[Qgis-psc] Centenery celebration of Białowieża National Park (Poland) and QGIS.

[Saber Razmjooei]

Hi Michal,

We had a mini hackfest there in 2015 (Borys, myself, Martin and Peter
Wells) just before the first Nødebo HF, so I guess it will still count!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Nrh22rukUcR37wiK8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/A5zzP9X9Jg8QbkXC7

Cheers
Saber


On Thu, 8 Apr 2021 at 11:44, Michał Drożdż <michal.drozdz at gis-support.pl>
wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Thanks for answers and general "+1" reaction! :)
>
> @Giovanni - i am afraid that it may end with QGIS 3.X Żubrówka :)
> @Andreas - we were talking about international user conference with
> contributor meetings. There is a space for that (sleeping, conferrence,
> groupwork). We are aware how big event it is and how much effort has to be
> done. Main (and only) problem is transportation. Białowieża is remote place
> (closest airport is Warsaw) with poor public transport.
>
> czw., 8 kwi 2021 o 12:14 Andreas Neumann <andreas at qgis.org> napisał(a):
>
>> Hi Michał,
>>
>> Sounds like an interesting idea - and would be in the good tradition of
>> "complicated" names and forestry schools (Nødebo) ;-)
>>
>> When you talk about "QGIS user conference" - would this be a local Polish
>> user conference or an international user conference with a contributor
>> meeting attached?
>>
>> Anita is the ultimate person to convince though ;-) and I know that a
>> Danish release name is in the pipeline this year as well.
>>
>> Greetings,
>> Andreas
>>
>> On Thu, 8 Apr 2021 at 11:37, Michał Drożdż <michal.drozdz at gis-support.pl>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All!
>>>
>>> I got a very unique request for help from my colleague from polish
>>> Forest Research Institute. It is a short story behind that.
>>>
>>> There is a small superb village in eastern Poland: Białowieża
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82owie%C5%BCa It is headquarter
>>> of Białowskeski National Park (considered as one of the oldest NP in the
>>> world). Due to its location and outstanding nature, Białowieża is home for
>>> several science institutions (e.g. Mammal Research Institute
>>> https://ibs.bialowieza.pl/en/). As for village for 2000 inhabitants,
>>> aumout of scientists among them is higher than average :) They do a lot of
>>> interesting things, like Open Forest Data: https://openforestdata.pl/
>>>
>>> Scientific life, love of nature and living in remote place is not the
>>> only thing that connects them. They all use QGIS in their daily work.
>>>
>>> Białowieża National Park celebrates its centenary this year. There was a
>>> plan to organize QGIS User Conference (I filled the form at the the end of
>>> 2019) as one of the celebration events but then a virus came...
>>>
>>> The idea is still alive and there is a strong willingness to organize
>>> User Conference in Białowieża when it will be possible, but for now
>>> question is difference: Is there any way to release QGIS named
>>> after Białowieża Forest this year to "virtually promote" the heritage of
>>> ancient Puszcza Białowieska:
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82owie%C5%BCa_Forest)
>>>
>>> I know that QGIS has its "naming schema" based on cities where QGIS
>>> meetings were organized. Maybe no possibility of an on-place meeting is a
>>> trigger for change for important places for natural heritage and climate
>>> changes?
>>>
>>> What do you think about that?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> *Michał Drożdż*
>>>
>>> Dyrektor Zarządzający, CEO
>>>
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>>>
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>>
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>> --
>> Andreas Neumann
>> QGIS.ORG board member (treasurer)
>>
>
>
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> *Michał Drożdż*
>
> Dyrektor Zarządzający, CEO
>
> tel: +48 888 200 115
>
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