<p dir="ltr">This is excellent news, nothing to add to Alex suggestions except a warm welcome. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers!</p>
<p dir="ltr">--<br>
Jorge Sanz</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sent from my phone, excuse my brevity. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">El 01/06/2015 04:22, "Alex Mandel" <<a href="mailto:tech_dev@wildintellect.com">tech_dev@wildintellect.com</a>> escribió:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 05/31/2015 04:25 PM, Ayo Akinseye DSS wrote:<br>
> Hello All,<br>
><br>
> I hold a Masters in GIS from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (1997) and have<br>
> worked on GIS projects in Nigeria ever since.<br>
> My transition to Opensource software (operating systems, Server, Desktop and<br>
> Web) began about 5 years ago. Over time I have acquired most of the basic<br>
> skills required for Opensource (java, python, javascript, html5, CSS etc) and<br>
> have become an Opensource advocate of some sort (in public and private sectors<br>
> in Nigeria).<br>
><br>
> I have a group of people that we have held informal meetings and we are<br>
> passionate about Open Source software, GIS, and our part of the world. We have<br>
> people from all walks of life - academia, government and business.<br>
><br>
> We have decided to set-up a Local OSGeo Chapter to assist our current drive of<br>
> increasing FOSS4G and Opensource awareness in Nigeria.<br>
><br>
> I have looked at the guidelines, OSGeo mission and according to<br>
> <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Starting" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Starting</a> a page has been set-up at<br>
> <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User_talk:Ayolagos" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User_talk:Ayolagos</a><br>
><br>
<br>
Please consider moving the content to<br>
<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Nigeria</a><br>
<br>
> To grow our potential user base, we want to adopt the Ubuntu Linux model of<br>
> distributing CDs/Flash drives with FOSS4G videos and software to interested<br>
> people and organisations across our country. These costs will be borne by us. We<br>
> would like to put the OSGeo logo on all these items.<br>
><br>
<br>
Please consider building from OSGeoLive <a href="http://live.osgeo.org" target="_blank">http://live.osgeo.org</a><br>
<br>
> A training facility in Lagos Island, Lagos has given us access to one<br>
> of their training rooms that can seat 50 people. The room has all the facilities<br>
> required for workshops and trainings. This will form our Lagos base for now<br>
> while we will look for other facilities in other parts of the country as we move<br>
> along. We intend to start monthly workshops within the next 6 weeks. We intend<br>
> to have movable banners at all our events, and would like to put OSGEO logo on<br>
> these banners.<br>
><br>
<br>
Absolutely, you will find example materials for this at<br>
<a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/exhibitionpack" target="_blank">https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/exhibitionpack</a><br>
<a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/logo/svg" target="_blank">https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/logo/svg</a><br>
<br>
If you need additional matching funds please contact the Marketing and<br>
Outreach Committee.<br>
<br>
> We also have a couple of businesses (including our company) who have pledged at<br>
> least 2 PCs in each of our offices which we will encourage potential users to<br>
> come to use for specified periods, to mitigate the issue of users not having<br>
> access to an internet facing computer. These will be managed by a booking system<br>
> so we do not disturb the commercial activities of these businesses.<br>
><br>
> We have started discussing with 5 Universities across Nigeria (as a start) about<br>
> including Opensource and FOSS4G courses in their related departments. We<br>
> actually found one university already using QGIS!. Introduction letters have<br>
> been requested from these organisations and we would like to use the OSGeo logo<br>
> as part of these letters.<br>
><br>
<br>
Please invite them to join the OSGeo-ICE-ISPRS initiative<br>
<a href="http://www.geoforall.org/" target="_blank">http://www.geoforall.org/</a><br>
<br>
> We have started development of a website and still working on the most<br>
> suitable domain name. Suggestions are welcome so we are in line with OSGeo best<br>
> practises. We will also like to put the OSGeo logo on the website.<br>
><br>
> We would also like a mailing list set-up so we can start holding conversations<br>
> outside of this main list.<br>
><br>
<br>
Please file a ticket on <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/" target="_blank">https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/</a> to have a mailing<br>
list created.<br>
<br>
Example:<br>
<a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1487" target="_blank">https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1487</a><br>
<br>
<br>
> I joined this list around January this year and have been reading the posts to<br>
> get a proper feel of how things are done. I realise that there will be other<br>
> Nigeria residents here and use this as a reach out for them to join us and<br>
> participate, since we are looking for more members to follow through on specific<br>
> sectors based on the OSGeo mission and ours as well.<br>
><br>
> I also solicit any support and assistance that can make our mission easier to<br>
> achieve.<br>
><br>
> Thank you.<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
><br>
> Ayo Akinseye<br>
><br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Alex<br>
OSGeo System Administration Committee<br>
<br>
<br>
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