Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Sign-up and subscription process request and offer of help

[Even Rouault]

Scott,

> We're working on building up the OSGeo Alberta Chapter mailing list and I
> have heard a few folks mention that they aren't really sure if they're on
> the mailing list though they feel they've done what steps are apparent to
> them.

Normally when you subscribe to a mailing list, you should receive a 
confirmation email. If you 
don't, this might be due to your email service provider bouncing back emails 
from the 
mailing lists. I've had several reports from several people over past months 
trying to 
subscribe to different OSGeo managed mailing lists facing that issue. When they 
can reach 
their email service provider and he is cooperative, whitelisting the 
lists.osgeo.org domain 
generally solves the issue.
For particular issues, you can file a ticket to the attention of the OSGeo 
System 
administration committee: https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/newticket

Even

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Sign-up and subscription process request and offer of help

[scott.mchale]

Hello,

 

We're working on building up the OSGeo Alberta Chapter mailing list and I
have heard a few folks mention that they aren't really sure if they're on
the mailing list though they feel they've done what steps are apparent to
them.  I'll admit that the process has a very "black box" feel - I'm not
particularly technical - to me, as well.

 

Can you tell me if there is a resource that I can use to better understand
the process?  Is there a way you could add me as the admin for our
'albe...@lists.osgeo.org'  list so I can confirm for people whether I see
them subscribed?

 

If there's a part I could play in helping out - on the mailing lists or the
membership sign-ups (I've heard similar suggestions around becoming a
member) - I would be interested in understanding that as well.  It would be
a great help for me in hand-holding folks into the enterprise.  I think that
is something that would go a long way in the local community.

 

Please let me know your thoughts.

 

I looked to see if there was a more appropriate list - wow! There's a lot of
lists - and I don't think I saw one but feel free to direct me elsewhere it
that makes sense.

 

Thanks,

Scott.

 

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[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4GUK Online

[Steven Feldman]

Trying a second time because the first post did not seem to get through

Hi

A couple of weeks back the OSGeo:UK team (Jo Cook, Dave Barter, Steven Feldman, 
Alastair Graham, Antony Scott and Matt Travis) mentioned on twitter that we 
were trying to put together an online FOSS4G event. 

We are delighted to now formally announce that we will be running FOSS4GUK 
Online on 17th June.

This will be an online-only event intended to give us a little FOSS4G fix while 
we are in, or just coming out of, lock-down. It will be a chance to share some 
of the work we’ve been doing during (or in spite of) this strange time, as well 
as a useful experiment in how we can run online conferences alongside our face 
to face events in the future. 

We hope that the online format will allow our community across the UK and from 
further afield to participate from their desktops whether it is for the whole 
day or dipping in and out for an hour or two. We want to make the online event 
as interactive and engaging as possible so we are open to your suggestions via 
the Call for Presentations.

Technology
We have decided to use zoom to run this event, we looked at most of the 
alternatives (open and proprietary) and we concluded that zoom offered the best 
platform for us to run this event in terms of stability, scalability, features 
and ease of use for delegates and admins. We have tested on Linux, Mac, 
Windows, Android and iOS. It is also very reasonably priced so we are able to 
run the event as a free event for hundreds of delegates, we will probably 
encourage delegates to make a charitable donation but that will not be 
mandatory.

Call for Presentations
We welcome technical talks, demos, user stories (particularly ones about the 
use of FOSS4G tech during the Covid19 crisis), thought pieces... In fact we 
welcome any talks that are based on Open Source Geo and are not pushing a sales 
message. 

We will also be offering a small number of workshops (ca 90 minutes) which will 
need to be instruction style rather than fully interactive.

Our call for presentations 

 has been extended until the 18th May, we hope you give us a hard choice 
choosing what to include in the programme.

Volunteering
We need volunteers to help in the planning and build-up stages and also to help 
on the big day. If you would like to get involved please fill in the 
Volunteering form 

 and we will get in touch as the needs arise. 

We would welcome people to assist in programming, marketing, web stuff, design, 
responding to delegate enquiries, video editing skills, experience of running 
large meetings or events on zoom and possibly streaming to youtube. Tell us 
what you can do and we will get back to you

Right now, we need a FOSS4GUK Online logo that incorporates the traditional 
FOSS4G ribbon . Please send 
us your ideas.

That’s it for now folks, we look forward to your presentation and workshop 
submissions, your offers of help and most of all seeing you online at FOSS4GUK 
online on 17th June.

We will keep posting formal updates on this list, there will be a new event 
website at uk.osgeo.org  in a few days and look out for 
lots of activity on our twitter account @OSGeoUK 

May the FOSS be with you

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