Italiano Chapter Report 2008

Italian Chapter

substantial grassroots activities (with 20 events in one year, mostly in Northern and Central Italy)
First edition of the GFOSS day held in Pontedera in November (130 participants). The event does not replace the traditional GRASS/GFOSS meeting, typically held in the first months of the year with a focus on research & development and a strong participation of the academic community.
media coverage, with presence in radio and magazines.
increase in registered members
Formal action towards the National Statistics Institute, in response to a tender which presented issues in the possibility of proposing FOSS solutions. This action is being conducted with the support of ASSOLI, another association for the promotion of free software.
ECDL GIS: preparation of a test for GIS certification, based on QGIS, for the ECDL Foundation
substantial support to the OpenStreetMap project in the first part of 2008 (January-July)
liaison to other organizations and institutions (OpenStreetMap, Italian PostgreSQL user group)
election of new board (February)

OSGEO liaison can be further consolidated (new liaison officer appointed in Feb 2009)
some administrative issues still to be cleared

not immediately identified. Stay tuned for announcements from our community on the OSGEO mailing lists.

Hackmeetings are in the process of being planned. We expect to hold one or two events during 2009.
Second edition of the GFOSS day to be held in Bolzano, 11 Nov 2009
Interest in providing additional momentum in Italy, and in connection with other European chapters, towards FOSS4G 2010