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

[richard burcher]

thanks andrew,

hope to catch you next time. pretty excited for that week, locationtech &
geoottawa!!! lots of geo goodness on the menu.

On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, Andrew Ross wrote:

> 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<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '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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