Francophone Chapter Report 2008

Francophone local chapter

• Contact name: Yves Jacolin

Key Accomplishments

• Géoévénement tradeshow 2008 : april 2008 (open source village, booth, conferences)
• new board elected : june 2008
• Legal association : august 2008
• OSGeo Journal translation
• IGN - OSGeo-fr meeting : november 2008

Areas for Improvement

• more people for translating
• better marketing package and people to organize booth on events
• more contributors and projecter manager
• better communication to the french spatial world

Opportunities to Help

• help in translating QGIS documentation or OSGeo Journal : translators or proof reader
• help in organize OSGeo-fr booth on event : conference and booth
• help in creating marketing package : flyer, booth, OSGeo-fr website

Outlook for 2009

• finalize legal association
• work on new projet : doc translation, datas, etc.