[OSGeo-UK] Re: UK Digest, Vol 29, Issue 9

Tue Jul 6 16:49:12 EDT 2010

Peter and I will also be able to join
Speak to you later.
Saber

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> From: Joanne Cook <j.cook at oxfordarch.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-UK] RE: Times for a meeting.
> To: Mike Saunt <mikesaunt at astuntechnology.com>
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> Fabulous,
> 
> Monday 19th 3-4pm it is.
> 
> I am making enquiries about setting up an IRC channel on freenode, where most of the other OSGeo channels are- so I'll provide information on that as soon as I can.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jo
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Saunt" <mikesaunt at astuntechnology.com>
> To: uk at lists.osgeo.org
> Sent: Monday, 5 July, 2010 11:51:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-UK] RE: Times for a meeting.
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> I've booked out 3-4pm on the 19th
> 
> Mike Saunt
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> On 05/07/10 11:28, Scott, Antony wrote:
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> Hi
> 
> I'm not available till 3, so would prefer 3-4 if poss.
> 
> Antony Scott
> Cranfield University
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> From: uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [ uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org ] On
> Behalf Of Joanne Cook [ j.cook at oxfordarch.co.uk ]
> Sent: 05 July 2010 10:29
> To: Suchith Anand
> Cc: uk at lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [OSGeo-UK] RE: Times for a meeting.
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> If possible, I'd rather Monday 19th, and can manage any time until
> around 4pm. I think IRC would be the best approach as it gives us a log
> of the discussion (and doesn't disturb co-workers)
> 
> Jo
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Suchith Anand" <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> To:
> uk at lists.osgeo.org Sent: Monday, 5 July, 2010 9:34:12 AM
> Subject: [OSGeo-UK] RE: Times for a meeting.
> 
> Can we finalize time for the meeting.
> 
> Is Tuesday 20 July (3-4pm) okay for all? If not, please suggest another
> date and time.
> 
> Suchith
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joanne Cook [ mailto:j.cook at oxfordarch.co.uk ]
> Sent: 02 July 2010 10:11
> To: Suchith Anand
> Cc: uk at lists.osgeo.org Subject: Times for a meeting.
> 
> With the exception of last thing on Monday 19th, these dates are all
> fine with me as well. Would people be happier with IRC or some sort of
> teleconference?
> 
> Jo
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Suchith Anand" <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> To:
> uk at lists.osgeo.org Sent: Friday, 2 July, 2010 9:53:31 AM
> Subject: RE: [OSGeo-UK] Re: OSGeo:UK
> 
> 19 th  22 nd July is okay for me too.
> 
> 
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> 
> 
> Suchith
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> 
> 
> 
> Dr Suchith Anand
> 
> Centre for Geospatial Science
> The Nottingham Geospatial Building
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> From: uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [ mailto:uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org ]
> On Behalf Of Mike Saunt
> Sent: 01 July 2010 21:14
> To: uk at lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [OSGeo-UK] Re: OSGeo:UK
> 
> 
> 
> I'm on holiday from 23rd of July through to 3rd August. I can do any
> from 19th-22nd
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Saunt
> Astun Technology Ltd
> The Coach House, 17 West Street
> Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7RL, UK
> t:+44 1372 744 009 m:+44 788 7777 680 f: +44 5602 058736
> iShare - Data integration and publishing platform
> *****************************************
> 
> 3 Clients in the top 20 SOCITM Better Connected 2009
> 
> 'South Tyneside Council' powered by iShare
> -- 'WINNER - Best Business Process Transformation through Avoidable
> Contact (NI14) ' - NLPG Exemplar Awards 2008
> 
> Surrey Heath 'My Protected Trees'
> -- 'Innovation and Best Practice, Local Government' - AGI Awards 2007
> (highly commended)
> 
> 
> On 01/07/10 20:41, Scott, Antony wrote: Thanks Jo and Mike for the
> useful round-up, and to Saber for offering to design the logo ;-) We
> also talked about having a call (personal preference) or IRC chat soon
> to keep the momentum going, and to maybe formalise some roles, follow up
> on the issues below etc. Probably worth doing that in July if we can
> before hols kick in, and to prepare for the AGI conference in September
> - how about 26th as a suggestion? Antony Scott Tel: +44/0 1934 838676
> Mob: +44/0 7866 455515 ________________________________________ From:
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> saber.razmjooei at lutraconsulting.co.uk [
> saber.razmjooei at lutraconsulting.co.uk ] Sent: 01 July 2010 09:43 To:
> uk at lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-UK] Re: UK Digest, Vol 28, Issue 10
> 
> 1) People felt that the name "local chapter" was not really appropriate
> for a UK audience, so we're going with OSGeo:UK as the proper title. We
> have permission to create a new logo (within certain limitations) so we
> will discuss that shortly. What about our logo? Cheers Saber
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear All, As you're no doubt
> aware, the 2nd OSGIS event was held at the University of Nottingham
> Centre for Geospatial Sciences, and by all accounts it was a big
> success. Thanks to everyone who attended both days, or who presented.
> Thanks also to everyone who attended the 2nd AGM of the UK local
> chapter. Finally- hi to anyone who's new to the list. A brief summary of
> the AGM:
> 
> 2) We have a couple of new people looking to be more deeply involved in
> the chapter- so welcome Matt Walker as our training coordinator and Mike
> Saunt who's going to have a more strategic role. Along with our other
> active members, we have a reasonable committee (which sounds very
> formal, but isn't)- and enough structure to consider setting up as a
> voluntary association. More on that in a later email. 3) We discussed
> the possibility of holding our own workshops, training courses, and code
> sprint-type events, and a number of organisations, including the Centre
> for Geospatial Sciences, have kindly offered their premises for this. 4)
> We have had an offer from the Association of Geographic Information
> (AGI) to hold funds for us, rather than worry about our own bank
> accounts. This is something they already do for a number of other small
> organisations, and would be extremely useful. I'm awaiting further
> information on what would be required to set this up. 5) Ideally we
> would like to have some sort of sponsorship of the AGI conference, or at
> the very least a meetup of the chapter. We're looking into how best to
> achieve this. 6) There is growing interest in an open source
> implementation of INSPIRE, from a number of different organisations, and
> OSGeo:UK may be a good place to coordinate this- we'll see! This is not
> an exhaustive list- but it's already a long email so I'll send some more
> information out shortly- and feel free to chip in with thoughts or
> comments. I should make clear that OSGeo:UK does have a mission
> statement and objectives that align closely with those of OSGeo
> internationally. We may look at changing our objectives as the chapter
> grows, but our aim is to provide a neutral place for both companies and
> individuals to become involved in open source geospatial software. There
> are likely to be some concerns about competition, particularly for small
> businesses, but I sincerely hope this will be a place where profiles get
> raised, and bigger opportunities come along as a result. Hopefully the
> additional interest generated at this year's event will help us move the
> chapter forward. I certainly hope so! All the very best Jo --
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