[Ireland] Second OSGeo Ireland Symposium - Keynote Speaker Confirmed

[Jeff McKenna]

Thank you for the kind words Daniel, I am really looking forward to 
helping share the passion at the second OSGeo Ireland Symposium!  I know 
Markus did a wonderful job last year.  Lately I've been focusing a lot 
on students, which I will explain more in person in May!  I am truly 
looking forward to experiencing Portlaoise and its surroundings.

Talk soon,

-jeff


-- 
Jeff McKenna
President Emeritus, OSGeo Foundation
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna




On 2018-01-11 6:12 AM, Daniel McInerney wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> As mentioned previously, we are currently in the midst of organising the
> 2nd Symposium of the Irish OSGeo Local Chapter, which will be held on
> the 25th of May in Portlaoise. As part of our preparations, we have been
> very lucky to secure Jeff McKenna [1] as our keynote speaker for the
> event. Jeff is President Emeritus of OSGeo and has been very active in
> the development of a several OSGeo initiatives and activities. In 2016,
> Jeff was the winner of the Sol Katz award [2] for longtime leadership in
> the OSGeo and FOSS4G communities.
> 
> In addition to Jeff's Keynote speech, he will also deliver a hands-on
> workshop on Mapserver in the afternoon of the symposium.
> 
> More details regarding the event will be circulated in due course.
> 
> best regards,
> Daniel.
> 
> [1]: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
> [2]: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Sol_Katz_Award
>