[Journal] How the Journal operates and November/December 2016 Newsletter

[Eli Adam]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Landon Blake
<sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys. I missed Christian's e-mail to the list. I apologize if my recent
> activity (after a long hibernation) ruffled any feathers.

It is great to see you're active again and that activity is welcome.
Even better if you coordinate your activity with other people.
Reading up on the last few dozen list messages over the last year
could catch you up to date.

>
> I think it would be great to get some new leadership and new energy into the
> Journal! I took a new job a couple of years ago and my ability to devote
> time to OSGeo has been greatly reduced. The Journal has suffered as a
> result.
>
> I'd love to step aside and let Christian, Eli, and Berand be the tip of the
> spear. :] This would give me time to focus on my work in the Incubation
> Committee and with the California Chapter, which has also suffered because
> of my time limitations.

If someone wants to take the lead and they appear to have the
capability, then I would support that.  I'm not sure that we have any
volunteers but it is a discussion that we can have.  I am interested
in continuing to copy edit if there is an active Journal.


>
> What should I do about the recent submissions I've asked for? Should I
> e-mail the three or four people that have offered to work something and tell
> them to hold until you guys sort out the way forward? Or should I send the
> submissions here to the list?

I think that it would be fine if you want to do an annual report, but
coordinate that with other active people and participate in the list
discussions so that everyone is on the same page.

On related topics, do you have any interest in publishing the 2012
Annual Report?  Should we publish that?
https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/newsletter/2014-December/001165.html


>
> I can offer some thoughts on how the Journal might be salvaged, but I
> suspect my opinion isn't worth much. :]

Someone might want to read them.

Best regards, Eli

>
> Let me know what you guys want to do about those submissions.
>
> Landon
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 8:00 AM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>>
>> Landon,
>>
>> Let's work with Christian, Barend, Venka, and others to try and
>> coordinate our actions on the Journal.  Before starting another
>> Volume, can you participate in some of the recent list traffic?
>> Particularly how we operate, policies, listed contact information and
>> expected responsiveness.
>>
>> The last Annual Report was essentially completed and never published
>> pending some final work by you,
>> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/newsletter/2014-October/001160.html
>> I put substantial effort into copy editing that potential Volume and
>> am disinclined to work with you if the work is going to be wasted and
>> not go to publication.
>>
>> Once we work out how the Journal is going to operate, and if we have
>> enough people contributing, then I'm more than happy to continue
>> contributing copy editing to the Journal.
>>
>> Best regards, Eli
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 7:19 AM, Landon Blake
>> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > That would be great Anita! Could you write the summary and send it over
>> > to
>> > me?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Landon
>> >
>> > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Landon,
>> >>
>> >> If it fits the newsletter, I think it would be great to report from the
>> >> latest QGIS developer meeting
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://blog.qgis.org/2015/11/15/a-word-of-thanks-to-the-hosts-of-the-14th-qgis-hackfest-in-gran-canaria/
>> >>
>> >> Let me know if I should compile a short summary.
>> >>
>> >> Best wishes,
>> >> Anita
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Landon Blake
>> >> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I haven't heard from any of our committees or chapters. I don't need
>> >>> several pages of content...just a paragraph or two would be great.
>> >>> Please
>> >>> let me know what your chapter or committee have been up to!
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks for your help.
>> >>>
>> >>> Landon (sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com)
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Landon Blake
>> >>> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've got some time off from my day job this week and I'd like to do
>> >>>> some
>> >>>> work on a November/December 2015 Issue of the OSGeo Newsletter.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'd like to invite chapters, committees, and software projects to
>> >>>> send
>> >>>> me news and articles on there recent activities. I really appreciate
>> >>>> any
>> >>>> contributions.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> You can send content to me directly by e-mail
>> >>>> (sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com) or to the OSGeo Newsletter Mailing
>> >>>> List.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Landon
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >
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