<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Key Accomplishments:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Held meetings every 1-2 months
depending on member agreement. Average turnout rate is 10. Higher
numbers when presentations scheduled.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Wide range of discussions surrounding
many areas of spatial domain.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Encourage an "All Welcome"
membership. Results in a wide range of perspectives, ideas &
skills.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- GRASS Workshop hosted by Scott
Mitchel.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><br></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Areas for Improvement:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Getting volunteers for variety of
presentation formats.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Hosting series of workshops to
attract interest from other technical groups in the area.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Increase interaction on mailing list.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Reaching out to potential users of
FOSS (e.g. students).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Opportunities to Help:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Presentation & workshop ideas.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Having members volunteer for
presentations & other ideas to get off the ground.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Outlook for 2012:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- New co-chair (Richard Burcher).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Great discussions from meetings but
getting ideas off ground will require work to be successful.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Planning to implement quarterly deep
dive presentations.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Engaging with other spatial groups in
area.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">- Several members have voiced resources
available to support groups activities (e.g. facility space).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Please add anything you feel I've
missed.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">I will be submitting this mid-week if
no comments are posted or emailed directly to me.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Thanks all & lets make 2012 the
best year yet for our group!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Have a great weekend.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Cheers,<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">Richard</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><a href="mailto:drownedfrog@gmail.com">drownedfrog@gmail.com</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm">@richardburcher</p>