yep, pretty easy.
in fact, as time goes on it should be the intent of the wiki for people
to post their thoughts and help fill out some content. Wiki's are not
policed, they are managed by the community. Remember something about
free as in free speach? Democratic process? Wiki is your meal ticket.
Cheers
Ken Sanderson wrote:
Should we just edit the wiki to add our selves to the interested list?
Ken
Dave Sampson wrote:
Calling all Canucks,
Over at the Ottawa Chapter there has been a gaggle of discussions
concerning chapters and OSGEO activity in Canada.
The Ottawa chapter up until now has been the only Canadian OSGEO
chapter and it looks like that other chapters are popping up now.
Some of the feedback that came from the OSGEO conference this year is
that the local structure of Ottawa seemed to be an exclusive group.
Some have said that we even resemble a social club. Geeks being
social is not a new concept. This perception may be because we have
focused on monthly face to face meetings. Drinking beer and
socializing is a very exclusive and social activity for any Canadian
so I can see the misunderstanding.
Seriously though we discussed a bunch of options. Everything from
dissolving the Ottawa chapter to represent all of Canada to setting
up a national chapter with regional branches.
This is where I present the concept of the Canadian chapter of OSGEO.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Canada
Right now we are looking for people to post their name indicating
they are interested in such a concept and hashing out some ideas of
what such a club, errrr I mean chapter might represent.
In our discussion over here in politic ville some of us think that
while local chapters can really focus on grassroots and local issues
and represent locally, a Canadian chapter might have a place too.
A Canadian chapter could be a gathering place for those that are
facing issues specific to Canada but don't have a local chapter YET.
Perhaps this could be a group that helps other local chapters
organize. perhaps local chapters can have a representative that keeps
tracks of things in the Canadian chapter and their local chapter and
make sure the gaps are bridged across the country.
With FOSS4G 2008 in Capetown, South Africa perhaps the Canadian
chapter might be responsible for organizing a regional conference for
all of those who might not be able to attend over seas but still want
to network and chat, some code sprinting and BOF. Maybe even run
consecutively and linked via web to the other conference.
The Canadian chapter could keep its eye out for national level
conferences that move around the country. They can help mobilize
resources to get local groups to participate to represent OSGEO.
perhaps even a lobbying body for policy and advocacy for getting open
source GIS into government, education and other areas. Collaboriation
on Canadian group projects.
Two large realms that OSGEO has lots of opportunity to play are
Academics and Government. A National chapter might have more leverage
than a local chapter.
There are plenty of possibilities.
perhaps if we get enough interest we'll move towards requesting a
mailing list. The count is 7 right now with the following distribution:
BC - 2
Ottawa - 3
Quebec - 1
Charter member - 1
lets see if you can't get 5 people from every province and territory.
if you know someone that might be able to gain from this endeavor
then seek them out and bring them on board. And you folks in BC and
Southern Ontario wanting to or already setting up a chapter lets
share your experiences with others.
Cheers
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