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* Possible presence at a few GIS events in the province of Quebec
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[[Category: Reports 2008]]

Revision as of 19:46, 3 March 2009

Quebec Local Chapter

  • Contact name: Daniel Morissette

Key Accomplishments

  • 2008 was the year of the creation of the chapter. We went from a few ideas exchanged at the GeoEvenement in Paris in April to official chapter recognition at the November 14th board meeting
  • A first meeting was held in June to gauge interest. There was indeed lots of interest: the Reflexions Quebec meeting attracted 42 participants.
  • The Quebec Portal has been created in the OSGeo wiki
  • We established the Quebec Chapter Steering Committee
  • A first "5 à 7" took place in Quebec City on August 29th and attracted about 20 participants
  • A second "5 à 7" was held in Magog on November 6th and attracted over 40 participants

Areas for Improvement

  • any weaknesses in process, software, management, etc. that you plan to address or recognise need some help

Opportunities to Help

  • list areas that could use some help from members and readers of the report

Outlook for 2009

  • More local meetings (5 à 7) to come in 2009! The first one is planned for March 19th in Trois-Rivières
  • Possible presence at a few GIS events in the province of Quebec