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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Ian, All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks and that is excellent info. I would suggest that we also restart the monthly OSGeo:UK IRC (last Monday of every month at 13:00-14:00), so that we can keep updating latest info, FOSS4G developments, events etc and build momentum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Suchith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> uk-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:uk-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Edwards, Ian <br><b>Sent:</b> 07 September 2012 14:53<br><b>To:</b> uk@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-UK] New Local Representative for the UK Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks Jo, Suchith,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The next year is full of exciting opportunities for the UK chapter – in addition to FOSS4G, we'll need to be ready for an increase in interest prior to the conference as well as a swelling of our membership following the event.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The next AGM will be very forward looking, with smaller events arranged throughout 2014 including code sprints, working groups, GISRUK & OSGIS, and a restructured committee to spread the administration and offer people the opportunity to take on the positions of chair, treasurer, media secretary etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At each step of the planning I'll share thoughts and progress with the list, but for now I would just like to express my thanks for an excellent OSGIS 2012 conference on behalf of myself and my colleagues who attended from the Met Office.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><br><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ian Edwards - Brief Bio</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ian's GIS career has spanned academia, business and government. He has held research positions at the universities of Cambridge and Exeter, been a director of a GIS company and more recently has begun working for the UK government in his current post as a senior software engineer at the Met Office. He has been fortunate to work on diverse range of environmental and conservation GIS projects including work on the connectivity of marine ecosystems in Antarctica and the Caribbean and supporting environmentally-focused GIS projects across the world.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In addition to his current roles at the Met Office and for OSGeo UK, Ian continues to be an honorary fellow and visitor lecturer at the University of Exeter, a regular guest lecturer at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ian Edwards<br>Chair, OSGeo UK</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Senior Software Engineer (GIS)<br>Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom<br>Tel: +44 (0)1392 884078<br>Email: </span><a href="mailto:ian.edwards@metoffice.gov.uk"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ian.edwards@metoffice.gov.uk</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Website: </span><a href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.metoffice.gov.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>See our guide to climate change at </span><a href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/guide/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/guide/</span></a><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our magazine Barometer is now available online at </span><a href="http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><br/>
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