Vietnam Chapter Meeting 2010-03-11

Date/Time
11 March 2010 (Thu) 14:00-17:00

Place
PeaceSoft Solutions Coporation 1st floor, 17T10 building Nguyen Thi Dinh road, Cau Giay district Ha Noi

Agenda

 * 1) Formation of OSGeo-Vietnam Local Chapter
 * 2) Other related matters

Discussions may continue on 12 March (Fri) if necessary. The time will be decided at the meeting on 11 March.

Members
1) Dr. Ho Dinh Duan           Director            Hue Institute of Natural Reseources, Environment and            Sustainable Development, Vietnamese Academy of Science            Vietnam

2) Dr. Truong Xuan Luan           Vice-Rector            Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

3) Dr. Tran Van Anh           Lecturer            Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

4) Mr. Nguyen Hoa Binh           CEO            PeaceSoft Corporation            Hanoi

5) Dr. Ha Quy Quynh           Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, VAST            Hanoi

6) Mr. Jeff McKenna           OSGeo, Board Member            CEO, Gateway Geomatics

7) Dr. Ned Horning           OSGeo Charter Member            American Museum of Natural History

8) Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan           OSGeo, Charter Member            Osaka City University

Minutes
* Dr. Duan (Hue Institute of Natural Reseources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Vietnamese Academy of Science) * Dr. Quynh (Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, VAST) * Dr. Ned Horning (American Museum of Natural History) * Mr. Binh (PeaceSoft Corporation) * Ms. Anh (Hanoi University of Mining and Geology) * Dr. Luan (Hanoi University of Mining and Geology) * Dr. Raghavan (OSGeo Charter member) * Mr. McKenna (OSGeo Board) * http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Vietnam
 * 1) meeting commence 14:30 Vietnam time
 * 2) Introductions
 * 1) Round-table discussions about current Open Source geospatial community in Vietnam
 * 2) discuss representatives of chapter
 * 3) discuss mission of chapter
 * 4) discuss objectives of chapter
 * 5) election of chapter officers
 * 6) chapter mailing list to be created (and administrators set)
 * 7) draft of chapter structure to be presented at next OSGeo Board meeting for approval (April)
 * 1) next meeting: to be decided on mailing list
 * 2) all attendees support structure
 * 3) meeting closed 16:10