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=== Key Accomplishments === | === Key Accomplishments === | ||
| − | * Held regular local meetings around the province: | + | * Held regular local meetings around the province with 2-3 15 minute presentations each time: |
** March 19, 2009: 5 à 7 in Trois-Rivières ([[Activités_du_chapitre_québécois#3.C3.A8me_5_.C3.A0_7_de_l.27OSGeo-qc_.28Trois-Rivi.C3.A8res.2C_19_mars_2009.29|More info...]]) | ** March 19, 2009: 5 à 7 in Trois-Rivières ([[Activités_du_chapitre_québécois#3.C3.A8me_5_.C3.A0_7_de_l.27OSGeo-qc_.28Trois-Rivi.C3.A8res.2C_19_mars_2009.29|More info...]]) | ||
** May 19, 2009: 5 à 7 in Quebec City ([[Activités_du_chapitre_québécois#4.C3.A8me_5_.C3.A0_7_de_l.27OSGeo-qc_.28Qu.C3.A9bec.2C_19_mai_2009.29|More info...]]) | ** May 19, 2009: 5 à 7 in Quebec City ([[Activités_du_chapitre_québécois#4.C3.A8me_5_.C3.A0_7_de_l.27OSGeo-qc_.28Qu.C3.A9bec.2C_19_mai_2009.29|More info...]]) | ||
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=== Areas for Improvement === | === Areas for Improvement === | ||
| − | * | + | * We need to keep the momentum, there is growing interest for Open Source Geospatial software (and data) in Quebec, we had a great start in 2008-2009 and need to continue to take advantage of that |
| + | * The big challenge of 2010 will be the planning of the June 2010 event | ||
=== Opportunities to Help === | === Opportunities to Help === | ||
| − | * | + | * Rendez-vous OSGeo Quebec 2010 offers lots of opportunities for people interested in contributing: |
| − | * | + | ** Join the organizing committee |
| + | ** Answer the upcoming call for presentations and share your work with your peers | ||
| + | ** Help with specific tasks | ||
| + | ** Register and join us in Saguenay in June! | ||
=== Outlook for 2010 === | === Outlook for 2010 === | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 25 October 2010
Quebec Local Chapter Report for 2009
- Contact name: Daniel Morissette
Key Accomplishments
- Held regular local meetings around the province with 2-3 15 minute presentations each time:
- March 19, 2009: 5 à 7 in Trois-Rivières (More info...)
- May 19, 2009: 5 à 7 in Quebec City (More info...)
- September 17, 2009: 5 à 7 in Montreal (More info...)
- OSGeo presence in the April 30 AGMQ conference where ~50% of the talks were on the topic of free and open source geomatics (More info...)
- Open Source track in the Geomatics 2009 program on Wednesday October 21
- Added 2 new members to steering committee for a 2 year term as was initially planned in 2008. The current steering committee members for 2009-2010 are:
- Daniel Morissette (2008-2010)
- Thierry Badard (2008-2010)
- Nicolas Gignac (2008-2010)
- Simon Mercier (2009-2011)
- Martin Fafard (2009-2011)
- Made the decision at the end of 2009 to organize Rendez-vous OSGeo-Quebec 2010 (June 15-16) (Planning will take place in 2010 and is tracked in the wiki at Journée OSGeo-qc Juin 2010)
Areas for Improvement
- We need to keep the momentum, there is growing interest for Open Source Geospatial software (and data) in Quebec, we had a great start in 2008-2009 and need to continue to take advantage of that
- The big challenge of 2010 will be the planning of the June 2010 event
Opportunities to Help
- Rendez-vous OSGeo Quebec 2010 offers lots of opportunities for people interested in contributing:
- Join the organizing committee
- Answer the upcoming call for presentations and share your work with your peers
- Help with specific tasks
- Register and join us in Saguenay in June!
Outlook for 2010
- The main activity of 2010 will be the Rendez-vous OSGeo-Quebec 2010 (June 15-16)
- We will also continue to hold local meetings ("5 à 7") around the province with 2-3 15 minute presentations each time