Throw up an event page on the LUG website :)
----- Original message ----- > Reinier > > Who are the sponsors and do you have a Twitter handle? > > -- > > *Robert Alai* > > Blogger > > *Techmtaa.com* <http://www.techmtaa.com/> > > Email: [email protected] > > Phone: +254 726 034 530 > > +254 737 944 375 > > *Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/robertalai* > > *Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alaionyango* > > *LinkedIn: *http://ke.linkedin.com/in/robertalai > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Reinier Battenberg < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > After a long time in the making, I am very glad to announce the first > > Uganda > > Mapping Day. > > > > This exiting event will take place next Saturday, June 4th, at > > Mountbatten Offices. > > > > During the day we will map, upload our data to Openstreetmap, gather > > more publicly available datasources and create maps using free and > > open source mapping tools. > > > > There is a very limited amount of seats available for this free event, > > so register now (and do show up when you register). > > > > We are still looking for volunteers to mentor small groups of users. > > If you have an Openstreetmap account and have plotted at least 1 point > > on the map, your help during the day would be greatly appreciated. If > > you are familiar with a free GIS software package that you would like > > to demo (gvSig, Merkaartor, QGis, OpenLayers, Geoserver, Tilemill > > etc.) we could also use your help to show how we can create maps of > > Uganda. Please drop me a line at > > [email protected] > > > > The event is going to be extremely hands-on. There will be no > > lectures, no talks, no presentations. We will really make maps, by > > doing. > > > > If you can not join us physically, you can join us online too. We will > > open an IRC channel and build a Ugandan Geo-Portal which collects all > > possible geospatial datasources about Uganda. Online support with that > > track is also greatly encouraged. > > > > So, where do you register? > > > > right here: http://www.mappingday.com/ > > > > Hope to see lots of you June 4th. > > > > rgds, > > > > Reinier > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them > > in any way. > > _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
