Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Jeff McKenna
All of your initial thoughts are correct Phil, follow MPG's advice and get something going: informal, wiki page (copy another chapter's structure), and mailing list (file a ticket on Trac), and start meeting once a month after work. I do see formal Chapters in OSGeo (I notice the Japan chapter

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
Thanks for the feedback Jeff. Like I told MPG, there seem to be alot of people here interested in areas that align with OSGeo's mission and beyond and it would just be nice to have informal meetings offline and aside from work, so that's how I'll approach it. Thanks again for your input! On

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Jorge Sanz
2014-04-23 15:10 GMT+02:00 Phil Nugent philip.j.nug...@gmail.com: Thanks for the feedback Jeff. Like I told MPG, there seem to be alot of people here interested in areas that align with OSGeo's mission and beyond and it would just be nice to have informal meetings offline and aside from

[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGIS 2014 submissions extended by one week - 2nd May 2014

2014-04-23 Thread Suchith Anand
Dear All, Because of many requests for extension because initial deadline clashing with Easter holidays , we have decided to extend the submission deadline by one week (2nd May 2014) Building upon the momentum of a very successful FOSS4G 2013 in the UK http://2013.foss4g.org/ , we are

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Brian Wilson
What I learned in Corvallis: Have a meeting scheduled for the same time slot EVERY month. Then be there, even if you don't know if anyone will show up. If no one else shows, you still have a committed time to study and learn with no distractions. Don't you want that anyway? If one or two people

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
Thanks for the input Jorge! I'm thinking geobeers will definitely be part of it :) On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Jorge Sanz js...@osgeo.org wrote: 2014-04-23 15:10 GMT+02:00 Phil Nugent philip.j.nug...@gmail.com: Thanks for the feedback Jeff. Like I told MPG, there seem to be alot of

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
Thanks for sharing you experience Brian! That's a great point about consistency...I'll have to remember that when I get started. On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Brian Wilson br...@wildsong.biz wrote: What I learned in Corvallis: Have a meeting scheduled for the same time slot EVERY month.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Alex Mandel
On 04/23/2014 10:01 AM, Brian Wilson wrote: Santa Rosa So moving into OSGeo California territory? FYI, the closest current thing is the GeoMeetup in SF area that Ragi runs. http://www.meetup.com/geomeetup/ For everyone else: In big states it's a little harder for a Chapter to hold meetings more