[California] Annual Meeting in November

Wed Oct 5 18:30:44 PDT 2016

+1 for any time in Feb

On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Michele Tobias <mmtobias at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> February 11th is open for me.  Most of February is, just not the 25th.
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Landon Blake <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> 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 gmail.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>, Angular, Bootstrap, and Geoserver.
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> -Jeff
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> From: California
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> <california-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:california-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>>
>>>> > >> >> on behalf of Landon Blake
>>>> > >> >>
>>>> > >> >> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com<mailto:sunburned.surveyor at gmail.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_Annual_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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