[Board] Re: F2F meeting

[Ravi]

Arnulf,
'I can contribute three high level use cases using OSGeo software
 at municipal, federal and European level.'
Pl email some pointers. I need some work already done to plan my
Rajahmundry-GIS, Phase-II, for a small city of south India. (I presented at Capetown)

Ravi

--- On Tue, 10/11/09, Ravi <ravivundavalli at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Ravi <ravivundavalli at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Board] Re: F2F meeting
> To: board at lists.osgeo.org
> Date: Tuesday, 10 November, 2009, 4:43 PM
> Hi Arnulf,
> very encouraging indeed. We at OSGeo India are discussing
> this out
> and will get back soon.
> Ravi
> 
> I have set my Dreams in motion
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 10/11/09, Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) <arnulf at osgeo.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) <arnulf at osgeo.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Board] Re: F2F meeting
> > To: board at lists.osgeo.org
> > Date: Tuesday, 10 November, 2009, 3:57 PM
> > > Hi Arnulf,
> > > the developing world including India can benefit
> from
> > FOSS GIS
> > > in many ways, reducing corruption, saving
> exchequers
> > money, guiding
> > > the farmer.. many more.
> > > But the catch22 prevents true penetration of FOSS
> GIS.
> > Unless jobs are
> > > there few students are interested, and unless
> students
> > with knowledge of
> > > FOSS GIS are there jobs cannot be created. Unless
> jobs
> > are there no
> > > educational institute wants to embark on a FOSS
> GIS
> > project.. and Unless
> > > proven projects are there, no one wants to launch
> a
> > new project.
> > >
> > > It is only awareness building that can change it
> for
> > us, through
> > > workshops, seminars for teachers and students
> alike.
> > >
> > > So if a priority has to be set, with the meager
> > resources  it must focus
> > > on creating awareness as top priority.
> > >
> > > Would be very happy if the board can meet F2F in
> > India. That will give us
> > > a great boost, as we will invite the concerned
> Indian
> > departments to see
> > > some demos/ talks by OSGeo board. In India 90%
> GIS
> > work is government
> > > controlled.
> > >
> > > Love to be at Barselona, to proudly announce
> OSGeo
> > India's bid for FOSS4G.
> > > 'Thousands of dream like expectations,  But
> each
> > one saps my breath'
> > > (Urdu shair: Hazaron Quaishen nikle, magar, har
> Quaish
> > me dum nikla)
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Ravi
> > >
> > > ThanQ Venkatesh, and the Urdu Shair must sum up
> the
> > situation.
> > 
> > Ravi,
> > I understand. Let us work on something in that
> direction.
> > 
> > Aiming high; Could you imagine that an executive
> summit on
> > Open Source
> > Geospatial with an invitation of the OSGeo board to
> India
> > would be a good
> > idea? We could organize it as a two day micro
> conference
> > with the first
> > running high level workshops for more technically
> oriented
> > folks (CTOs)
> > and the second with introductions to Free Software
> > licensing and Open
> > Source development models followed by presentations
> > showcasing productive
> > and successful use cases of the public administration
> using
> > FOSSS4G. I can
> > contribute three high level use cases using OSGeo
> software
> > at municipal,
> > federal and European level.
> > 
> > I guess even if not all directors can make it we could
> get
> > together a
> > fairly high profile group of people for such an event.
> The
> > board (or at
> > least those members who can make it) can have an f2f
> > following this micro
> > conference.
> > 
> > With enough advance planning we might even find a
> high
> > level sponsor form
> > the Indian government to fund such an event - or is
> that
> > already dreaming?
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Arnulf.
> > 
> > > --- On Sun, 8/11/09, Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
> > >> Subject: Re: [Board] Re: F2F meeting
> > >> To: board at lists.osgeo.org
> > >> Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 6:03 PM
> > >> Hi Arnulf, Ravi,
> > >>
> > >> Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) wrote:
> > >> ...
> > >> > Ravi,
> > >> > I can follow you for the first part. I
> do
> > not
> > >> understand "The philosophy
> > >> > of OSGeo translating into priorities
> will
> > make a local
> > >> chapter spend their
> > >> > meager resources in organising
> awareness."
> > though. Can
> > >> you please explain?
> > >>
> > >> I guess, what Ravi means is the he might as
> well
> > spend his
> > >> (OSGeo-India Chapter's) meager resources to
> > organize an
> > >> OSGeo awareness campaign
> > >> (workshop's, seminars etc.) in India.
> > >>
> > >> Could be worth considering to have an F2F in
> > Ravi's home
> > >> turf.
> > >> That would kill two birds with one stone.
> > >>
> > >> Best regards
> > >>
> > >> Venka
> > >>
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