<div dir="ltr">Dear QGIS Users<br><br>On Friday, 08 December 2023 we will be holding our year-eand festive QGIS Open Day! What is a QGIS Open Day you may be wondering to yourself? It is an initiative to replace the wonderful community meetups we used to hold every six months when times were different. Like our in-person meetings, the event is organised on the principle of self-organisation and community participation.<br><br>**Programme**<br>TBC - We need more speakers, please contact <a href="mailto:amy@kartoza.com">amy@kartoza.com</a> if you would like to give a talk.<br><br>**Where to watch**<br><br>Please see the event wiki page at [QOD-December-2023 Wiki](<a href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-December-2023">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-December-2023</a>) for all the details of times and links for participation.<br><br># Recordings<br><br>All the events are recorded and made available to users who couldn't make the live events. Youtube live streams are automatically available for catch-up viewing. Reviewing video links for individual events should work without a hitch, but you can also catch up on recordings from the QGIS Youtube channel:<br><br>* [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@qgishome](https://www.youtube.com/@qgishome)">https://www.youtube.com/@qgishome](https://www.youtube.com/@qgishome)</a><br><br># Code of Conduct<br><br>Participants are kindly reminded to please read and observe our QGIS Code of Conduct and Diversity Statement to make these events a great experience for everyone!<br><br>- [Code of Conduct](<a href="https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/codeofconduct/codeofconduct.html">https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/codeofconduct/codeofconduct.html</a> "QGIS Code of Conduct")<br>- [Diversity Statement](<a href="https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/codeofconduct/diversitystatement.html">https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/codeofconduct/diversitystatement.html</a> "QGIS Diversity Statement")<br><br>Please contact the Lead QOD Event Organiser, <ins>Amy</ins> by email <<a href="mailto:amy@kartoza.com">amy@kartoza.com</a>>, or via the [Telegram Channel](<a href="https://t.me/joinchat/Aq2V5RPoxYYhXqUPoxRWPQ">https://t.me/joinchat/Aq2V5RPoxYYhXqUPoxRWPQ</a> "QGIS Open Day User Channel") username <ins>@Amz</ins> if you have any queries or need help setting up events.<br><br><br>[We look forward to seeing you there!](<a href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-December-2023">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-December-2023</a>)<br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img width="200" height="129" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zXozvQUYXk5Xzlfsh_L0BHiUKSfX4MrrWhSn2teeysH5FngmNx01izHxNQZrXxunXRRAEC-mU"><br></div><div style="text-align:center">Amy Ternent</div><div style="text-align:center"><div>GIS Technician</div></div><div style="text-align:center">Visit <a href="http://kartoza.com" target="_blank">http://kartoza.com</a> to find out about open source:</div><div style="text-align:center">* Desktop GIS programming services</div><div style="text-align:center">* Geospatial web development</div><div style="text-align:center">* GIS Training</div><div style="text-align:center">* Consulting Services</div><div style="text-align:center">Office: +27(0)71 225 0039 </div></div></div></div>