Promotion and Visibility Committee

[Helton Uchoa]

Hi Michel,

I'm searching in OSGeo website trying to find some work that I can help. 
Below there are some reasons that make me contact you.
I'm mantainer of the biggest group of Open Source Geotechnologies in 
Brazil (http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/mapserver_brasil/). I created 
this group in 2003, and today It has than 500 people.
In the last years, I have participated in main Geotechnologies events in 
Brazil and I have presented the concepts of Open Source and GNU Philosophy.
I'm mantainer of geolivre.org.br (Geolivre Community) and I'm working in 
Geolivre Conference (www.geolivre.org).
All these projects can be used by OSGeo to talk directly to portuguese 
language communities. So I think this is a good start point to give more 
integration of OSGeo with Latin America.
A suggestion that I can make to Promotion and Visibility Committee is 
define the websites in many languages that can be used to talk about 
OSGeo. The ideia is make a strong link with local communities. I'm 
afraid the OSGeo walks to the  same way the OGC: *no representation in 
Latin America*. So I believe that my work can contribute to make this 
link with our community.

Fell free to talk about my initial "brainstorm". :)

Questions: How does work the process to join to this commitee? Can I add 
the Geolivre Conference 2007 (www.geolivre.org) in section "Future 
events with OSGeo Project and Foundation presence"?

[]s

Uchoa

Michael P. Gerlek wrote:

>Uchoa:
>
>I'm sure we'd love to have you join us -- but I'm afraid I'm not sure
>how "real" of a group we are this point nor what the membership criteria
>might be.  (..or maybe I've missed something in all the osgeo mail I'm
>getting. :-)
>
>Arnulf, do we plan to have a formal kick-off meeting, or..?
>
>-mpg
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Helton Uchoa [mailto:uchoa at geolivre.org.br] 
>>Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:34 PM
>>To: Michael P. Gerlek
>>Subject: Promotion and Visibility Committee
>>
>>Hi Michael,
>>
>>I'd like to join the Promotion and Visibility Committee. How 
>>can I help you?
>>
>>[]s
>>
>>Uchoa
>>
>>-- 
>>Helton UCHOA :: uchoa@{opengeo.com.br;geolivre.org.br;open3dgis.org}
>>Consultant in Free Software for Geomatics - 55 21 8272-4899
>>OpenGEO :: On-demand training and solutions :: www.opengeo.com.br
>>Geolivre Conference 2007 :: FOSS GIS solutions :: www.geolivre.org
>>GEO Livre community:: Because Geoinformation should be free 
>>:: www.geolivre.org.br
>>Open3DGIS.org :: The Open Source Web 3D GIS :: www.open3dgis.org
>>Be free by using Free Software, such as MapServer, uDIG, Open 
>>3D GIS, QGIS... 
>>
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-- 
Helton UCHOA :: uchoa@{opengeo.com.br;geolivre.org.br;open3dgis.org}
Consultant in Free Software for Geomatics - 55 21 8272-4899
OpenGEO :: On-demand training and solutions :: www.opengeo.com.br
Geolivre Conference 2007 :: FOSS GIS solutions :: www.geolivre.org
GEO Livre community:: Because Geoinformation should be free :: www.geolivre.org.br
Open3DGIS.org :: The Open Source Web 3D GIS :: www.open3dgis.org
Be free by using Free Software, such as MapServer, uDIG, Open 3D GIS, QGIS... 

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