[California] Annual Meeting in November

Fri Dec 16 09:00:04 PST 2016

I know we'd have interest from both Davis, Sac State, and American River
College if we do it in the Davis/Sacramento area.  The turn out for the San
Jose meetings have been fairly small, so unless we can identify groups to
advertise to in that area, it may not be out best choice.  But I'd also
like to acknowledge that the offer of hosting the meeting by Jeff is very
generous and appreciated.

I can put together a survey to see how many people would be interested in
different locations.  So we're trying for Mid-Februrary with a choice of
San Diego, Davis/Sacramento, or San Jose?  I can add a section for speaker
nominations/ideas and groups we can invite.  What do you think?

On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:09 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
wrote:

> I'm of the opposite opinion. I think getting a better idea of what we
> want to do, and who is actually interested would be better.
>
> I can get space just about any time at Davis, but I'd rather not have a
> tiny turnout unless that's actually the plan.
>
> We did a Humanitarian Mapathon in November that had 40+ attend.
>
> So for me the question is how do we better reach the community and
> what's the best format to bring people together.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
> PS: If you're concerned about meeting the "yearly" meeting we could
> always do an electronic meeting...
>
> On 12/14/2016 09:18 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
> > Sorry guys. I'm getting back to this late. How may Central California/Bay
> > Area Folks could make it down for a Mid-February Meeting in San Diego?
> >
> > If that can't work, I think we should take Jeff Hobbs up on his offer to
> > host us in San Jose.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Let's get a location pinned down, and then we can start working on a
> > program and our marketing plan. :]
> >
> > Landon
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Joe Larson <joelarso at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 👀 interested in the potential event with LocationTech in San Diego,
> >> Jeff…good to hear.
> >>
> >> I’m smack in the middle of y’all (San Luis Obispo)…following this thread
> >> and hoping/seeing if something can work.
> >>
> >> Best regards all,
> >>
> >> - Joe Larson
> >>
> >> On Oct 26, 2016, at 12:35 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Im just working on organizing an event with LocationTech here in San
> Diego
> >> for mid-feb. Happy to do something then as well.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Landon Blake <
> >> sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hey folks. Any more thoughts on the location for our annual meeting in
> >>> February? If not, do we want to have a quick straw poll?
> >>>
> >>> Landon
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Landon Blake <
> >>> sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> OK. Thanks Jeff. I'll follow-up with you when we pin down a location.
> >>>>
> >>>> Landon
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Hobbs, Jeff <jeff.hobbs at sjwater.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Landon,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That date in February works for me. As I said, we can probably host
> in
> >>>>> San Jose, however if you can find another spot, all the better.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Your recollection is correct in that we did develop a custom module
> for
> >>>>> QGIS. It wasn’t me, but another developer that works with me. I can
> ask him
> >>>>> if he’d like to do a workshop, but he typically does his own thing
> on the
> >>>>> weekends, so I’m guessing it’s not something that would interest
> him. I’d
> >>>>> prefer to settle on a venue before talking to our developer. He’d
> probably
> >>>>> want to do the workshop with me and Davis is about 3.5 hours from my
> house,
> >>>>> so I likely wouldn’t make the trek over.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Jeff
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *<image001.png>*
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *Jeff Hobbs *| Director of Web & Geographic Systems, AD | San Jose
> >>>>> Water Company | 1251 South Bascom Ave. | San Jose, CA 95128
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Email: Jeff.Hobbs at sjwater.com | Tel: +1 408 279-7833
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *From:* California [mailto:california-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On
> >>>>> Behalf Of *Landon Blake
> >>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 05, 2016 15:16
> >>>>> *To:* california at lists.osgeo.org
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [California] Annual Meeting in November
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> David wrote: "I am enquiring about SF locations for our annual
> >>>>> meeting.   I can
> >>>>> certainly help with that if we agree on a 2017 date."
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What do you guys think about a date of Saturday, February 11th, 2017?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> David wrote: "Also, I do support work for the BayGeo board, so I can
> >>>>> easily setup
> >>>>>
> >>>>> intros, etc for broadening the audience."
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That would be great. I can help put together a 1 or 2 page PDF
> >>>>> announcement and a post on our web site once we have the details
> hammered
> >>>>> out.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> David wrote: "Having a 20-person meeting
> >>>>>
> >>>>> with talks is very much different than having a 60-120 person meetup.
> >>>>> Both have their place, but understanding our intent will help answer
> >>>>> other questions."
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm pretty flexible on this, but I get nervous about being super
> >>>>> ambitious. :]
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Michelle wrote: "A former student of mine particularly asked if we
> >>>>> could find a way to include more women and people of color.  I also
> would
> >>>>> like to see that happen.  I think we can start by making sure we
> advertise
> >>>>> the event to as wide an audience (including CSU and community college
> >>>>> campuses) and we can and to approach potential speakers who will help
> >>>>> diversify our audience.  Diversity in gender, race, and field of
> employment
> >>>>> is important."
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Agreed. I'm tired of always having to eat lunch with Alex and Ragi.
> :P
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Michelle wrote: "In terms of a QGIS plugin development workshop or
> >>>>> talk, I have done it (see my talk from last year) but I would rather
> not
> >>>>> have to put a workshop together since my experience is limited.  Who
> can we
> >>>>> ask who's a pro?"
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I seem to remember Jeff Hobbs being pretty handy with QGIS. I think
> he
> >>>>> set-up a custom little interface for the program for his out-of-state
> >>>>> office. What do you think about teaching some QGIS plug-in
> development for
> >>>>> us Jeff?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Michelle wrote: "Normally we have talks and then some kind of group
> >>>>> learning - either an unconference or code/cartography sprint."
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What about getting a group of volunteers together after lunch to
> tackle
> >>>>> a Humanitarian Open Street Map task?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Landon
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Michele Tobias <mmtobias at ucdavis.edu
> >
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In the #GISTribe chat today I asked people what makes them want to
> >>>>> attend meetings like ours.  Feedback included workshops (especially
> >>>>> python), workflow talks, student talks, and social opportunities.  A
> former
> >>>>> student of mine particularly asked if we could find a way to include
> more
> >>>>> women and people of color.  I also would like to see that happen.  I
> think
> >>>>> we can start by making sure we advertise the event to as wide an
> audience
> >>>>> (including CSU and community college campuses) and we can and to
> approach
> >>>>> potential speakers who will help diversify our audience.  Diversity
> in
> >>>>> gender, race, and field of employment is important.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In terms of a QGIS plugin development workshop or talk, I have done
> it
> >>>>> (see my talk from last year) but I would rather not have to put a
> workshop
> >>>>> together since my experience is limited.  Who can we ask who's a pro?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Michele
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 12:52 PM, David Bianco <me at davidbianco.net>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am enquiring about SF locations for our annual meeting.   I can
> >>>>> certainly help with that if we agree on a 2017 date.   I'm still
> >>>>> available for a November meeting, and Davis sounds like a great
> option
> >>>>> to me.  I just wouldn't be able to assist with an SF location in that
> >>>>> time.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> As a chapter, are we required to have the meeting in 2016 vs 2017?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Also, I do support work for the BayGeo board, so I can easily setup
> >>>>> intros, etc for broadening the audience.  This goes to Michele's
> >>>>> question about what we want to accomplish.    Having a 20-person
> meeting
> >>>>> with talks is very much different than having a 60-120 person meetup.
> >>>>> Both have their place, but understanding our intent will help answer
> >>>>> other questions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dave
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016, at 08:33, Jeffrey Johnson wrote:
> >>>>>> I'd be +1 to do something in the Bay Area in conjunction with
> >>>>>> something like a BayGeo meetup in order to increase the overall
> >>>>>> turnout. Certainly chapter business only takes a bit of time and we
> >>>>>> could reach out to a larger community meeting with BayGeo or the
> like.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Unfortunately there is not that much 'community' here in SoCal, so
> not
> >>>>>> sure meeting down here would be productive. Ill be trying to
> organize
> >>>>>> local meetups in 2017, so perhaps in a year from now we can revisit
> >>>>>> that.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> +1 on a qgis plugin-development course. I've hacked a bit at
> existing
> >>>>>> plugins, but havent ever developed one from scratch.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Landon Blake
> >>>>>> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>> These are all good comments. I may have waited too late in the year
> >>>>> to get
> >>>>>>> something properly organized (as Alex mentioned). I hate to run
> >>>>> into next
> >>>>>>> year again, but what do you folks think about a Saturday in
> >>>>> February?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This would give us more time to prepare.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I appreciate that both Jeff and Alex are willing to host. I like
> >>>>> meeting at
> >>>>>>> Davis, but I wonder if there would be some benefit to moving it
> >>>>> back to the
> >>>>>>> Bay Area this time. Any thoughts on that?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Once we pick a date, we can work on a program and I can design some
> >>>>>>> announcements we can distribute to Bay Area techies and state
> >>>>> government
> >>>>>>> folks.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I've been using QGis more lately. Is there anyone that would be
> >>>>> willing to
> >>>>>>> teach a QGIS plug-in development crash course at the annual
> meeting?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Landon
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <
> ortelius at gmail.com>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hi All,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I'll again be out of the country on this date, but would _really_
> >>>>> like
> >>>>>>>> to attend. I'll do my best to attend virtually if nothing else.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Note: I am running for the OSGeo Board of directors [1][2], and
> the
> >>>>>>>> voting closes today. If you are a charter member, I would really
> >>>>>>>> appreciate your vote as a fellow Californian :)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Jeff
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2016_Candidate_
> Manifestos
> >>>>>>>> [2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2016
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Alex M <
> tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> The Center for Spatial Sciences (UCDavis) would be happy to host
> >>>>> any
> >>>>>>>>> time we need.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> That said, I think we should take our time to be more organized
> >>>>> than in
> >>>>>>>>> the past to ensure a good turnout and participation. Any ideas
> >>>>> on how to
> >>>>>>>>> go about that our welcome. 1st idea from me is that we reach out
> >>>>> to all
> >>>>>>>>> those Bay Area OSGeo related geohipsters and get them involved.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>>>>> Alex
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On 09/22/2016 11:21 AM, Moskovitz, Bob at DOC wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> I'll second a Davis meeting.  We have several students working
> >>>>> here
> >>>>>>>>>> with QGIS that might be interested in going.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Bob
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>>>>>>> From: California <california-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on
> >>>>> behalf of
> >>>>>>>>>> Michele Tobias <mmtobias at ucdavis.edu>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 8:08 AM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Landon Blake
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: Hobbs, Jeff; california at lists.osgeo.org; Gundel, Aaron;
> >>>>> Blaauw,
> >>>>>>>>>> Stan
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [California] Annual Meeting in November
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> November is a tricky month.  I'm definitely interested in
> >>>>> meeting.
> >>>>>>>>>> Nov. 19th works for me, but the 5th doesn't.  The 12th falls on
> >>>>> Veteran's
> >>>>>>>>>> Day weekend, so that's probably not going to work for most
> >>>>> people either.
> >>>>>>>>>> Davis is always an option if other places don't work out.  When
> >>>>> we settle on
> >>>>>>>>>> a date, I can make sure the state government people hear about
> >>>>> it and Alex
> >>>>>>>>>> can send it out to campus I'm sure.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Michele
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Landon Blake
> >>>>>>>>>> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com<mailto:sunburned.surveyor at gmai
> >>>>> l.com>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks Jeff. I'll wait until we hear from a couple of other
> >>>>> folks
> >>>>>>>>>> before we firm things up. I appreciate your willingness to host.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Landon
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Hobbs, Jeff
> >>>>>>>>>> <jeff.hobbs at sjwater.com<mailto:jeff.hobbs at sjwater.com>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> Landon,
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> We could probably host at San Jose Water Company if needed.
> >>>>> That's
> >>>>>>>>>> likely the start of Thanksgiving vacations. I'm guessing some
> >>>>> people will
> >>>>>>>>>> leave that Saturday and take the following week off. The 5th of
> >>>>> November
> >>>>>>>>>> might make more sense.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> We could do a presentation on a new intranet web application
> >>>>> we've been
> >>>>>>>>>> working on named "Merlin". It uses Leaflet, Elasticsearch,
> >>>>> Oracle,
> >>>>>>>>>> ASP.NET <http://asp.net/><http://ASP.NET <http://asp.net/>>,
> >>>>> Angular, Bootstrap, and Geoserver.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> -Jeff
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> From: California
> >>>>>>>>>> <california-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:california-bounce
> >>>>> s at lists.osgeo.org>>
> >>>>>>>>>> on behalf of Landon Blake
> >>>>>>>>>> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com<mailto:sunburned.surveyor at gmai
> >>>>> l.com>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Date: Friday, September 16, 2016 at 10:29 AM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: "california at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:
> >>>>> california at lists.osgeo.org>"
> >>>>>>>>>> <california at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:california at lists.osgeo.org>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: [California] Annual Meeting in November
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I've set-up a wiki page for our 2016 annual meeting:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_California_Chapter_2016_An
> >>>>> nual_Meeting
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> What do you guys think about the date of Saturday, November
> >>>>> 19th? Would
> >>>>>>>>>> another Saturday in November work?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Would anyone like to volunteer to host or to speak?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Landon
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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