[California] Annual Meeting in November

Wed Oct 26 12:35:08 PDT 2016

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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Jeff Hobbs *| Director of Web & Geographic Systems, AD | San Jose
>>> Water Company | 1251 South Bascom Ave. | San Jose, CA 95128
>>>
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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
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>>> *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>, Angular, Bootstrap, and Geoserver.
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >> -Jeff
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >>
>>> > >> >> From: California
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>>> > >> >> 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.or
>>> g>"
>>> > >> >> <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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