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= Brazilian Chapter =
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== Brazilian Chapter ==
  
== Key Accomplishments ==
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=== Key Accomplishments ===
* [[Geolivre 2009]] - The most important FOSS GIS conference in Brazil. The 2009 edition, we have more than 150 people in "real presence" and more than 1.500 participating on Internet.  
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* [[Geolivre 2009]] - The most important FOSS GIS conference in Brazil. The 2009 edition, we have more than 150 attendees in "real presence" and more than 1.500 attendees on Internet.  
 
* Unofficial OSGeo meeting at Latinoware 2009.
 
* Unofficial OSGeo meeting at Latinoware 2009.
* Unofficial OSGeo meeting at FISL (International Free Software Forum) 2009. The FISL is the most important FOSS event in Latin America, with more than 7.000 users.
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* Unofficial OSGeo meeting at [http://fisl.softwarelivre.org FISL] (International Free Software Forum) 2009. The FISL is the most important FOSS event in Latin America, with more than 7.000 users.
 
* Voting Members Definition.
 
* Voting Members Definition.
 
* Definition of a coordination group.
 
* Definition of a coordination group.
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* Creation of workgroups.
 
* Creation of workgroups.
  
== Areas for Improvement ==
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=== Areas for Improvement ===
 
*Chapter organization.
 
*Chapter organization.
 
*More activity.
 
*More activity.
  
== Opportunities to Help ==
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=== Local Projects - FOSS GIS ===
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* I3Geo
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* [http://www.prefeituralivre.com.br Prefeitura Livre] - Open Source solution to manage municipal services/utilities integrated FOSS GIS components.
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=== Contributions to OSGeo Projects ===
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* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Trabalhos_do_Luiz_Motta QGIS Plugins created by Luiz Motta]
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* Patch for Geotools by Rafael Soto. WMS Request Timeout bug.
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=== Opportunities to Help ===
 
*More meetings and events in Brazil.
 
*More meetings and events in Brazil.
  
== Outlook for 2010 ==
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=== Outlook for 2010 ===
 
*Crate a visual identity for the chapter.
 
*Crate a visual identity for the chapter.
 
*Solidify the Brazilian Chapter.
 
*Solidify the Brazilian Chapter.

Latest revision as of 06:36, 26 January 2010

Brazilian Chapter

Key Accomplishments

  • Geolivre 2009 - The most important FOSS GIS conference in Brazil. The 2009 edition, we have more than 150 attendees in "real presence" and more than 1.500 attendees on Internet.
  • Unofficial OSGeo meeting at Latinoware 2009.
  • Unofficial OSGeo meeting at FISL (International Free Software Forum) 2009. The FISL is the most important FOSS event in Latin America, with more than 7.000 users.
  • Voting Members Definition.
  • Definition of a coordination group.
  • New objetctives and mission for the chapter.
  • Creation of workgroups.

Areas for Improvement

  • Chapter organization.
  • More activity.

Local Projects - FOSS GIS

  • I3Geo
  • Prefeitura Livre - Open Source solution to manage municipal services/utilities integrated FOSS GIS components.

Contributions to OSGeo Projects

Opportunities to Help

  • More meetings and events in Brazil.

Outlook for 2010

  • Crate a visual identity for the chapter.
  • Solidify the Brazilian Chapter.
  • Promote work experience exchance from members.