[Board] First Latin American Conference of Free and Open Source GIS

[Jeff McKenna]

Hello Maria!

Although I am no longer on the Board, I can definitely give some
pointers: probably the fastest way to get your idea moving (which is an
excellent way to promote OSGeo/FOSS4G in Latin America!) is for you to
add the item on the next board meeting's wiki page
(http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2012-07-12) and then attend
that IRC session to discuss the idea.  From my experience on the Board
that is the best way to answer questions and get things moving.

If you can't attend that IRC session then have a representative of the
local committee attend.

What do you think of this plan?

Also, maybe the local committee needs an official OSGeo liason, which I
did for FOSS4G for so many years; it might be good to have this role for
this event.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Hello from Canada's beautiful East Coast!

-jeff



On 12-07-01 8:48 AM, maria.brovelli at diiar-topo.polimi.it wrote:
> Dear Board members
> I sent some days ago to the discussion list a proposal to support the
> First Latin America Conference of Free and Open Source GIS the
> colleagues of Guayquil University and I are organizing for 22-23 October
> 2012.
> 
> The proposal founds enthusiastic comments also from other groups in
> Latin American. Among them, the OSGeo spanish local chapter (Mauricio
> Miranda has been the spokesman).
> 
> At that point, I'm wondering if OSGeo can support that initiative,
> supporting travel and stay for one person of the OSGeo spanish local
> chapter who will give an invited speech on OSGeo and on the Latin
> America OSGeo.
> 
> Let me know please what is the opinion of the Board.
> 
> Obviolsly if you have other suggestions or if you want to contribute
> more, you are very welcome!
> 
> Many thanks!
> Waiting for your answer.
> 
> Nice sunday to All of you.
> Maria
> 
> P.S. Attached the draft of the first "Call for Papers". In few days the
> website is available.  Let us put please the logo of OSGeo on it!!
> 
>