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==Welcome to the home of the Aust-NZ (proposed) chapter of OSGeo==
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=Welcome to the home of the Australia/New Zealand chapter of OSGeo=
  
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==Mailing List==
 
Our mailing list can be subscribed to at http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz
 
Our mailing list can be subscribed to at http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz
  
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Our original page (which contains our initial plans for an Aust chapter, can be found at [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Australia Old Aust chapter page- outdated]]
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==Presence at conferences==
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* 2009-11, Sydney [FOSS4G_2009]. The Free and Open Source conference for Geospatial.
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* 2008-03, Brisbane, [http://www.qsc2008.com.au/ Queensland Spatial Conference]
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** 3 hour workshop on Geospatial Open Source and Mapguide OpenSource
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** OSGeo Stand
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* 2008-03, Perth. [http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/forum WALIS Forum]
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** An afternoon thread dedicated to everything "Open". Presentations are available from the website.
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** OSGeo stand
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** Early details at [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Aust-NZ/WALIS WALIS stand]]
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* 2007-05, Hobart. Spatial Sciences
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** OSGeo stand
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* 2007-01, Sydney. Linux Australia. 1 day stand and lightning talk about OSGeo software
  
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== FOSS4G 2009 ==
  
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== Bid for FOSS4G ==
 
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OSGeo Australia/New Zealand preparing a bid to host the annual Free Open Source Software For Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference for 2009. Details at [https://extranet.lisasoft.com/wiki/index.php/Foss4g-sydney https://extranet.lisasoft.com/wiki/index.php/Foss4g-sydney].
 
  
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Anybody who would like to get involved, please feel free.  We need all the help we can get.  At this stage (Sept 07) it looks like bids will open some time in October, and close in November.  We should know by the end of November at the latest who will be hosting.
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==Incorporation==
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==Current Plans==
 
 
#In the next month or so we need to get incorporated, probably in Western Australia.
 
#In the next month or so we need to get incorporated, probably in Western Australia.
  
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#WALIS Forum:  It looks like we may well have a stong Open Source prescence there, along with an Open Source Workshop of some sort.  WALIS details at [http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/forum]
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==History==
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Our original page (which contains our initial plans for an Austalian chapter, can be found at [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Australia Old Aust chapter page- outdated]]
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UPDATE:  We will have a stand at WALIS.  For details, go to [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Aust-NZ/WALIS WALIS stand]].
 

Revision as of 13:39, 2 May 2008

Welcome to the home of the Australia/New Zealand chapter of OSGeo

Mailing List

Our mailing list can be subscribed to at http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz

Presence at conferences

  • 2009-11, Sydney [FOSS4G_2009]. The Free and Open Source conference for Geospatial.
  • 2008-03, Brisbane, Queensland Spatial Conference
    • 3 hour workshop on Geospatial Open Source and Mapguide OpenSource
    • OSGeo Stand
  • 2008-03, Perth. WALIS Forum
    • An afternoon thread dedicated to everything "Open". Presentations are available from the website.
    • OSGeo stand
    • Early details at [WALIS stand]
  • 2007-05, Hobart. Spatial Sciences
    • OSGeo stand
  • 2007-01, Sydney. Linux Australia. 1 day stand and lightning talk about OSGeo software

FOSS4G 2009

Incorporation

  1. In the next month or so we need to get incorporated, probably in Western Australia.

The WA specific requirements can be summarized as: Legislation: WA incorporation legislation

Incorporation Guidelines

  • More than 5 members
  • Intention to apply for incorporation must be advertised between one and three months before the application is made.
  • No residency requirements
  • Keep accounts in such a state that they can be audited and presented to members at AGM
  • Register of members to be kept with residential or postal address.


History

Our original page (which contains our initial plans for an Austalian chapter, can be found at [Old Aust chapter page- outdated]

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