[Pacific] Fwd: FOSS4G Pacific Islands

Edwin Liava'a etuini.liavaa at gmail.com
Fri Aug 3 14:32:22 PDT 2018


Hi Jeff,

Very well received and noted for appropriate action.

Yes, I will keep John Bryant in the loop to avoid any clashes :)

Many thanks once again.

Best regards,

Edwin

On 4 August 2018 at 09:25, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
wrote:

> Hi Edwin,
>
> I have made that change to the domain, it may take a day to propagate, but
> you'll soon be in action :)
>
> Also, be sure to kindly talk directly with John Bryant from the
> FOSS4G-sotm-Oceania team about these plans, we don't want clashes or
> removing anyone's spotlight :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
> On 2018-08-03 4:59 PM, Edwin Liava'a wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> Very received and noted for appropriate action with tonnes of thanks.
>>
>> Please point domain (http://islands.foss4g.org <http://islands.foss4g.org>)
>> to 103.245.160.246
>>
>> A blessed day.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Edwin
>>
>> On 4 August 2018 at 08:49, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>> <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Edwin,
>>
>>     Congratulations on your CEO position.
>>
>>     Wow this is wonderful news about the green light for FOSS4G-Pacific
>>     Islands!  I think you should start working on a conference logo
>>     (remember to include the FOSS4G ribbon of course, as the examples at
>>     http://foss4g.org); maybe this could be a local student contest, to
>>     design the logo and the winner gets a free registration).
>>
>>     Also, please let me know when you have an IP address to point the
>>     domain to (http://islands.foss4g.org).
>>
>>     -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>     On 2018-08-03 4:43 PM, Edwin Liava'a wrote:
>>
>>         Greetings Jeff and Nome,
>>
>>         My sincere apology for the long pause.
>>
>>         I took up a CEO position here in Tonga in February and have been
>>         tied up with that.
>>
>>         On the same token, I am also involved in setting up an ICT
>>         TaskForce which include a Geospatial, GIS and Remote Sensing and
>>         FOSS working groups.
>>
>>         We completed logistics yesterday and now we have the green light
>>         for keep the moment of FOSS4G-Pacific Islands moving forward
>>         hoping to host it Fiji or here in Tonga.
>>
>>         Do you have any suggestions?
>>
>>         A blessed day to you both.
>>
>>         Best regards,
>>
>>         Edwin
>>
>>
>>
>>         On 4 August 2018 at 05:55, Jeff McKenna
>>         <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>> wrote:
>>
>>              Hi Nomeneta,
>>
>>              I believe the momentum now is for the upcoming
>>         FOSS4G-Sotm-Oceania
>>              event, which will be held in Melbourne Australia in November
>>              (https://foss4g-oceania.org/).
>>
>>              But speaking openly here, I wonder if having a venue in the
>>         Pacific
>>              Islands for next year's location of FOSS4G-Sotm-Oceania is
>>         possible.
>>              This would need to be discussed with the current organizers
>> of
>>              FOSS4G-Sotm-Oceania of course.  I bet they would be open to
>>         this idea!
>>
>>              That is one idea that I had.
>>
>>              But at the same time, I don't want to squash the initial
>>         momentum
>>              that we were creating for the first FOSS4G-Pacific Islands.
>>
>>              Thoughts?
>>
>>              -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>              On 2018-08-03 3:37 AM, Nomeneta Saili wrote:
>>
>>                  Hi Guys/Gals,
>>
>>                  Just wondering if there any movement on this and if the
>>         FOSSGIS
>>                  conference is going ahead this year?
>>
>>                  On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 10:59 AM Edwin Liava'a
>>                  <liavaa.edwin at gmail.com <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>
>>         <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>>
>>                  <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com
>>         <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com> <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com
>>         <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>>>>
>>                  wrote:
>>
>>                       Greetings Jeff,
>>
>>                       Wow, this is great news indeed.
>>
>>                       Tonnes of thanks for your never ending support.
>>
>>                       We will get back once all is ready.
>>
>>                       A blessed day.
>>
>>                       cheers,
>>
>>                       Ed
>>
>>                       On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 4:28 AM, Jeff McKenna
>>                       <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>
>>                       <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>>> wrote:
>>                        > Hi Edwin,
>>                        >
>>                        > Sorry for the delay, but I finally have access
>>         to make this
>>                       change.  The
>>                        > domain http://islands.foss4g.org now points to
>>         the IP
>>                  address
>>                       210.7.6.3
>>                        >
>>                        > Please let me know if that works for you.
>>                        >
>>                        > Hope you like it!  :)
>>                        >
>>                        > PS. the saying applies here: "good things come
>>         to those
>>                  who wait" ha!
>>                        >
>>                        > -jeff
>>                        >
>>                        >
>>                        > --
>>                        > Jeff McKenna
>>                        > President Emeritus, OSGeo Foundation
>>                        > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
>>         <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna>
>>                  <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
>>         <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna>>
>>                        >
>>                        >
>>                        >
>>                        >
>>                        >
>>                        > On 2017-12-22 6:09 PM, Edwin Liava'a wrote:
>>                        >>
>>                        >> Hi Jeff,
>>                        >>
>>                        >> Here is the IP Address of the Server 210.7.6.3
>>                        >>
>>                        >> A blessed joyous Christmas and a prosperous
>>         new year to
>>                  you all.
>>                        >>
>>                        >> Tonnes of thanks once again.
>>                        >>
>>                        >> cheers,
>>                        >>
>>                        >> Ed
>>                        >>
>>                        >> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 6:52 AM, Jeff McKenna
>>                        >> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>
>>                       <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>>> wrote:
>>                        >>>
>>                        >>> Hi Ed,
>>                        >>>
>>                        >>> Regarding the possible domain
>>         http://islands.foss4g.org
>>                       we/OSGeo can
>>                        >>> definitely set the domain up, but we would
>>         need the IP
>>                  address
>>                       of the
>>                        >>> server
>>                        >>> to point to, that will host that domain.
>>    Please let
>>                  me know
>>                       once you are
>>                        >>> ready to host that.
>>                        >>>
>>                        >>> -jeff
>>                        >>>
>>                        >>>
>>                        >>>
>>                        >>>
>>                        >>> On 2017-11-13 1:34 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>> Hi Ed,
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>> Great, I'm happy to help and promote, as it
>>         will be
>>                  great for
>>                       the local
>>                        >>>> community.  (sorry for the odd domain
>>         suggestion ha)
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>> I wonder also, if a local student or
>>         designer would be
>>                       interested in
>>                        >>>> drafting a logo, that includes the FOSS4G
>>         ribbon of
>>                  course
>>                       (see ribbons
>>                        >>>> at
>>                        >>>> http://foss4g.org) for the potential
>>         FOSS4G-Pacific
>>                  Islands event?
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>> Or am I going too fast?  Just thinking out
>> loud.
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>> Exciting.
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>> -jeff
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>>
>>                        >>>> On 2017-11-13 1:24 PM, Edwin Liava'a wrote:
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>> Greetings Jeff,
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>> Tonnes of thanks for your kind support and
>>         yes, a FOSS4G
>>                       event will be
>>                        >>>>> a
>>                        >>>>> great booster to our local community.
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>> Cheers,
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>> Ed
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>> On Nov 14, 2017 2:16 AM, "Jeff McKenna"
>>                       <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>>
>>                        >>>>> <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>
>>
>>                       <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>                  <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>>         <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>>>> wrote:
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>      Hi Ed,
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>      I think creating a FOSS4G-Pacfic
>>         Islands event is a
>>                       wonderful
>>                        >>>>> idea.
>>                        >>>>>      Indeed the Pacific Islands chapter of
>>         OSGeo has
>>                  been so
>>                       active and
>>                        >>>>>      with a lot of history back to 2012.
>>      Please add
>>                  me to these
>>                        >>>>>      discussions, I would like to help
>>         create this first
>>                       FOSS4G event
>>                        >>>>>      with your vibrant local community.  (I
>>         am also
>>                  a member
>>                       of your
>>                        >>>>>      chapter mailing list now) Can I
>>         suggest that a
>>                  first
>>                       step be to
>>                        >>>>>      purchase a domain name for the event?
>>                Something like:
>>                        >>>>> http://foss4g.com/fj
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>      thanks,
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>      -jeff
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>      On 2017-11-12 10:13 PM, Edwin Liava'a
>>         wrote:
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>          Greetings Colleagues,
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>          It's a pity that the Pacific
>>         Islands GIS/RS
>>                       Conference is now
>>                        >>>>> a
>>                        >>>>>          predominantly owned SPC initiative.
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>          Maybe they should rename it to SPC
>>         GIS/RS
>>                  Conference
>>                       because
>>                        >>>>> they
>>                        >>>>>          won't allow GeoForAll a
>>         presentation slot
>>                       even-though we've
>>                        >>>>> already
>>                        >>>>>          registered for it.
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>          Anyway, let by-gones-be-by-gones.
>>         I am totally
>>                       grateful for
>>                        >>>>> this
>>                        >>>>>          eye-opener so we can start
>>         logistics on
>>                  mobilizing a
>>                       Pacific
>>                        >>>>> FOSS4G
>>                        >>>>>          event for all Pacific Islanders
>>         and NOT
>>                  just the SPC
>>                       Elite:)
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>          A blessed day to you all.
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>          cheers,
>>                        >>>>>
>>                        >>>>>          Ed
>>
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