Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
Great idea about the Linux User Group Alex. There is a local one here and would be a great place to get ideas and maybe even recruit some people interested in geospatial. - Phil On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Alex Mandel wrote: > On 04/23/2014 10:01 AM, Brian Wilson wrote: > > Santa Rosa > >

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
Thanks for sharing you experience Brian! That's a great point about consistency...I'll have to remember that when I get started. On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Brian Wilson wrote: > What I learned in Corvallis: > > Have a meeting scheduled for the same time slot EVERY month. > Then be there,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
Thanks for the input Jorge! I'm thinking geobeers will definitely be part of it :) On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Jorge Sanz wrote: > > > > 2014-04-23 15:10 GMT+02:00 Phil Nugent : > >> Thanks for the feedback Jeff. Like I told MPG, there seem to be alot of &g

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
e Chapter be located? > > best regards > > Andrea > http://www.pibinko.org > > 2014-04-23 15:10 GMT+02:00 Phil Nugent : > > Thanks for the feedback Jeff. Like I told MPG, there seem to be alot of >> people here interested in areas that align with OSGeo's missi

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-23 Thread Phil Nugent
have fun! :) > > -jeff > > > > On 2014-04-22, 11:00 PM, Phil Nugent wrote: > > Thanks for sharing your perspective and experience Michael. I've been > > thinking along the same lines for getting started by having an informal, > > "after hours" me

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-22 Thread Phil Nugent
s a lot of attention. Some of our members also > volunteer their services for various events like career fairs, mapping > parties, GIS Day at local schools, training, informal workshops and > sprints, etc. > > Good luck! > > -mpg > > > > > > From: Phil Nugen

[OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

2014-04-22 Thread Phil Nugent
Hey all, I’m wondering about general guidance or anecdotal experiences of creating a local chapter or informal users groups. I’m wondering whether it helps to have a fleshed out mission and objectives with some sort of general roadmap or whether critical mass of interest is gained organically ove