Difference between revisions of "Atlantic Canada Chapter Meeting 2010-10-28"

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The following page describes the first meeting of the Atlantic Canada Chapter of OSGeo.

Who Should Come

Everyone with an interest in seeing Open Source Geospatial use grow in the region, or are just curious what all the fuss is about. Come learn about how the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is supporting free and Open Source geospatial software. All are welcome!

Time and Location

Thurs Oct 28th @ noon to 1pm (during the Geomatics Atlantic event lunch break)
at the CARIS office, walking distance from the Delta Hotel (map)

Agenda

brief introduction of OSGeo (by Jeff McKenna, currently on the OSGeo Board of Directors)
discuss mission and objectives of chapter
select Chapter Officers
discuss next steps for Chapter outreach/activities in the Atlantic Canada community
discuss next steps to become a formal OSGeo chapter
discuss how often to meet

Food

Pizza will be delivered (we'll collect a few dollars from each attendee for food and drinks)

Reference Pages

OSGeo Local Chapter Guidelines
List of Local Chapters around the world

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 == Time and Location ==
-* Thurs Oct 28th @ noon to 1pm
+* Thurs Oct 28th @ noon to 1pm (during the [http://www.geomaticsatlantic.com/ Geomatics Atlantic] event lunch break)
 * at the CARIS office, walking distance from the Delta Hotel ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Delta&daddr=45.96333,-66.66194+to:CARIS+fredericton&hl=en&geocode=FRlcvQIdxNEG_CGrkfxCksS77SktQjLzgRikTDEqvyR-zDY4AA%3BFUJYvQIdzNEG_CnZjR9TghikTDEjTA_NukBJLw%3BFfRFvQIdqc8G_CHnnvo7kjl-CCmZc0OweSKkTDG3Ntse3mYBsA&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&via=1&sll=45.961607,-66.660554&sspn=0.010173,0.01929&ie=UTF8&z=16 map])