[OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London

[Matthew Pulis]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I'm reading and learning :)

With regards to your reply Tyler, is there any UK chapter to which I can
subscribe please? If yes where chan I check for it?

Thanks!

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <tmitchell at osgeo.org
> wrote:

> To add to Chris' comments... I suggest any job seeker offer to host an
> OSGeo-UK meetup... bring the employers to you instead :)
>
> Seriously though - there may be an opportunity here for those who have some
> momentum for a local OSGeo chapter nearby. Get on the mailing list, ask for
> ideas for a venue to meet and plan a meeting using the wiki or mailing list
> - a couple folks will often volunteer to do a talk or provide a discussion
> point.
>
> I believe that many local chapter OSGeo'ers are just waiting for a chance
> to
> chat over a beer or talk and plan in a local boardroom. The upside to
> helping plan it is you can give yourself a speaking slot to introduce what
> you've been doing/playing with/learning and a URL to your CV at the end
> will
> drive the point home :)
>
> Best wishes!
> Tyler
>
> ----------------original message-----------------
> From: "Chris Puttick" chris.puttick at thehumanjourney.net
> To: "OSGeo Discussions" discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:34:18 +0000 (GMT)
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>
> > And of course OA Digital, but while in the UK is not London. London is
> under the
> > influence of the "if it don't cost, it ain't worth nothing" although
> we're
>
> > hopeful revent gov't policy announcements and news like that of the
> recent
>
> > systems change at the London Stock Exchange might change that; if there's
> going
> > to be anything, I'd sniff around the London mayor's office, Transport for
> London
> > and some of the London councils.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > ----- "Landon Blake" lblake at ksninc.com wrote:
> >
> >> Matthew,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> It doesn?t look like anyone responded to your post, so I will offer
> >> some brief comments. I don?t think it likely that you will find a job
> >> focused specifically on open source GIS. I am one of the moderator of
> >> the OSGeo Jobs mailing list, and job postings there are quite rare in
> >> our current economy.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I think you may have to settle for a job in GIS, with perhaps an
> >> opportunity to occasionally dabble in open source GIS software. I can
> >> think of only a handful of companies that work extensively with open
> >> source GIS software, especially on the desktop. Examples are
> >> Refractions Research, Vivid Solutions, and LISASoft. The first two are
> >> Canadian companies, the second is in Australia.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A better option may be to take a ?regular? GIS job but to hone your
> >> programming skill set by volunteering with one of the OSGeo projects.
> >> (Let me know if you are really bored. I could put you to work on a
> >> couple of things right now.) :]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Or you could possibly work part-time as a consultant trying to help
> >> organizations get started with open source GIS.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At any rate, post a link to your resume on the OSGeo Jobs mailing
> >> list. That can?t hurt.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Landon
> >>
> >> Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268
> >>
> >> Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> >> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Pulis
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:12 AM
> >> To: discuss
> >> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am moving to London in late January 2010 and am trying to find a job
> >> /
> >> career in GIS preferably using Open Source GIS. I am finding it quite
> >> hard
> >>
> >> to find job openings in this field, especially in the GIS-T area;
> >> which area
> >> is my area of expertise. Anyone can recommend some job hunting
> >> websites
> >> which are more attributed to OSGEO please?
> >>
> >>
> >> (Sorry for double posting but the previous one had the wrong subject
> >> pasted)
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Matthew
> >>
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