Hi Jody,

I am doing a geospatial integration product development for Mincom as part of the Ellipse 8 rewrite based on an open source technology stack.  I would be keen to find out what other open source geospatial projects are going on in Brisbane as well as get a debrief on FOSS4G (I got to the Sydney one but missed the last two).  I think the last Brisbane get together was about two years ago and I found out about it too late.

If the edge is not suitable then the Mincom auditorium is available  after hours for no charge.  In fact one of our developers hosted a Function Programming meeting there last night.  Let's know if you are interested, but in any case I would be keen to see a Brisbane osgeo group formed.

cheers,
Neil Crisp.


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> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:18:22 +1000
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Aust-NZ] Brisbane Location suggested
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>  I have received the suggestion of "the edge" for a brisbane osgeo meet 
> up - it is next to the main state library with a focus on digital media. 
> Since open source is the ultimate digital media I will make an inquiry 
> to see if it is suitable.
> 
> -- 
> Jody Garnett
> 
> 
> On Sunday, 25 September 2011 at 3:53 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> 
> > Sounds good. My impression with these thing is you need to start small 
> and be consistent. The bulk of people wait to hear back on how the first 
> couple sessions go. 
> > 
> > I may actually be fun to do a non-install fest. Since we have a nice 
> 'live' DVD / USB We could try out the software and talk shop without 
> having people worry about cleaning up their machine after. 
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Jody
> > 
> > On 25/09/2011, at 3:25 PM, Nathan Woodrow <woodrow.nathan@gmail.com 
> (mailto:woodrow.nathan@gmail.com)> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Jody,
> > > 
> > > I would be keen for a gathering in Brisbane, code sprint or other. 
> There seems to be a bit of activity down in Vic for OsGeo stuff but not 
> much movement in Qld. Would be good to see something started. 
> > > 
> > > - Nathan Woodrow
> > > 
> > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Jody Garnett 
> <jody.garnett@gmail.com (mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com)> wrote:
> > > >  Thanks for making this go Simone; grass roots events are exactly 
> what local chapters are supposed to be about. 
> > > > 
> > > > Can I ask how you found space? I would love to have a gathering is 
> Brisbane (or even a code sprint) but am always held back by the 
> financial hurdle of finding a venue. In Canada we always had a local 
> company provide room; but in Australia insurance considerations seem to 
> get in the way. 
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Jody Garnett


