<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">OSGeo has local chapters in the different regions, please reach out to these groups to see who is available:<div><br></div><div>a) <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/osgeo-us/">OSGeo.US</a> - <a href="http://osgeo.us/">http://osgeo.us/</a> </div><div>b) <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/osgeo-korean-chapter/">OSGeo Korean Chapter</a> - <a href="http://www.osgeo.kr/">http://www.osgeo.kr/</a> </div><div><br></div><div>If you are specifically interested in companies we maintain a list of <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/service-providers/">service providers world wide</a> (please keep in mind that these folks have business to run and may not have much capacity for unpaid outreach. </div><div><br></div><div>I really encourage you to contact the very active osgeo community in Korea. The group hosted every one as part our annual conference in 2015 and is a vibrant open source community.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 at 10:23, KOSSA, osskorea <<a href="mailto:osskorea@osskorea.org">osskorea@osskorea.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Mr. Jody Garnett,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for your prompt reply. I am glad to hear that there are some of members of OSGeo who we can meet. </div><div><br></div><div>If we cannot meet you in Boston, we would like you to introduce us some of you member who are working in a companies in relation to Open Source. </div><div>It would be grateful to be introduced to be introduced to Open Source related professional and have a short meeting for an introduction of how they work with Open source and also have short Q&A session.</div><div><br></div><div>You can connect us with members of OSGeo or you can give us direct contact information so we can contact them.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation and we look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.</div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div><br></div><div>Hyoshin Nam </div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">==============================</font><font face="arial, sans-serif">==============================</font><font face="arial, sans-serif">=</font><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hyoshin Nam </span> <br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Manager</font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Educational Work Team</font><br><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Korea Open Source Software Association (</font><a href="http://kossa.kr/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://kossa.kr</a><font face="arial, sans-serif">) </font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">M. +82 10 7676 0070 T. +82 70.5154.6164 F. 02.511.7967</font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">E-mail. </font><a href="mailto:jpt2518@kossa.kr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">jpt2518@kossa.kr</a><font face="arial, sans-serif"> / <a href="mailto:osskorea@korea.kr" target="_blank">osskorea@korea.kr</a> </font> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>오픈소스를 도입하거나 활용하고자 하는 10개 한국기업에서 15명 규모로 방문한다. 1주일간 FSF를 시작으로 레드햇 등 보스톤에 위치한 오픈소스 기업을 방문한다. 소개가 가능하다면 오픈소스를 잘 관리하고 있는 기업을 소개 받고 싶다. 간단한 세미나 또는 오픈소스 관리자와 면담을 통해 정보공유하는 시간을 가지고 싶다.<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">2019년 9월 24일 (화) 오후 2:27, Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>>님이 작성:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hyoshin Nam:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">OSGeo is an international organization with members all over the world (including a wonderful <a href="http://www.osgeo.kr" target="_blank">local chapter in Korea</a>). OSGeo does not have a physical location in Boston, although we have some of our members who live there and may be able to talk with you.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please note that many of our software projects are developed in a distributed fashion, allowing your software developers and system managers to participate remotely. As an example I work on a project <a href="http://geoserver.org" target="_blank">GeoServer</a> which has <a href="http://geoserver.org/devel/" target="_blank">several opportunities for community development</a> an email list for developer communication and a video chat every couple of weeks, and the last Friday of each month we devote to fixing bugs.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If you do wish to talk about open source software licenses we have an <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/about/committees/incubation/" target="_blank">incubation committee</a> (once again with an <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator" target="_blank">email list</a>) which helps development teams choose a license and set up their projects.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Finally our software foundation occasionally enters into strategic partnership with industry development groups such as yours. We have a page on <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/partners/" target="_blank">partners and friends</a> you can look at for examples. Partners have a formal agreement, friends have a history of collaboration but no formal agreement in place.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 16:13, KOSSA, osskorea <<a href="mailto:osskorea@osskorea.org" target="_blank">osskorea@osskorea.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">To whom it may concern,</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hello, this is Hyoshin Nam at Korea Open Source Software Association (KOSSA) in Seoul.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>KOSSA and Korean National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA</font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">) has been planning an overseas training program for domestic software developers. </span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">The purpose of this training is to extend and exchange their knowledge and techniques in the field and </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">also to experience SW related organization and companies where they develop open source software and to learn more on license for open-source software. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">This overseas program will be conducted between </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">30 Sept. and 3 Oct. 2019 and we will be </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">visiting Boston during this period with group of 10 software developers and system managers.</span></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">In this regards, we would like to visit </font>OSGeo to have better understanding of what you do in your foundation and also will be grateful to have a brief meeting with a person who are related with open source software (developing, licencing etc.). If meeting is difficult, a short Q&A session would also be good, too. </div><div>Or if you have visitor's program we can also attend it as well.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We strongly believe that your kind cooperation will give positive impact on Korean open-source software field</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> society and strengthen the capabilities of Korean developers. </span><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">We also believe that this opportunity could give mutual benefits for both of us in someways.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div>So, if you are to accept our request, please let us know if 30 Sept. would good for your, otherwise let us know when is the best time for us to visit your foundation. <font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you in advance for your kind attention and consideration, and we look forward to receiving positive reply from you soon.</font><br><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best, </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hyoshin Nam <br>==============================</font><font face="arial, sans-serif">==============================</font><font face="arial, sans-serif">=</font><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hyoshin Nam </span> <br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Manager</font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Educational Work Team</font><br><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">Korea Open Source Software Association (</font><a href="http://kossa.kr/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://kossa.kr</a><font face="arial, sans-serif">) </font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">M. +82 10 7676 0070 T. +82 70.5154.6164 F. 02.511.7967</font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif">E-mail. </font><a href="mailto:jpt2518@kossa.kr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">jpt2518@kossa.kr</a><font face="arial, sans-serif"> / <a href="mailto:osskorea@korea.kr" target="_blank">osskorea@korea.kr</a> </font><br></div></div>
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