Difference between revisions of "California Chapter Report 2007"

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There has not been as much activity on the California Chapter as I had hoped. We have established a mailing list for the proposed chapter, but it does not have a lot of traffic currently. Alex Mandel mentioned the possibility of having an OSGeo booth at the California Geographer's Conference in Chico in May 2008. I am currently working with Alex to make arrangments for the booth.
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=California Local Chapter (Proposed)=
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* Period covered by report: Jan-Dec 2007
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* Contact name: Landon Blake
  
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Some of those interested in having a California Chapter suggested splitting the group into regions because of the size of the state. I placed a temporary incubator web site for the chapter at http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/calosgeo/.
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==Key Accomplishments==
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* Mailing list established for proposed chapter.
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* Temporary incubator website for the chapter created at http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/calosgeo/.
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* Alex Mandel and Landon Blake explored the possibility of an OSGeo Booth at the California Geography Society meeting in Chico, California, in May 2008
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==Areas for Improvement==
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* Possibility of splitting proposed chapter into sub-chapters because of the size of the state.
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==Opportunities To Help==
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* Coordinate and support OSGeo Booth at California GIS Conferences
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* Coordinate OSGeo ambassadors to GIS related organizations in California. (Examples: California URISA Chapters, California Land Surveyors Association)
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* Forward movement on any of the proposed chapter goals listed here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California
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== Outlook for 2008 ==
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* Formation of California Chapter unlikely until support from interested members increases.
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[[Category: Reports 2007]]

Latest revision as of 15:35, 2 April 2008

California Local Chapter (Proposed)

  • Period covered by report: Jan-Dec 2007
  • Contact name: Landon Blake

Key Accomplishments

  • Mailing list established for proposed chapter.
  • Temporary incubator website for the chapter created at http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/calosgeo/.
  • Alex Mandel and Landon Blake explored the possibility of an OSGeo Booth at the California Geography Society meeting in Chico, California, in May 2008

Areas for Improvement

  • Possibility of splitting proposed chapter into sub-chapters because of the size of the state.

Opportunities To Help

  • Coordinate and support OSGeo Booth at California GIS Conferences
  • Coordinate OSGeo ambassadors to GIS related organizations in California. (Examples: California URISA Chapters, California Land Surveyors Association)
  • Forward movement on any of the proposed chapter goals listed here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California

Outlook for 2008

  • Formation of California Chapter unlikely until support from interested members increases.
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