[AtlanticCanada] Shhhh -> Local Chapter meeting

[ahmed at elegantdesigns.ca]

Awesome, I live right across the street :), it doesn't seem that i'll be
doing much on the 28th and 29th, so you can count me in for man power
Ahmed

On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:04:50 -0300, Timothy Astle <timothy.astle at caris.com>
wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> CARIS has offered to host this meeting.  We have projectors, meeting 
> rooms and free coffee. :-)
> 
> It's a two minute walk from the Delta, which is very convenient.
> 
>
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Delta&daddr=45.96333,-66.66194+to:CARIS+fredericton&hl=en&geocode=FRlcvQIdxNEG_CGrkfxCksS77SktQjLzgRikTDEqvyR-zDY4AA%3BFUJYvQIdzNEG_CnZjR9TghikTDEjTA_NukBJLw%3BFfRFvQIdqc8G_CHnnvo7kjl-CCmZc0OweSKkTDG3Ntse3mYBsA&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&via=1&sll=45.961607,-66.660554&sspn=0.010173,0.01929&ie=UTF8&z=16
> 
> If we all choose to go ahead with this location, it would be good to 
> establish an approximate head-count in advance so that we can have 
> appropriate facilities available.  Right now we have at least 4 people 
> on the group + maybe another 4 more people from CARIS that would like to 
> attend.  That puts the number up to around 8.  Anyone else?
> 
> I'm good for any meeting time.
> 
> 
> Tim
> 
> On 04/10/2010 4:13 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>> Hi Bernie,
>>
>> I also prefer meeting right after the beer tasting on the evening of 
>> the 28th.
>>
>> (29th is not great for me since I drive back home)
>>
>> Anyone else with some comments/preferences?
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10-10-01 2:25 PM, Connors, Bernie (SNB) wrote:
>>> Here's my $0.02:
>>>
>>> Meeting time:  We only have 90 minutes for lunch so I think it would 
>>> be tight for all of us to squeeze in lunch and a chapter meeting 
>>> unless we can arrange a room and food delivery.  I think after the 
>>> beer tasting would be a better time and we should all be in a 
>>> talkative state at that point ;-)
>>>
>>> Meeting location:  I think we need to choose a time first
>>>
>>> Projector:  I should be able to provide a projector
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Bernie Connors, P.Eng
>>> Service New Brunswick
>>> (506) 444-2077
>>> 45°56'25.21"N, 66°38'53.65"W
>>> www.snb.ca/geonb/
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: atlanticcanada-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
>>> [mailto:atlanticcanada-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jeff 
>>> McKenna
>>> Sent: Friday, 2010-10-01 12:24
>>> To: AtlanticCanada-OSGeo
>>> Subject: Re: [AtlanticCanada] Shhhh ->  Local Chapter meeting
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Sorry to be so quiet lately (I was in Barcelona for our wonderful
FOSS4G
>>> event, where we had roughly 900 attendees!).
>>>
>>> Now that it's October 1st, I hope that we can start planning for our
>>> first chapter meeting, during the upcoming Geomatics Atlantic event.
>>> Here are some thoughts:
>>>
>>> Timing
>>> ======
>>>
>>> - I think an option would be during lunch on day1 of the event (Oct 
>>> 28th)
>>> - or after the Exhibit Hall beer tasting event that night, at 7pm (Oct
>>> 28th).
>>>
>>> Location
>>> ========
>>>
>>> - a room at the Delta Hotel?
>>> - a room at UNB?
>>> - a local pub near the Delta?
>>>
>>> Agenda
>>> ======
>>>
>>> - select Chapter Officers
>>> - discuss next steps to become a formal chapter
>>> - discuss mission and objectives of chapter
>>> - discuss how often to meet
>>> - discuss next steps for Chapter outreach/activities in the Atlantic
>>> Canada community
>>>
>>> Meeting Requirements
>>> ====================
>>>
>>> - you!
>>> - projector, screen, and Internet are nice-to-haves but not necessary
>>> - chairs
>>>
>>> I'd like this meeting to be very informal.
>>>
>>> Please give us your thoughts on this everyone.  Thanks.
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>