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.