[Local-chapters] Re: Participation in OSGeo

[Seven (aka Arnulf)]

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David,
thanks for pointing this out. Although I am not quite sure about which
list is more up to date. We also have the Local Chapters category in the
Wiki [1] which should be the most inclusive. It does not differentiate
between "officially endorsed", "just emerging" or "existing, but mostly
dormant".

One reason for this diversity is that we have no central point of
contact who maintains these lists. Which is why I included the Local
Chapters mailing list. This is not an official committee but rather a
place for conversations around Local Chapters. Eventually we might want
to make this a committee so that there is a responsible body that can at
least keep track of what is going on around the world.

I suggest to merge the list in the Local Chapters page into the
Categories page which will be easier to maintain. Hearing no objections
I will do that in the next days. ...and there are more places that need
to be cleaned up. The woes of a grown Wiki, sigh...

Best regards,
Arnulf.

[1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Local_Chapters

On 17.11.2011 22:35, Fawcett, David (MPCA) wrote:
> This page is a little more up to date.  It includes Cascadia, New
> Mexico, and Twin Cities (MN).
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> http://www.osgeo.org/content/chapters/index.html
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> David.
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> *From:*discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *Razy Kased
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:29 PM
> *To:* OSGeo Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: Participation in OSGeo (was: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter
> Member nomination: Martin Landa)
> 
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> Thanks Frank,
> 
> I appreciate the response, looking at the list I would be interest in
> the Education Committee, I'll join their mailing list first and get
> familiar with their network.
> 
> Also, I was looking at the local chapters, I'm in the United States in
> New York, is their no local chapter here? Just in California (Based on
> the link)
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> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com
> <mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com>> wrote:
> 
> Razy,
> 
> I also meant to emphasize that the local chapters are also always
> looking for keen volunteers to give presentations, organize events
> and lead/support local initiatives of various sorts.
> 
>  http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters
> 
> Best regards,
> 
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> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com
> <mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com>> wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Razy Kased <kasedr at gmail.com
> <mailto:kasedr at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Where can I learn more about each of the committees or other ways to
>>> participate?
>>
>> Razy,
>>
>> There is a list of committees in the second box on the wiki:
>>
>>  http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Main_Page
>>
>>    * Board of Directors
>>    * Conference Committee
>>    * Education and Curriculum Committee
>>    * Finance Committee
>>    * Incubation Committee
>>    * Marketing Committee
>>    * Project Steering Committees
>>    * Public Geospatial Data Committee
>>    * System Administration Committee (SAC)
>>    * Website Committee - Current WebCom tasks
>>
>> Of these I know that the Education, Marketing, Public Geodata,
>> SAC and Website committees are all looking for volunteers and
>> in some cases no specific experience is needed.
>>
>> Of course, the various projects also need help in various ways,
>> so if you are interested in, or using some of the software then
>> look into getting involved there.  Join the mailing lists, file bugs,
>> fix bugs, write docs, write code, answer questions on the list, etc.
>>
>> Best regards,
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>> I set the clouds in motion - turn up   | Frank Warmerdam,
> warmerdam at pobox.com <mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com>
>> light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
> <http://pobox.com/%7Ewarmerdam>
>> and watch the world go round - Rush    | Geospatial Software Developer
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