[Ottawa_users] GeoOttawa group launched: first meetup on nov 6

[Andrew Ross]

Hey Richard,

Great idea, and I'd be there. Unfortunately this time I'll be in Montreal
as part of the 2nd stop on the LocationTech tour<http://tour.locationtech.org/>
.

For what it's worth for those that are interested, the Ottawa tour event is
just 2 days earlier on Nov. 4th. Folks are very welcome to that... the beer
is on me. It'll be a lot of fun.

Andrew


On 12 October 2013 14:06, richard burcher <drownedfrog at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I've launched GeoOttawa this weekend. The first meetup is slated for nov 6,
> for details [1].
>
> Had this group idea since returning from the State of the Map in San
> Francisco in June & it's only been reinforced from FOSS4G 2103 UK. After
> talking to the folks running geo_dc & mapSF, I really see that Ottawa has
> need for a very wide, open & diverse geo group that is focused on
> sharing/learning/making. I really like the geo_dc & mapSF philosophy; few
> rules, no affiliations with any group and an attitude of let's talk
> problems, share solutions and make things regardless of what software or
> data you use. All open source & proprietary welcome.
>
> My intent is to bridge the gap of geo between open source & proprietary and
> to reach out to those folks & groups that might not think geo in the sense
> that we do. I envision lighting talks, presentations, workshops and all
> rounding making/hacking of geo software/data & hardware.
>
> I see this group as augmenting the already great geo groups in Ottawa;
> those
> being our's and the GoGeomatics folks. Each serves a different audience
> with
> different needs but all contribute to a great geo scene!
>
>
> Join us next month in a pretty cool coffee bar (they serve beer, food &
> have
> free wifi) [2] and let's really establish Ottawa as the geo hangout place.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
> [1] http://www.meetup.com/GeoOttawa/
> [2] http://www.thedailygrindartcafe.com/index.html
>
> twitter: @GeoOttawa
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