Quebec Chapter Report 2008
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