Hello Dirk, Thanks for the feedback. A presentation about OSGeo is indeed planned in the morning session. Cheers, Maë//e
2014-09-13 11:18 GMT+02:00 Dirk Frigne <[email protected]>: > Thank you for your information. > Great to promote Open Source GIS tools, software and Data. > > What I miss in the program is a presentation about OSGeo. OSGeo-fr should > be able to give such a presentation. > In 15 minutes you can already give a good overview on the organisation and > the way it is active on a global base. > > Just my 2c. > > D. > > > > On 12-09-14 18:38, Maelle Vercauteren wrote: > > Hi Dirk, our event details are below : > > BE-OPENGIS-FR > November 6, 2014 > Université Libre de Bruxelles > > The Institute of Environmental Management and Spatial Planning (IGEAT) of > the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and OSGeo-fr are organising the > BE-OpenGIS-FR on November 6, 2014 at the ULB. > > This day of conferences and practice sessions (in French) is aimed at > anyone using free and open source GIS tools in their professional life or > studies. We hope to gather together those scientists, administrations, > private companies and interested individuals using and/or developing these > tools, or just being curious about them. > > The first part of the day will cover three topics in the form of > presentations: > > 1) State and perspectives of public OpenData in the three Belgian regions > and in Africa > > 2) Presentation of some selected free and open source tools in GIS > including the possibilities of integrating them into existing proprietary > infrastructures > > 3) Examples of concrete applications using free and open source GIS tools > > Presenters come from administrations, private companies and academics > active in the field. > > The second part of the day is dedicated to practical workshops and > demonstrations on topics such as > > - Using QGIS to create your customized, tailor-made application > - Spatial analysis and cartography with R > - A toolchain for putting your maps on the Web > - Advanced spatial analysis with GRASS 7 > > The aim of the day is to inform and promote, but also to discuss current > issues and needs as well as reflect on the opportunity of building up a > community of FOSS-GIS users and contributors in Belgium. > > For more information contact Moritz Lennert ([email protected]). > A website will be up and running soon at http://be-opengis.ulb.ac.be/. > > > > 2014-09-01 20:19 GMT+02:00 Dirk Frigne <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Maelle, >> >> Using the name "FOSS4G-Be" is no problem for activities related with the >> promotion and use of FOSS4G software. >> In 2013 I organized the OSGeoGhent event [1] and wanted to organize a >> second version in May this year. >> >> The Global FOSS4G conference will start next week in Portland [2], so if >> you could provide more details later this week about the venue and the >> right date, we can announce the event on the general assemblee of OSGeo >> next week. >> >> Will the event be in English or in French? >> >> Regards, >> Dirk Frigne >> >> >> [1] http://www.geomajas.org/osgeogent2013 >> [2] https://2014.foss4g.org/ >> >> >> On 01-09-14 17:57, Maelle Vercauteren wrote: >> >> Dear, >> >> I am contacting you about the potential use of the name “FOSS4G-Be” and >> about the participation of OSGeo-fr for a future freeGIS day in Belgium >> (Website and Event): >> >> We want to organize a French OSGeo event (the so called FOSS4G-Be) in >> early November 2014, in relation with the GIS courses and masterclass held >> at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, IGEAT research Unit: >> It will be a one day event. There will be a selection of plenary >> communication related to free SIG use in public or private environment and >> 2 or 3 practical workshops. >> >> This event will cover the following 3 topics: >> >> 1) FOSS4G tools/software: Establishment/creation or storage of >> infrastructure and web sharing of spatial data >> 2) Data & Services: Presentation on the freely available data and services >> 3) Applications: use of Open GIS (also with guest speakers from the South) >> >> >> Would you be willing to support us and work together on this project and >> could we use the name “FOSS4G-Be”? >> >> Could the event be co-organized by the ULB and OSGeo-fr? >> If so, it would be nice to have an OSGeo-fr stand with a representative >> of the association and of its activities (as well as a plenary presentation >> if you are interested in). >> >> >> Feel free to contact me if you have questions or if you would like to >> share your suggestions. >> >> >> Thank you in advance for your reply, >> >> >> Kind regards, >> Maë//e >> >> -- >> Maëlle VERCAUTEREN DRUBBEL >> Coordinatrice du stage SIG Libres CUD >> >> Université Libre de Bruxelles - IGEAT (CP 130 / 03) >> Av. F. D. Roosevelt, 50 >> B-1050 Bruxelles >> Tél.: 02/650.68.14 Fax: 02/650.50.92 Local: DB6.143 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing >> [email protected]http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> -- >> Yours sincerely, >> >> >> ir. Dirk Frigne >> CEO >> >> Geosparc n.v. >> Brugsesteenweg 587 >> B-9030 Ghent >> Tel: +32 9 236 60 18 >> GSM: +32 495 508 799 >> http://www.geomajas.org http://www.geosparc.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > Maëlle VERCAUTEREN DRUBBEL > Coordinatrice du stage SIG Libres ARES > > Université Libre de Bruxelles - IGEAT (CP 130 / 03) > Av. F. D. Roosevelt, 50 > B-1050 Bruxelles > Tél.: 02/650.68.14 Fax: 02/650.50.92 Local: DB6.143 > > > -- > Yours sincerely, > > > ir. Dirk Frigne > CEO > > Geosparc n.v. > Brugsesteenweg 587 > B-9030 Ghent > Tel: +32 9 236 60 18 > GSM: +32 495 508 799 > http://www.geomajas.org http://www.geosparc.com > > -- Maëlle VERCAUTEREN DRUBBEL Coordinatrice du stage SIG Libres ARES Université Libre de Bruxelles - IGEAT (CP 130 / 03) Av. F. D. Roosevelt, 50 B-1050 Bruxelles Tél.: 02/650.68.14 Fax: 02/650.50.92 Local: DB6.143
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