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<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>Unless someone is super keen to do this (below), I don't mind sending back some input. For that matter, after I put something in the wiki, you can of course edit/add.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I'll take bullets from the presentation y'all sent me to give in Victoria, and add on activities since then. Off the top of my head, I can think of the discussions re: presence at upcoming conferences, especially geotec, the presence at both GIS Days in October, discussions with Talent First, and Open Source Boot Camp. If you have any other ideas/contributions, let me know.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Scott<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">Tyler Mitchell <<a href="mailto:tmitchell@osgeo.org">tmitchell@osgeo.org</a>>(OSGeo)</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">January 19, 2008 14:23:12 EST (CA)</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">Tim Bowden <<a href="mailto:tim.bowden@westnet.com.au">tim.bowden@westnet.com.au</a>>, Helton Uchoa <<a href="mailto:uchoa@opengeo.com.br">uchoa@opengeo.com.br</a>>, Martin Kyle <<a href="mailto:MartinKyle@SierraSystems.com">MartinKyle@SierraSystems.com</a>>, Rongguo Chen <<a href="mailto:chenrg@lreis.ac.cn">chenrg@lreis.ac.cn</a>>, Lorenzo Becchi <<a href="mailto:lorenzo@ominiverdi.com">lorenzo@ominiverdi.com</a>>, Jorge Sanz <<a href="mailto:jsanz@prodevelop.es">jsanz@prodevelop.es</a>>, Jacolin Yves <<a href="mailto:yjacolin@gloobe.org">yjacolin@gloobe.org</a>>, Arnulf Christl <<a href="mailto:arnulf.christl@wheregroup.com">arnulf.christl@wheregroup.com</a>>, Dimitris Kotzinos <<a href="mailto:kotzino@csd.uoc.gr">kotzino@csd.uoc.gr</a>>, "Dr. P. S. Roy" <<a href="mailto:psr@nrsa.gov.in">psr@nrsa.gov.in</a>>, Massimiliano Cannata <<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>>, Toru Mori <<a href="mailto:moritoru@orkney.co.jp">moritoru@orkney.co.jp</a>>, "Zachary L. Stauber" <<a href="mailto:zachary@stauber.org">zachary@stauber.org</a>>, "Scott Mitchell \(Carleton\)" <<a href="mailto:smitch@mac.com">smitch@mac.com</a>>, Sander Borghuis <<a href="mailto:s.borghuis@geo.uu.nl">s.borghuis@geo.uu.nl</a>>, David William Bitner <<a href="mailto:bitner@dbspatial.com">bitner@dbspatial.com</a>>, Joanne Cook <<a href="mailto:j.cook@oxfordarch.co.uk">j.cook@oxfordarch.co.uk</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica"><b>Local Chapter Reports for Annual Report</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi all,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Happy 2008 - I hope this note finds you well.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Recently, the OSGeo Board of Directors asked me to help coordinate the creation of a 2007 Annual Report for OSGeo:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Annual_Report_2007">http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Annual_Report_2007</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This will include reports from projects, committees, chapters, etc.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Naturally, I cannot do this on my own and properly represent the activities of the communities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>To this end I'm hoping you can help by writing (or coordinating) a report from the Local Chapter you are part of.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The target audience for the overall report are other OSGeo members and committees.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We have some time to get it together - can you help by providing something by February 15th?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Creating the wiki page for your group from the above link is all I need.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I've created a simple report template to help give some direction, but I'm sure you can find some improvements, just let me know:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Annual_Report_Template">http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Annual_Report_Template</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">If you are not an official OSGeo Chapter yet, you may not have much to talk about, but please still provide an update explaining the current status and anything that took place in 2007.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Please correct me if I'm asking the wrong person for your local chapter, here is the contact list I used:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Australia/New Zealand Chapter Report 2007 -- Tim Bowden</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Brazilian Chapter Report 2007 -- Helton Uchoa</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">British Columbia Chapter Report 2007 -- Martin Kyle</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">China Chapter Report 2007 -- Chen Rongguo</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Español Chapter Report 2007 -- Lorenzo Becchi/Jorge Sanz</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Francophone Chapter Report 2007 -- Yves Jacolin</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">German Language Chapter Report 2007 -- Arnulf Christl</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Greek Language Chapter Report 2007 -- Dimitris Kotzinos</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">India Chapter Report 2007 -- P.S. Roy</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Italiano Chapter Report 2007 -- Massimiliano Cannata</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Japan Chapter Report 2007 -- Toru Mori</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">New Mexico Chapter Report 2007 -- Zack Stauber</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Ottawa Chapter Report 2007 -- Scott Mitchell</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Taiwan Chapter Report 2007 -- Sander Borghuis</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Twin Cities (Chapter Report 2007 -- David Bitner</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">United Kingdom Chapter Report 2007 -- Jo Cook</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Please let me know if you can or cannot help on this front, or if someone else from your group needs to be contacted.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I'm here to help if you need something further.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Best wishes for 2008,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Tyler</div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>