[California] FW: Follow-up to the CA GIS Council Meeting on MOnday

Mon Nov 24 10:05:47 PST 2014

Thanks, Christina!  Your explanation was really helpful for someone like 
me who is new to this idea.  I signed up on the email list.  It was 
great to chat with you at the GIS Day event.

best,
Michele

On 11/21/2014 5:18 PM, Christina Boggs wrote:
> Hi Michele,
>
> It was great having you speak at our recent GIS Day event, you did a 
> fantastic job! The California GIS Council is comprised of all levels 
> of government (Federal, State, Local...I want to say there may have 
> been some Tribal representation for a time but that seat may be vacant 
> at the moment), education, non-profit and private industry. This 
> advisory body helps make recommendations about geospatial issues. For 
> me personally, i think the best reason for the council is that it 
> helps keep lines of communication open between these sectors which, in 
> turn helps us to function more efficiently as Californians in general. 
> The California GIS Council email list has been used to announce 
> statewide events, local or regional events, announce disaster relief 
> efforts, find and distribute data, announce government job positions, 
> solicit feedback on standards and to keep the California GIS Community 
> close.
>
> A couple ways you could get involved: (1) subscribe to the email list 
> (and speak up if you've got something to say - instructions after my 
> signature), (2) attend council meetings and help advise your fellow 
> GIS folks (either via webex or in person - meetings are announced over 
> the list).
>
> Thanks,
>
> *Christina Boggs*
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:46:26 -0800
> From: mmtobias at ucdavis.edu
> To: Bob.Moskovitz at conservation.ca.gov; california at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [California] FW: Follow-up to the CA GIS Council Meeting 
> on MOnday
>
> Hi Bob,
> I'm definitely interested in learning more about this.  Can you (or 
> maybe Christina) give us a little more background on this?  And in 
> what way can members of the California Chapter could be involved?  Thanks!
>
> best,
> Michele
>
> On 11/21/2014 10:05 AM, Moskovitz, Bob at DOC wrote:
>
>     It would be great if California OSGEO can be involved with the
>     California GIS Council.  –Bob
>
>     Robert Moskovitz
>
>     California Geological Survey
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>     Seismic Hazards Zonation Program
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>     [mailto:ca.gis.council-request at ucdavis.edu] *On Behalf Of *Mark
>     Greninger
>     *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2014 11:48 AM
>     *To:* 'ca.gis.council at ucdavis.edu <mailto:ca.gis.council at ucdavis.edu>'
>     *Subject:* [ca.gis.council] Follow-up to the CA GIS Council
>     Meeting on MOnday
>
>     Hello everyone,
>
>                     Hope you had a great GIS Day!
>
>     At Monday’s GIS Council meeting, the Council decided to keep the
>     comment period on the Council’s draft charter open to solicit
>     additional feedback in anticipation of mid-December vote. The
>     current Charter and draft revision are attached. *Please submit
>     comments and revised language to Mark Greninger
>     (MGreninger at cio.lacounty.gov <mailto:MGreninger at cio.lacounty.gov>)
>     by COB Tuesday, December 2, 2014.*
>
>     Mark will schedule another meeting of the Governance Committee to
>     review and incorporate updates, circulate among existing Council
>     members, and develop and new draft.
>
>     The final draft revision will be circulated after that date along
>     with instructions for a scheduled meeting of the Council to vote
>     on the revision.
>
>     Thank you!
>
>     *Mark Greninger*
>
>     Geographic Information Officer
>
>     County of Los Angeles
>
>     Chief Information Office
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>     350 S. Figueroa Street
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>     Suite 188
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>     Los Angeles, CA 90071
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> Michele Tobias, PhD
> 3118 Wickson Hall
> Geospatial Consulting @ UC Davis
> Information Center for the Environment
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> University of California Davis
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Information Center for the Environment

University of California Davis
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