informal users groups. I’m wondering whether it helps to have a fleshed out mission and objectives with some sort of general roadmap or whether critical mass of interest is gained organically over time and to not worry about the details and just create a wiki page to guage interest. I am thinking of organizing a small seminar series at work for people interested in FOSS4G, but beyond that, do you all have any guidance for reaching out to potential cohorts in a fledgling chapter’s region? I have thoughts on the mission of the chapter aside from goals aligned with the greater community, but wonder if it’s better if that arises naturally as, and if, more people become involved. Any guidance is appreciated.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Phil</span></span><br></div>