[OSGeo-Board] Re: GIS Development in Africa

[Yewondwossen Assefa]

Hi There,

  Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the conference. If Sanjay 
or others could participate and promote OSGeo, It would be great.

Best Regards,

Venkatesh Raghavan wrote:
> Hi MPG,
> 
> During FOSS4G2006 Assefa of DM Solutions
> expressed interest to participate in
> Map Africa.
> 
> I wonder if he has time to go there.
> The conference is from 20-22 Nov, 2006
> (http://mapafrica.gisdevelopment.net/)
> Guess we have have to decide soon and
> inform Sanjay about possibility of
> participation.
> 
> Sanjay has been a supporter if OSGeo and
> has been highlighting recent OSGeo developments
> in his portal
> (http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_timrdqobnf)
> 
> I think Map Africa is a good forum to promote
> OSGeo. Unfortunately, I will not be able to
> participate in this event.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Venka
> 
> Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> 
>> Are there any volunteers from the Board or VisCom?  I believe we already
>> put out a call for this once, but didn't get any takers.
>>
>> -mpg
>>  
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Sanjay Kumar [mailto:sanjay.kumar at gisdevelopment.net] Sent: 
>>> Monday, October 23, 2006 12:56 PM
>>> To: Venkatesh Raghavan
>>> Cc: Arnulf Christl; africa at africa.osgeo.org; 
>>> international-discuss at osgeo.org; Yewondwossen Assefa; 
>>> yassefa at dmsolutions.ca; peter.loewe at gmx.de; OSGeo-Board; 
>>> swati.grover at gisdevelopment.net; gfleming at osgeo.org
>>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Board] Re: GIS Development in Africa
>>>
>>> Hi Venkatesh
>>>
>>> Any update on OSGEO representative at Map Africa. Conference is 
>>> scheduled on
>>> 20-22 November and shall have a panel discussion on Open Source and
>>> Interoperability.
>>>
>>> Please let me know who would be able to represent OSGEO at Map Africa.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Sanjay Kumar
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Venkatesh Raghavan" 
>>> <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
>>> To: "Sanjay Kumar" <sanjay.kumar at gisdevelopment.net>
>>> Cc: "Arnulf Christl" <arnulf.christl at ccgis.de>; 
>>> <africa at africa.osgeo.org>;
>>> <international-discuss at osgeo.org>; "Yewondwossen Assefa"
>>> <assefa at dmsolutions.ca>; <yassefa at dmsolutions.ca>; <peter.loewe at gmx.de>;
>>> "OSGeo-Board" <board at board.osgeo.org>; 
>>> <swati.grover at gisdevelopment.net>;
>>> <gfleming at osgeo.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:33 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Board] Re: GIS Development in Africa
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Sanjay,
>>>>
>>>> Not certain yet about who from OSGeo will be participating
>>>> at Map Africa. Are the schedules and Venue known? Perhaps
>>>> Yassefa of DM Solutions could be a good panelist from
>>>> OSGeo side. There are also active OSGeo members stationed
>>>> in Africa who would be able to talk about FOSS/OSGeo
>>>> initiatives in Africa.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Venka
>>>>
>>>> Sanjay Kumar wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Raghavan,
>>>>>
>>>>> It would be our pleasure to have representative of OSGEO 
>>>
>>> in the said
>>>
>>>>> Panel Discussion at Map Africa. I would go by your advice 
>>>
>>> and request you
>>>
>>>>> to confirm the availability of the OSGEO representative.
>>>>>
>>>>> Swati, please send more details on Map Africa to Prof. Raghavan.
>>>>>
>>>>> With best regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Sanjay Kumar
>>>
>>>
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