[intl-discuss] Minutes from meeting from organisations marketing into Asia/Pacific

[Cameron Shorter]

Thank you Frans,
Should I make you the primary contact person who will forward emails on 
to the Meruvian Foundation?

I'm interested to know if you know of potential presenters from 
Indonesia who you may be able to invite.
I expect people will be very interested to hear of any Open Source 
Geospatial projects being implemented in Indonesia, especially the 
business case behind it and any political reasons for selecting open source.

Frans Thamura wrote:
> hi there
>
> if you can put my meruvian foundation in the list to penetrate
> opensource GIS, put us in your list
>
> we are now very focus in education link, to help our standard more
> skillfull with current status (gap industry and education is amazingly
> bad)
>
> F
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Cameron Shorter
> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> I had a meeting with a number of organisations who are currently marketing
>> Standards and Open Source Geospatial into Asia who are interested in taking
>> part in FOSS4G.
>>
>> The participants have all now joined this
>> www_international-discuss at lists.osgeo.org email list, and I encourage
>> participants to add any thoughts they have so far.
>>
>> I also encourage the international list participants to add your ideas, or
>> ask specific questions.
>>
>> See the Notes below for some very pointed advice and questions that we need
>> to follow up on.
>>
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Organising_Committee_Meetings#2009.2F03.2F25_Marketing_into_Asia.2FPacific
>>
>>
>>     2009/03/25 Marketing into Asia/Pacific
>>
>> *Agenda:* Our aim today is:
>>
>>   * To engage organisations currently marketing into Asia/Pacific to
>>     advise and help with FOSS4G marketing FOSS4G.
>>   * open lines of communication
>>   * identify ideas from the group - to be followed up via email
>>
>>   00 Introductions, including listing your contacts and ideas for
>>   connecting into Asia
>>   10 Open for questions and discussion
>>   40 Meeting close
>> Time:
>> http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2009&month=3&day=25&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p1=240&p2=196&p3=248&p4=256
>> <http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2009&month=3&day=25&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p1=240&p2=196&p3=248&p4=256>
>>
>> *Attendees:*
>>
>>   * Arnold Wong, Director of Landgate International, selling
>>     Landgate's SDI into Asia and Middle East.
>>   * Venka Raghavan, prominent, well respected and well connectd OSGeo
>>     evangelist in Asia, based in Japan, with strong links in
>>     particular in China, Vietnam, Thailand, ...
>>   * Mike Ridout, Coorporative Research Center for Spatial Information
>>     (CRCSI). The CRCSI has been building relationships in Asia,
>>     notably in China.
>>   * Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk evangelist. Regular presenter, networker and
>>     blogger at International Geospatial conferences. Has strong
>>     connections into Indonesia.
>>   * Harley Prowse, Director of GeoBiz in New Zealand, connected in New
>>     Zealand, and on the FOSS4G Organising Committee
>>   * Andrew Bashfield, has years of Geospatial Experience and contacts
>>     in Australia.
>>   * Julia Vernon, Tour Hosts, our conference organisor
>>   * Melbourne University School of Geomatics, working with Global SDI
>>     and Asia Pacific SDI, including email lists for these communities:
>>         o Abbas Rajabifard, (sends his apologies)
>>   * OGC: Leading the "Climate Challenge Integration Plugfest" at
>>     FOSS4G and networking at an international level.
>>         o Greg Buehler
>>   * OSGeo
>>         o Jeff McKenna (OSGeo conference committee chair)
>>         o Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo head)
>>
>> *Notes:*
>>
>>   * Venka asks "FOSS4G local committees want to know what they should
>>     be doing to get involved".
>>   * Arnold notes that feedback he has received is that FOSS4G is
>>     perceived to be a techie conference and doesn't target the
>>     Business decision makers.
>>         o Cameron noted that our aim is to target both the techies,
>>           and management, by providing business drivers for Open Source.
>>         o Action: We need to adjust our marketing to highlight our
>>           focus on business drivers.
>>   * Suggestion that we invite government ministers, both Australian
>>     and from our region to present.
>>   * Geoff notes that Indonesia and Malaysia have made OSGeo a
>>     government initiative.
>>   * Discussion will continue on
>>     http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/www_international-discuss
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cameron Shorter
>> Geospatial Systems Architect
>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>
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Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Systems Architect
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254

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