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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Hey all,
I’m wondering about general guidance or anecdotal experiences of creating a
local chapter or informal users groups. I’m wondering whether it helps to
have a fleshed out mission and objectives with some sort of general roadmap
or whether critical mass of interest is gained organically
: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance
Hey all,
I¹m wondering about general guidance or anecdotal experiences of creating a
local chapter or informal users groups. I¹m wondering whether it helps to
have a fleshed out mission and objectives with some sort of general roadmap
or whether critical
