[OSGeo Africa] Ready for something a little different? QGIS Composer 'Ask me anything' with Tim Sutton and Nyall Dawson

[Jean Paul Ngalams]

Thanks for this idea; I ' going to do my Best to attend that meeting early,
as the number if participant is limited.

Regards.

On Oct 30, 2017 9:00 PM, "Tim Sutton" <tim at kartoza.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> For a while now I have been wanting to try a way of allowing the QGIS
> community to talk to our developers in a relaxed and informal way, taking
> advantage of the Internet to remove the requirement that we have to
> physically be in the same location. So this monday (see below for exact
> time and details of how to join), we are going to try a little experiment
> and we want to invite you to join.
>
> ‘We' in this case will be Nyall Dawson (QGIS Core Developer and originator
> of many of the cool features in QGIS you use today!) and myself.
>
> So how will it work?
> ================
>
> 1. First you need to install http://zoom.io (runs on all popular desktop
> and mobile operating systems).
> 2. Next join our room using the link below. Note that there is a limit of
> 100 participants so get there early if you want to be sure you will be
> admitted to the room.
> 3. Look for the shared screen and maximise it so you can see what is going
> on.
>
> Format
> ========
>
> Have you ever sat next to an expert at the computer and had him / her give
> you hints and tips as you work? For the first 30 minutes I will be ‘the
> user’ and Nyall will be 'the expert’. Our topic will be developing a map
> composition and I will go through the exercise of making a map layout with
> Nyall watching on from the sidelines and giving hints and tips. The idea
> here will be to give a flavour of some of the things you can do with Map
> Composer in QGIS.
>
> At the end of the first 30 minutes, we will switch from demo mode to ‘Ask
> Me Anything’ mode. Zoom has a chat system where you can raise your hand if
> you have a question. We will take a selection of questions from the
> audience and try our best to answer them.
>
> The session will last one hour only - any questions we don’t get to we
> will save for the next time.
>
>
> What if I can’t make it
> ==================
>
> We are going to try to record the screen and voice session and share it on
> YouTube afterwards.
>
>
> How to join
> =========
>
>
> Topic: QGIS Ask Me Anything - Map composer with Nyall Dawson
> Time: Nov 6, 2017 12:00 PM Johannesburg
>
> Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/571618409
>
>
> Frequently asked questions
> ======================
>
>
> 1) Why are you using zoom.io - it's proprietary software and you are a
> traitor to the cause of FOSS?
>
> Zoom is brilliant and I have tried all the FOSS video conferencing tools
> and all of them have major issues. Feel free to let me know if there is a
> FOSS tool that works reliably and you have tested it extensively and you
> know that it works with large audiences.
>
> 2) I’d like to suggest a topic...
>
> Yes please - send your ideas to tim at kartoza.com - please prefix your
> email subject line with ‘[QGIS AMA TOPIC]'
>
> 3) The time doesn’t work for me
>
> We will try to hold future sessions in different time slots to accommodate
> people from different time zones better.
>
> 4) Why didnt you invite a broader group of people?
>
> Consider yourself part of an experiment here - if it works well we will
> advertise it more broadly.
>
> 5) Will it always be Tim and Nyall?
>
> I plan to invite a range of guests as we look at different topics and
> areas of QGIS.
>
> 6) Do I need to RSVP to this invitation?
>
> No please don’t - just come to the zoom room on the day and join if you
> can….
>
>
> Regards
>
> Tim
>
>
> —
>
>
>
>
>
> *Tim Sutton*
>
> *Co-founder:* Kartoza
> *Project chair:* QGIS.org
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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