Francophone Chapter Report 2008

Francophone local chapter

 * Contact name: Yves Jacolin

Key Accomplishments

 * Géoévénement tradeshow 2008 : april 2008 (open source village, booth, conferences)
 * new board elected : june 2008
 * Legal association : august 2008
 * OSGeo Journal translation
 * IGN (France) - OSGeo-fr meeting : november 2008
 * Nomination of one Quebec local chapter representative as a member (in charge of the free software committee) of the OSGeo-fr board. It contributes to streghten relationships and collaboration with the Quebec local chapter.

Areas for Improvement

 * encourage people to contribute more to translation projects
 * create a marketing package and help people in organizing booth on events
 * attract additional contributors and project managers
 * improve communication in the francophone geospatial community

Opportunities to Help

 * help in translating QGIS documentation and OSGeo Journal: need for translators and proof readers
 * help in organizing OSGeo-fr booth on different events: OGRS 2009, Rencontre Sig la Lettre, Paris Capital du Libre, etc.
 * help in marketing duties: flyer, booth, OSGeo-fr website

Outlook for 2009

 * continue and achieve the set up of the legal association
 * work on new projets: doc translation, datas, etc.