[OSGeo-Edu] Restarting our conversations and collaborative efforts

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Hi all,
I will also like to join to the meeting.

Please inform on:
 - datetime
 - agenda

Bye,
Massimiliano


Alex Mandel wrote:
> I'll likely join whatever time is selected. If it's daytime for the west
> coast of the US there's a chance I'll get a couple of my professors on too.
>
> Still working on writing up my slides and labs from this last terms
> Intro to GIS programming with python:Arc,GDAL/OGR,QGIS
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
> On 07/12/2010 09:26 PM, maria.brovelli at diiar-topo.polimi.it wrote:
>   
>> Depending on the time of the conference, I will also try to join it.
>> Cheers. Maria
>>
>>
>>
>> Def. Quota Simon Cropper <scropper at botanicusaustralia.com.au>:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Charlie,
>>>
>>> I would be keen to listen in on / participate in the conversation. I
>>> have a
>>> range of issues surrounding the development of educational material
>>> and would
>>> be interested to hear how others are addressing them.
>>>
>>> Concerns:--
>>> 1) time of meeting. My preference is not to be wearing pyjamas when
>>> taking the
>>> call. I am in the same time zone as at least 2 of the respondents so
>>> hope your
>>> choice of meeting time is reasonable for all participants.
>>> 2) means of having the meeting. Falling clearly within the Generation
>>> X, I do
>>> not run Skype, MSN, Pidgen, etc. So please include clear instructions
>>> of how
>>> to join in on the meeting. Simply stating Skype+DateTime, is not
>>> enough - at
>>> least for me[1].
>>>
>>> As outlined by Arnulf, minutes would be an advantage, so if people are
>>> unable
>>> to attend there is an opportunity to contribute. To this end, a chat-room
>>> would be better than a verbal conversation as the text can be readily
>>> saved,
>>> conversation streams extracted and issues with all the relevant comments
>>> packaged for others to comment on. These idea streams, conversations and
>>> directions can be placed on the Wiki or posted on the mail-list for
>>> 'lurkers'
>>> to read and be enticed to contribute. I have used chatzilla on
>>> freenode and it
>>> had this functionality. I presume other technologies do as well.
>>>
>>> Bye-and-bye, I find it humorous that a group espousing the development
>>> of FOSS
>>> GIS Solutions, use Skype a non-free proprietary software, to hold a
>>> meeting.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] for the record, I use Ubuntu 10.04. I do not have a camera or
>>> microphone
>>> attached to my system.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Cheers Simon
>>>
>>>     Simon Cropper
>>>     Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
>>>     PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020
>>>     P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437
>>>     W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au
>>>       
>
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Dr. Eng. Massimiliano Cannata
Responsabile Area Geomatica
Istituto Scienze della Terra
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