Hi Chaminda, starting Open Source GIS efforts in Srilanka is most welcome. Identify Institutes, takeup projects, build public awareness, arrange lectures, arrange workshops.. the list has no limit., when it comes to propagating OSGeo's principles.
cheers Ravi Kumar --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Chaminda Saman Rathnayake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Chaminda Saman Rathnayake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OSGeo_discuss] [OSGeo-Discuss] The New Board to be and Global representation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 7:51 AM Dear Ravi /Members, I am Saman from Sri Lanka.I hope my email was added to this group bcoz i participate to Map World Forum 2007 and i gave my conatct details to one of your group members. I am very new to Open Source GIS.But familiar with MapServer. I like to learn Open Source GIS and like to be a country member.Do u have branch in Sri Lanka.?IHow can be a country representative. I did a BSc in Maths , Physics & Computer Science and now im doing a Msc in GIS and Remote Sensing. Regards! Saman On 7/17/08, RAVI KUMAR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All "One thing that I think would be useful right away would be to start a group made up of one representative from each local chapter - a sort of global council. " +1 for this Gobal representation in OSGeo and the above initiative are welcome. Ravi Kumar --- On Wed, 7/16/08, Mateusz Loskot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Mateusz Loskot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The New Board to be and Global representation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "OSGeo Discussions" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 10:22 PM On Jun 17, 2008, at 11:45 PM, Arnulf Christl wrote: > > On Fri, June 13, 2008 18:47, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote: >> > >> On 13-Jun-08, at 1:26 AM, Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas wrote: >> >> >>> Hi I can't be more agree with we should seek the best people to >>> represent the foundation, based on the merits and commitment with >>> the >>> usual free software values, rather than a geographic >>> representation. Of >>> course having elected people from all over the world should be a >>> sign >>> that FOSS4G is spreading and OSGeo is getting more and more broader. >> >> Since there are only a few open positions for board elections each >> year, it will take some time to see any long term movement in >> representation either way. In addition to to "merits and >> commitment" I >> would also add "vision" to the list of positive attributes for board >> members. >> >> One thing that I think would be useful right away would be to start a >> group made up of one representative from each local chapter - a >> sort of >> global council. This doesn't have to be a new or separate mailing >> list, >> but could be. Just having a group to go to for sharing thoughts, >> ideas >> and vision would be really valuable. Sound good? >> >> Tyler > > Yes. > > I didn't want to let this pass uncommented. But yet again I was too > elaborate and thus moved it to my emerging http://arnulf.us/Blog Arnulf, I'd love to syndicate your blog on the Planet OSGeo, however I'm having troubles with getting clean and usable RSS/Atom entries :-( Perhaps you wouldn't mind to fix it? Certainly, my request is valid only if you would like to get syndicated :-) Ciao -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ OSGeo_discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/mailman/listinfo/osgeo_discuss -- C.S.R
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