Ireland

Mission
The mission of the Irish OSGeo Local Chapter is to promote the development and use of free open-source software within the Irish geospatial community. The Irish LOC will also serve to promote GIS Education using OSGeo software in Irish third-level institutions and industry.

Objectives
 * To increase and promote awareness of OSGeo Software within the Irish geospatial (industry & research) community.
 * To provide a forum to discuss and gain experience with OSGeo Software
 * To help educate people in the use of OSGeo Software in Ireland.

People
People interested in forming part of the Irish Local Chapter should include their names below:


 * Daniel McInerney (Coillte Teoranta)
 * Peter Mooney (Maynooth University)
 * Mel McIntyre (OpenApp)
 * Dave Corley (OpenStreetMap Ireland)
 * Ozan Emem (Compass Informatics)
 * Mark Foley (Dublin Institute of Technology)
 * Declan Dunne (University College Cork)
 * Brian O'Hare (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, Cadasta Foundation)
 * Magdalene Marron (Coillte Teoranta)
 * Pádraig Fitzmaurice ( EPA Ireland/Compass Informatics )
 * Seth Girvin (Compass Informatics)

Communication

 * mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ireland

List of Meetings

 * Teleconference: 24.09.2015 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 17.11.2015 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 04.02.2016 Minutes
 * Dublin Meet-Up: 18.06.2016 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 15.11.2016 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 26.01.2017 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 10.02.2017 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 24.03.2017 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 12.04.2017 Minutes
 * Teleconference: 17.05.2017 Minutes

Next Steps
The following is an informal list of potential items to address
 * Formalise Irish LOC's mission statement and objectives
 * Organise Irish Local Chapter Meet-up
 * Establish mailman list
 * Logo
 * Organise First OSGeo IE Symposium in 2017
 * Plan further events in late 2017 and Second Symposium in 2018

OSGeo Symposium 2017

 * Announcement
 * tickets
 * Symposium Photos