[OSGeo-Discuss] OpenStreetMap in Victoria
Hello, OpenStreetMap are holding a mapping party in Victoria this Saturday(22nd) - Monday (24th), before FOSS4G2007. Everyone is more than welcome to attend - we have GPS units to lend to people as well as people on hand to help you make a free map. More details here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Victoria_mapping_party Hope to see you there. -- Nick Black http://www.blacksworld.net ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G Sunday Icebreaker
Those of you arriving early, for workshops, teaching and touristing, I hope you will all join us on Sunday evening at the Sticky Wicket in the Clubhouse (initially, perhaps it will be sunny and we can move to the roof for some beach volleyball) from 6pm onwards. Workshop teachers, make sure to finish your classroom inspections before hitting the beer. :) The Wicket will, by virtue of its size, be our conference Default Hangout, so wander by there every evening to hook up with the conference scene. http://tinyurl.com/2vtcpr Paul -- Paul Ramsey Refractions Research http://www.refractions.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 250-383-3022 Cell: 250-885-0632 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Annual Meeting at FOSS4G
The first real OSGeo Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Monday afternoon, September 24th (16:30-18:00) following workshops at the FOSS4G event. This is a completely open meeting and everyone is encouraged to attend regardless of whether you want to learn more about OSGeo or have been a long time participant or member. The meeting will include reports from OSGeo projects, local chapter communities, financial overviews, membership status and more. There will also be a general discussion time for everyone to participate. The agenda is here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/AGM_2007 The event is followed by an informal get together at a nearby pub, where the discussions can continue later into the evening... I hope to see you there! Tyler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: New FOSS certification for non profit sector
FYI - in case this applies to you or your organisation Begin forwarded message: From: Chris Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: September 12, 2007 4:13:26 AM PDT (CA) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Nosi-discussion] New FOSS certification for non profit sector As part of the work for the UK ICT Hub's FOSS in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) project we are developing a new certification for FOSS use by not for profits, Free and Open Source Knowledge (FOSK). We are doing this in partnership with the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) whose certification for Linux system administrators has world wide recognition. We want to fill an important gap by developing a non-technical certification for anyone who is responsible for recommending and/ or choosing FOSS solutions for an organization. Though the new certification is initially being designed for the UK VCS there are plans for it to be beta tested in the USA and Germany too as a step towards establishing it internationally. A FOSK certified individual will have an understanding of the Linux and FOSS environments and knowledge of the solutions available in the FOSS world together with an understanding of the issues involved in their implementation in the VCS. We are now in the final stages of recruiting 12 Subject Matter Experts (SME) internationally who have been chosen for having a good cross section of skills and knowledge concerning FOSS use in the not for profit sector. This SME team will begin work early next week. Interestingly it will have a majority of women on it. We think this can be a certification that will get away from the male geek image FOSS often still has in some quarters and encourage more women to take part in FOSS development (the figures are awfully low at the moment). The syllabus for the certification will form the basis for FOSS trainings for the UK VCS early next year. Accessibility issues concerning FOSS use will be an important part of both the certification and the trainings. Details of the new certification and a timeline for it's development are now in a wiki at: https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/ bin/view/Examdev/FOSK We want to involve the widest number of people from the not for profit sector in developing the certification, so we very much welcome comments and suggestions through the wiki at all stages of development of the certification, which we plan to launch on January 1st, 2008. Registration on the wiki is open to all. Chris Bailey UK ICT Hub FOSS in the VCS project ___ NonProfit Open Source Initiative Discussion List http://www.nosi.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.nosi.net/mailman/listinfo/nosi-discussion Tyler Mitchell Executive Director Open Source Geospatial Foundation [EMAIL PROTECTED] P: +1-250-277-1621 M: +1-250-303-1831 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Journal Volume 2 Available!
The next volume of the OSGeo Journal is now available for download from: * http://osgeo.org/journal/volume2 This content-packed volume includes several case studies, news items, project introductions, an introduction to topology, perspectives from OSGeo sponsors and much more. You are encouraged to link to this page as well as share this announcement with other professionals who are interested in geospatial topics. We aim to have generally thought-provoking articles as well as open source focused technology discussions. We appreciate any feedback you want to provide: http://osgeo.org/ feedback/journal Thank you to all the editors and the more than 33 contributors that made this volume happen. The next edition will be dedicated to publishing the proceedings from presentations given at next week's FOSS4G conference (http:// foss4g2007.org). Sincerely, Tyler Tyler Mitchell Editor in Chief, OSGeo Journal ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Journal Volume 2 Available!
Ooops, I've now actually pressed the publish button - sorry for any confusion - it should now work. Tyler On 19-Sep-07, at 3:38 PM, Shane Ring wrote: it's not working. On 9/19/07, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The next volume of the OSGeo Journal is now available for download from: * http://osgeo.org/journal/volume2 This content-packed volume includes several case studies, news items, project introductions, an introduction to topology, perspectives from OSGeo sponsors and much more. You are encouraged to link to this page as well as share this announcement with other professionals who are interested in geospatial topics. We aim to have generally thought-provoking articles as well as open source focused technology discussions. We appreciate any feedback you want to provide: http://osgeo.org/ feedback/journal Thank you to all the editors and the more than 33 contributors that made this volume happen. The next edition will be dedicated to publishing the proceedings from presentations given at next week's FOSS4G conference (http:// foss4g2007.org). Sincerely, Tyler Tyler Mitchell Editor in Chief, OSGeo Journal ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Tyler Mitchell Executive Director Open Source Geospatial Foundation [EMAIL PROTECTED] P: +1-250-277-1621 M: +1-250-303-1831 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
