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

[Guido Stein]

Keith,

you have the votes, please send me an email off the list and we can work
out the details, like where would you like the money to go?

-Guido

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 12:27 PM Guido Stein <guido at guidostein.com> wrote:

> 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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