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Great to hear updates on the FOSS4G UK 2016 conference and thanks to you and everyone in the local chapter for your efforts. I am looking forward to seeing you all at Southampton soon. I am also happy to see OSGeo:UK chapter now firmly established and expanding
fast. I think it will be really helpful if OSGeo:UK chapter can lead ideas for National level strategy for Open Principles in Geospatial in the UK. It will also help other local chapters around the world to build upon these ideas .<br>
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I have summarized my thoughts/ideas<b> on the need for National level strategy for Open Principles in Geospatial</b> at
<a href="http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2016/03/national-level-strategy-for-open-principles-in-geospatial-ideas-and-inputs-needed/" target="_blank">
http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2016/03/national-level-strategy-for-open-principles-in-geospatial-ideas-and-inputs-needed/</a>
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Earlier this month , Dr Seraphim Alvanides ran an OpenGIS event at Northumbria University. Thank you Seraphim for this excellent event to bring together local authority officers and academics . It was a half-day inaugural event for setting up QGIS Northern
England User Group, bringing together, mostly local authority officers and academics. The event info and programme overview at
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qgis-northern-england-users-group-inaugural-meeting-at-northumbria-university-tickets-24220042800" target="_blank">
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qgis-northern-england-users-group-inaugural-meeting-at-northumbria-university-tickets-24220042800</a> btw I am hoping Seraphim wil prepare a summary from the event for Geo4All newsletter also. It just shows the tremendous interest
in this from all sectors. <br>
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So it important that we have OSGeo UK chapter take this role to bring together nationally (central government, local authorities, academics, industry, SMEs , NGOs etc) and put forward and support National level strategy for Open Principles in Geospatial in
the UK. Please make use of FOSS4G UK 2016 opportunity to make this happen.<br>
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Best wishes,<br>
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Suchith<br>
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<div>Just to let you know that tomorrow morning we are releasing our first batch of early bird tickets for the FOSS4GUK 2016 event at the Ordnance Survey offices in Southampton, UK from the 14th to the 16th of June. We expect these to be very popular, so if
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<div>Check <a href="http://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2016/" target="_blank">http://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2016/</a> for more information- tomorrow morning (BST) we will release the eventbrite link for booking.</div>
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<div>We're all really excited about this event, and we look forward to seeing lots of you there!</div>
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