[US] QGIS meeting April 3, 2020 in Ithaca, NY

[Guido Stein]

Hey Keith,

This sounds great.

Thank you for organizing and for putting all the information out on the net.

I will put this out as a vote to the committee and will have a result for
you within a week. It should have no trouble passing.

-Guido



On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 1:11 PM Keith Jenkins <kgj2 at cornell.edu> wrote:

> We would like to formally request funding from OSGeo-US to support
> "QGIS NY 2020", a full-day event being held in Ithaca, NY on April 3,
> 2020.  This is a free event, and since it is all day, we would like to
> provide lunch and snacks for the attendees.  We estimate $1300 to feed
> an estimated audience of 50.  We would be grateful for any funding
> that OSGeo-US might be able to provide.
>
> Again, this is a free event, open to all who are interested in
> learning more about QGIS.  We hope this event will help to make
> connections between QGIS users in New York state and the surrounding
> region, and help establish more of an open source geo community here.
>
> We recently updated https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/QGIS_NY_2020 with the
> tentative schedule for the day, and hope to open registration for the
> event soon.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions, or need more details
> about the event.
>
> Many Thanks,
> Keith
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 9:42 AM Keith Jenkins <kgj2 at cornell.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Good morning, OSGeo US!
> >
> > Inspired and encouraged by the success of the recent QGIS meeting in
> > Chattanooga (organized by the inimitable Randy Hale), several of us in
> > New York are planning a little something for spring 2020.
> >
> > WHEN:
> >     Friday, April 3, 2020
> > WHERE:
> >     Cornell University
> >     Mann Library
> >     Ithaca, NY 14853
> > WHAT:
> >     A full day of QGIS excitement, with a choice of workshops in the
> > morning, and a series of presentations after lunch
> >
> > We plan to open registration sometime in January.  In the meantime,
> > I've set up this page on the OSGEO wiki:
> >     https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/QGIS_NY_2020
> >
> > We aim to keep this event free for attendees.  One of the factors in
> > that decision is that it decreases the overhead and advance notice
> > required for certain government employees to attend.  Mann Library at
> > Cornell will provide free access to several computer classrooms and
> > presentation spaces, so the main expense will be providing lunch.
> >
> > We would like to request financial support from OSGeo US.  We still
> > need to put together an estimate of expenses, but wanted to go ahead
> > and reach out and get this on the radar.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Keith Jenkins, Cornell University
> > Mickey Dietrich, Tug Hill Commission
> > Alaina Mallette, Tug Hill Commission
> > Frank Donnelly, Baruch College
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