TCMUG Thoughts

[Dale Trexel]

I will try to make it. Green Hall is actually rather convenient for me.
There is apparently much going on in the local MS and GIS world that I
need to come up to speed on. Please excuse if I spend much of the time
looking dazed and confused. I'll also have just returned from a short
trip to California, so I might also be a bit cranky at having to face
Minnesota weather once again.  :) 

-Dale Trexel


Pericles S. Nacionales wrote:
> > Bob Basques wrote:
> >
>> >> Pericles S. Nacionales wrote:
>> >>
>>> >>> David, Steve, Bob,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Good ideas.  How about we meet next Tuesday...  17:00?  18:00?
>>> >>> Somewhere quiet but the beer flows.  Or if the beer doesn't have to
>>> >>> flow, we can meet here in the historic Green Hall.  ;)   Hopefully what
>>> >>> you guys wrote would interest enough other TCMuggers to come out and
>>> >>> join us.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'm available then to meet/drink.  Although Beer is not a requirement
>> >> for me.  Just let me know when and where, I would prefer someplace
>> >> midway between St. Paul/Minneapolis Eastward.
> >
> >
> > Let's do it in Green Hall then.  I'll reserve a room for us and we can
> > order pizza and beverages (sans alcohol).  We might actually get some
> > things done.  And maybe Kari will show up...
> >
> > Brian H., will Tuesday at 5:00 or 6:00pm work for you?  anybody else?
> >
> > Here's a map to Green Hall:
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1530+Cleveland+Ave.+N.,+St.+Paul&btnG=Search&ll=44.987658,-93.187065&spn=0.01466,0.043044
> >
> > Please note that the point location is actually wrong and that Green
> > Hall is on that loop between Cleveland and Gortner Aves.  Yes, that
> > would be the Upper Buford Circle.
> >
> > Here's an alternative map: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/GrnH/index.html
> >
> > -Perry
> >
>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Blammo wrote:
>>> >>>
>>>> >>>> I would like to meet as well.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I've had a thought about the TCMUG group handling the redistribution
>>>> >>>> of the City Coding that we've done internally.  The best appraoch I
>>>> >>>> think  Steve's idea) would be to do a workshop of some sort to
>>>> >>>> dissect what we've done and guage interest from the Group.
>>>> >>>> Assuming  there is interest from the group in proceeding with it the
>>>> >>>> code could be added to and manged for public consumption by the
>>>> >>>> TCMUG group.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Either way I think we (The City) have some interesting new twists on
>>>> >>>> the client side of things.  Something such as this would fit in well
>>>> >>>> with some of the points made below as well.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> We still have some internal discussion going on about this as well.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Just throwing the idea out there.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> bobb
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> David Bitner wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>> My time is dwindling quickly this month.  If anyone else wants to plan
>>>>> >>>>> a meeting for this month, please speak up, otherwise we should
>>>>> >>>>> definitely plan on meeting next month.  If anyone would like to grab a
>>>>> >>>>> drink still this month, I'm game.
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> I did want to try to get some discussion about Users Groups going
>>>>> >>>>> before some of our folks head to Chicago to discuss the foundation.
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> Personally, I would love to see this users group evolve to a users
>>>>> >>>>> group for all foundation projects (possibly with sub groups for
>>>>> >>>>> individual projects).  I would like to see regional groups like this
>>>>> >>>>> become a recognized part of the foundation rather than an ad-hoc group
>>>>> >>>>> of users who get together.
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> Here are some of the roles that I could see the Users Group playing
>>>>> >>>>> for the foundation.
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> -- Point of contact for trying to bring presentations to regional
>>>>> >>>>> conferences (ie GIS/LIS)
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> -- Point of contact for speaking at schools etc.
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> -- Potentially organizing events for things such as GIS day
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> -- Maintain registry of Regional Professional Services related to
>>>>> >>>>> Foundation projects (possibly with a participation/sponsorship
>>>>> >>>>> requirement)
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> What do other folks think about formalizing Users Groups?  Is this
>>>>> >>>>> something that we should lobby to include under the umbrella of the
>>>>> >>>>> foundation?  Are there other roles/responsibilities that you could see
>>>>> >>>>> a users group taking on?
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> Thoughts?  Comments?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>