Tyler Mitchell
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Hello, this is the user page for Tyler Mitchell.
- I work as OSGeo Executive Director - see Executive Director Job Description to understand my responsibilities and focus. I'm interesting in learning about anything you are using open source geospatial software for. If you would like to meet, see the list of events below to see if I'll be near by. Otherwise, drop me an email.
- I am also the author of Web Mapping Illustrated - Using Open Source GIS Toolkits. Published by O'Reilly Media and available in English, Japanese and German.
Feel free to contact me via my OSGeo email address: tmitchell -at- osgeo.org, you can contact me on my mobile at +1 250 303 1831
Blog & Events
- I have an official OSGeo Blog and my personal blog site.
Upcoming events
Meet me at:
GeoTec Event and OSBootcamp - Ottawa, June 2-5, 2008(unable to attend)- Mobile Augmented Reality and Geospatial - Quebec City, August 28-29, 2008 (invited keynote)
- FOSS4G 2008 - Cape Town, Sept 29-Oct 3, 2008
Past Events
Here are the events that I spoke at or represented OSGeo at since it started:
- Where 2.0 2006, San Francisco, USA (booth, BOFs)
- FOSS4G 2006, Lausanne, Switzerland (booth, BOFs)
- Autodesk University conference, Las Vegas, USA, 27-30 November, 2006 (booth, BOF)
- Location Intelligence, San Francisco, USA, 17-18 April, 2007 (booth, presentation in OSGeo session)
- FOSS4G 2007, Victoria, Canada, 24-27 September, 2007 (keynote, organiser, BOF, AGM)
- III Encontro Nacional de Usuários MapServer (site offline), May 9-11, Brasilia, Brazil, 2007 (invited keynote)
- Various pre/post-event meetings as well
- Kansai Open Forum, Osaka, Japan, 9 November, 2007
- Including follow-up repeat of presentations in Tokyo, Japan, 12 November, 2007
- II Jornadas de SIG Libre, Girona, Spain, March 3-5, 2008 (invited keynote)
- Including pre/post-event meetings with Local Chapter, gvSIG team, FreeGIS book team and others in Madrid and Valencia
- 1Spatial Conference and OSGeo UK Meetup May 2008 - London/Stansted, April 29-May 1, 2008
- University of Edinburgh lecture - Edinburgh, May 4, 2008
For other events that had or will have some OSGeo representation (presenters, attendees, workshops, etc.) events see this wiki page, this wiki category and the upcoming events list here on OSGeo.org
Workload and Tasks
Recent and current items I'm working on ...
- Upgrading and supporting FOSS4G 2008 web site tools and database.
- Working on getting Annual Report 2007 approved and published.
- Also been handling finances for invoicing, expenses and general bookkeeping and reporting.
- Reviewing marketing communication strategy document and reading up on long term planning processes.
- Gathering general website and wiki stats.
- Reviewing Journal system for preparation of next issue.
- General ongoing communication.
- Cataloguing Contributor Agreements Received for GeoTools and FDO
Simmering on the Back Burner
Slowly picking away at these items...
- Finalising 501c3 application process
- Reviewing message for community and sponsorship direction
- Identifying and contacting potential sponsors
- Paying/sending invoices, tracking financial books, building statements
- General email/phone communications