[Aust-NZ] Melbourne Open GIS September 2011 Meetup

[Simon O'Keefe]

Hi Jody,

Thanks for the encouragement.

We'd be happy to use the Melbourne Open GIS event to more formally
promote the interests of OSGeo. If anyone is interested in
representing OSGeo at a meetup and possibly doing a presentation,
please get in touch with me.

Finding the space was easy for us - it's just our coworking space, the
OpenHub. It would be a problem if we got more than 40 or 50 coming
along, and then we may have to consider an alternative venue.

Please join our Meetup group to be notified of future events:
http://www.meetup.com/melbourne-open-gis

Cheers,

Simon
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Simon O'Keefe
Geospatial Systems Developer
Groundtruth
GPO Box 683
Melbourne VIC 3001
mobile: 0409 413 890
office: 03 9017 6850
email:  simon.okeefe at groundtruth.com.au
web:    http://www.groundtruth.com.au
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On 24 September 2011 19:06, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for making this go Simone; grass roots events are exactly what local
> chapters are supposed to be about.
> Can I ask how you found space? I would love to have a gathering is Brisbane
> (or even a code sprint) but am always held back by the financial hurdle of
> finding a venue. In Canada we always had a local company provide room; but
> in Australia insurance considerations seem to get in the way.
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On Thursday, 22 September 2011 at 11:44 AM, Simon O'Keefe wrote:
>
> The Melbourne Open GIS event is on again at 6pm on Thursday the 29th
> of September at the OpenHub.
>
> Next week's event includes:
> * Roald de Wit (Bureau of Meteorology) - Free and Open Source Software
> for Geospatial Conference (FOSS4G2011) Denver debrief
> * Simon Hope (Geoplex) - 'Brewing maps with TileMill'
> * Ben Hosken (Flink Labs) - interactive data visualisation
> * Simon Cropper (Botanicus) - natural resource mapping
> * job board, community announcements, drinks
>
> Melbourne Open GIS is a forum to discuss open standards and
> interoperability in GIS. Our meetings bring together professionals
> from geospatial and other disciplines in a casual environment for some
> presentations, informal discussions, socialising and some drinks
> supplied by our meeting sponsors.
>
> Meetings are open to anyone, BUT if you wish to attend, you must RSVP
> via our new Meetup website:
> http://www.meetup.com/melbourne-open-gis
>
> If you want to stay informed of future events, I recommend you
> register your details on Meetup.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Simon
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> Simon O'Keefe
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> Groundtruth
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> Melbourne VIC 3001
> mobile: 0409 413 890
> office: 03 9017 6850
> email: simon.okeefe at groundtruth.com.au
> web: http://www.groundtruth.com.au
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