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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi LOC, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>As you all may know we would like to build bridges towards other communities at FOSS4G - 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>In order to make this a bit more concrete I distinguished 3 "high-potentials". I would like to know your opinion on the suggestions listed below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>These suggestions are made from my Dutch point of view, I'd like to know your opinion on how this fits with Germany or other countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- Python community: in the Netherlands there;s severy overlay between Python user groups and FOSS4G user groups<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- CMS: in several CMS-communities there are initiatives to integrate for instance Drupal with geospatial (mostly OpenLayers)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- Open data: almost everybody involved in open source in the Netherlands is also involved in open data. Perhaps due to the large of open data we have in the Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(and of course also the already well-known communities around remote sensing, and cartography)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Your 2 cents please!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Gert-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>