[OSGeo-Discuss] California Chapter

[Allan Hollander]

In terms of initial web presence Tyler suggested setting up a California page 
on the OSGeo wiki, to be linked from the local chapters page at 
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Local_Chapters. Also OSGeo hosts many of the 
local chapter mailing lists -- see http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo.

One good project might be to provide an OSGeo presence at the 2008 CalGIS 
conference (http://www.calgis.org/), which will be in April in Modesto. I've 
never been to one of their conferences but it has grown to be a big deal. 
(Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the 2008 meeting, already having made 
out-of-state travel plans for that date). Evidently at last year's meeting 
there was a good deal of interest in open source geospatial (e.g. 
http://base.bargc.org/?q=node/85): for one thing Paul Ramsey and the 
Refractions folks had an exhibit there -- see Paul's blog post at  
http://geotips.blogspot.com/2007/04/calgis-notes-day-1.html. If OSGeo were 
there in 2008 it might be very timely.

-- Allan

On Thursday 11 October 2007 15:08, Landon Blake wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback Allan. Physical meetings can be tough with my
> schedule, but David isn't too far from Stockton. :]
>
> If we decide to get something going, I could put up a simple website and
> mailing list. Still, I don't know if two people is enough to get things
> moving.
>
> While we are talking about goals, are there any pressing regional or
> local GIS and/or open source needs that you can think of?
>
> Landon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan Hollander [mailto:adhollander at ucdavis.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:21 PM
> To: discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Cc: Landon Blake
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] California Chapter
>
> At FOSS4G I was chatting a bit with Tyler Mitchell about the possibility
> of
> starting a California chapter, so that makes at least two of us. I think
>
> there are several other folks here at UC Davis who would be interested
> as
> well. I am quite open to what the goals of such a group would be, though
> I
> would like to see it foster regional get-togethers.
>
> Any other Californians here on this list?
>
> -- Allan Hollander
> Davis, California
>
> On Thursday 11 October 2007 13:00, Landon Blake wrote:
> > Has there ever been any discussion of forming a California chapter of
> > the OSGeo? I would think with all the geo guys in the Bay Area that
>
> this
>
> > would have been done already.
> >
> >
> >
> > I would be interested in helping out with this, although I don't know
>
> if
>
> > I want to "run and administer" things on my own. Are there any other
> > interested OSGeo members in California?
> >
> >
> >
> > I was thinking we could form a chapter with one or two clear and
>
> simple
>
> > goals. This would help our group to be focused and have something to
> > actually "work together" on. I'm pretty flexible to what the goals
>
> might
>
> > be, although I have a particular interest in a couple of areas. :]
> >
> >
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > Landon Blake (A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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