[OSGeo Oceania] Oceania Geospatial Symposium - talk and invitation to contribute

[Adam Steer]

Thanks John.

...and +1 to the last paragraph - get an OO microgrant, do stuff!

On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 at 12:31, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Adam, in WA we have an informal meetup group, we call ourselves "geogeeks" (https://geogeeks.org/). In addition to meetups about QGIS, OSM, etc, we have a Slack workspace where we plan meetups and talk open geospatial. For recreational purposes only :)
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> Mostly the same group of people have been involved in organising FOSS4G Perth.
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> It's pretty great to have a little local community of people interested in this stuff, and I encourage anyone who wants it to happen in their home city/town/village to get a microgrant, buy some food, and invite fellow enthusiasts to get together and talk open geospatial!
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> On Thu, 10 Nov 2022, 3:42 pm Adam Steer, <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Oceanians
>>
>> I am invited to present OSGeo at the Oceania Geospatial Symposium, so
>> I have 15 minutes to talk about global and local OSGeo roles and ways
>> to participate.
>>
>> What are, as of November 2022 (and hopefully some time into the
>> future), the best channels for getting connected to OSGeo Oceania?
>> Mailing lists and slack seem pretty quiet - is there community chat
>> elsewhere? I know there's something starting up on the OSM discourse
>> community.. Are there fediverse hashtags to follow yet? What do you
>> want highlighted in 2-5 minutes of slides for a wide audience covering
>> local to inter-government organisations?
>>
>> I'll combine anything I get with what comes from people on the ground
>> in Noumea - I plan to ask around and see what people are already aware
>> of, what people perceive, before 'splaining things to everyone :)
>>
>> I hope preparations for Suva are going well!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Adam
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