[GRASS-user] Off-topic: GeoDataCamp2010 in Athens, Greece

[Nikos Alexandris]

Nikos:

(replying to myseld - updating)
 
> Tomorrow and Saturday will take place the GeoDataCamp2010 in Athens
> (Greece). I will be there to learn lots of new stuff  and I am
> enthusiastic about it. I feel it is going to be a fruitful gathering of
> friends and people curious about GeoData.

Indeed, many gfoss friends where there to meet and discuss with them. Not much 
time to actually learn something of course...

A lot of tension, many voluntary-based works were presented.
 
> I won't loose the opportunity to show-off some grass(y) actions and play
> with the new GUI maybe (btw, the "command console" and the "search module"
> are cool -- nothing like qgis though :-p which will be honored of course
> as well)

I've talked with a couple of folks about GRASS. I have to admit I discouraged 
some people who just wanted to throw a map or two together. I redirected them 
to QGIS of course.

> Perhaps, if we have the time to practice, I (we) will ask the list's
> attention. The community is vital to (G)FOSS and I can think of no better
> prove of that than having (near-real-time?) interaction with other
> grass-users through the list (as it often happens to me when I try to
> introduce starters to grass and the like :-)).

Well, we did not had the time to dive deep. But we had some extended 
discussions and on-display explanations about GRASS' data base and basic 
modules.

Was nice - real fun :-). Hope something like this will be repeated in Greece 
and the signals are there.

Cheers, Nikos