California/Meeting Minutes

2009-02-21 Annual Meeting @ UC Davis
Meeting Attendees

Alex Mandel                 (Student - UC Davis Geography Department)

Mike Treichler               (Student - UC Davis Geography Department)

Bob Moskovitz              (Research Analyst - California Geologic Survey)

Josh Livni                     (GIS Consultant - Umbrella Consulting)

Stacey Ellis                  (Student – UC Davis Geography Department)

Michele Tobias             (Student – UC Davis Geography Department)

Allan Hollandar             (Research Analyst – UC Davis)

Brian Hamlin                 (Software Developer)

Remote Meeting Attendees

Joe Larson                   (GIS Technician – City of Lompoc)

Items covered


 * Decided on a proposed mission statement.


 * Reviewed chapter objectives. Decided to narrow initial chapter focus on outreach.


 * Discussed geodata access award for California organizations.


 * Discussed speakers at local events and professional societies and groups.


 * Discussed OSGeo California Chapter booth at upcoming events and funding needs for these events.


 * Discussed storage of booth materials and supplies. Alex Mandel will store the booth material and supplies at UC Davis and will ship to other locations in California as needed.


 * Discussed method of handling chapter donations. Landon will serve as treasurer for the chapter’s first year. Donations will be sent to his mailing address and forwarded to the OSGeo in $500 increments. This will allow donations to be tax deductible.