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User:PacificGeodata

2011-03-04T23:05:47Z

Wiki-PacificGeodata:

I'm a GIS consultant w/ [http://www.pacgeodata.com Pacific Geodata], LLC (PGD). PGD does Quantum GIS training and is an OpenGeo partner.

 

We specialize in combining ESRI GIS w/ FOSSG. I'll be making a presentation at the CalGIS 2011 conference on the topic if you're interested.

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

User:PacificGeodata

2011-03-04T23:03:58Z

Wiki-PacificGeodata:

I'm a GIS consultant w/ [http://www.pacgeodata.com Pacific Geodata], LLC (PGD). PGD does Quantum GIS training and is a OpenGeo partner.

 

We specialize in combining ESRI GIS w/ FOSSG. I'll be making a presentation at the CalGIS 2011 conference on the topic if you're interested.

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

User:PacificGeodata

2011-03-04T23:03:13Z

Wiki-PacificGeodata: Created page with 'I'm a GIS consultant w/ Pacific Geodata, LLC (PGD). PGD does Quantum GIS training and is a OpenGeo partner. We specialize in combining E…'

I'm a GIS consultant w/ [[Www.pacgeodata.com|Pacific Geodata]], LLC (PGD). PGD does Quantum GIS training and is a OpenGeo partner.

 

We specialize in combining ESRI GIS w/ FOSSG. I'll be making a presentation at the CalGIS 2011 conference on the topic if you're interested.

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

California

2011-03-04T22:58:15Z

Wiki-PacificGeodata: /* Members */

== Introduction ==
A local region based chapter of OSGeo on the west coast of the United States. California is home to Silicon Valley, some of the top Public Research/Teaching Universities and some very large industries.

=== Mission ===
(Proposed)
To promote the use and development of open source geospatial software in California.

=== Objectives & Goals ===
* Influence Professional Groups
** Give Presentations to groups with an interest in Open Geospatial and/or [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] (see list of [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California_Chapter:_Outreach_Speakers available speakers])
** Demonstrate diplomacy and interoperability of the OSGeo stack with other solutions(Free or Not) through our activities.
** Represent OSGeo via booths, literature and presentations at academic and professional conferences in the Western US

* Development of OSGeo
** Maintain of list of local groups and events throughout California

*Promote Access to California Geodata
** Annual Award to the agency or institution in California that best exemplifies OSGeo's stance on [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata]
** Work with the [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata Project] to Generate a catalog of catalogs, search tools, and metadata harvesters to better enable public access to Geodata.http://www.osgeo.org/geodata
** Promote use of [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] Catalogs

== Events ==
We have an [[California/Exhibition Pack|California Chapter Exhibition Pack]], see the page for details if you want to use it.

=== Budget ===
Based on our fund raising efforts we will determine what our [[California/Budget| Budget]] will allow use to do.
The goal for '''2009''' is '''$1500'''..
For 2010 the new focus is on getting several new sponsors for OSGeo in general which would create additional funds for support of chapter activities.

=== Future/Confirmed ===
(In Date Order)

=== Proposed ===
* [[ACM SIGSPATIAL 2010]] - Nov 2-5, San Jose ([http://acmgis2010.cs.ucsb.edu Conference Website])
* [[AGU 2010]] Dec, SF - It's always in California
* [[OSGeo California Chapter Hack-A-Thon 2011]]
* [[AAG 2011]] April 12-16 Seattle
* [[Where 2.0 2011]] April 19-21, 2011, Santa Clara Hyatt
* [[CGS 2011]] April 29-May 1st, Bishop, CA
* [[Cartography Sprint]] -TBD

=== Past ===
(Reverse Date Order, Most recent 1st)
* [[OSCON 2010]] - Cal chapter involvement proposed. July?, Portland
* [[GTC WEST 2010]] Cal chapter involvement proposed. May 11-12, Sacramento
* [[CGS 2010]] May 1, Fullerton
* [[AAG 2010]] April 2010, Washington, D.C.
* [[Where_20_2010 | Where 2.0]]
* [[SCALE 2010]] Feb 19-21, Los Angeles
* [[AGU 2009]] December 14-18 - SF - It's always in California
* [[GIS Day 2009]] November - Worldwide Local events (Berkeley, Davis, ?)
* [[NACIS 2009]] October 7- 10 - Sacramento : We gave a 50 minute team demo on 4 OSGeo applications.

* [[OSCON 2009]] July 20-24, San Jose, CA - State of OSGeo "Lightening Talk" was a hit!
* [[Where 2.0 2009]] May 20-21 - San Jose, CA- Paul Ramsey will join us.
* [[USGS Open House 2009]] May 16-17 - Menlo Park, we we're invited at [[CalGIS]]
* [[CGS 2009]] May 2 - Santa Ynez - Always in California, small cheap, outreach to grade schools and non-profits.
* [[CalGIS 2009]] April 7-9 Sacramento - Booth was too expensive($800 for booth), Berkeley GIF Lab talked about QGIS
* [[AAG 2009]] (Mar) - Las Vegas
* [[California/InauguralMeeting|Inaugural Meeting]] (Feb) of California Chapter

* [[AGU 2008]] - Open Source Session at American Geophysical Union; San Francisco, CA
* GIS Day 2008 - UC Berkeley GIF Lab, US EPA Region IX
* [[OSBootCamp OSBootCamp 2008]] - Open Source day at UC Berkeley
* [[CGS 2008]] - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
* [[4H Workshop]] - [[User:bwoodall|Bill]] will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS

=== Missed Opportunities that might reoccur===
* [[OpenSourceWorld 2009]] August, SF
* [[APCG 2009]] Sept 30 - Oct 3 - San Diego
* [[ACM GIS 2009]] November 4-6 - Seattle (pass it to [[cugos]], speaking opportunities)

== Membership ==
To be a member of the Chapter you simply need to state that by adding yourself to the list below.

=== Meetings ===
Meetings will be held annually at minimum and as needed in between.

== 2010: ==

=== March meeting ===

*What:

OSGeo informal social. Anyone interested in geo is invited! Let's get together and:

#Meet face to face and do some geo talk
#exchange ideas about geo projects you are using / working on / would like to learn about
#present some topic of interest
#BBQ, beers. 
#Whatever else you feel like.

*Where:

680 Mission st Apt 34T San Francisco, CA 94105 [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=680+mission+st,+San+Francisco,+CA&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=680+Mission+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94105&z=16 GMaps]

*When:

Saturday March 20th, 2010 11:30AM until 2:00pm (or more?)  

*Phone number in case you get lost:

(951) 906-1765 (leave msg if nobody answers)

*Instructions:

An easy walk from the Montgomery BART. Put your name down below so I can leave it by the door and you have no trouble getting in.

*Attending: (write your name down to get a sense of the headcount)

#Ragi Burhum
#Landon Blake
#Brian Hamlin
#Josh Livni
#Silas Toms
#Amit Kharb
#Alex Mandel
#Michele Tobias
#Lokesh Bali
#Tim Caro-Bruce

 

 

----

=== Members ===

Name(IRC/Chat Handle) - Short Description

*[[User:Cwhitney|Chris Whitney (Cwhitney)]] - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM
*[[User:SunburnedSurveyor|Landon Blake(Sunburned Surveyor)]]
*[[User:Hollander|Allan Hollander ]]
*[[User:Cgs bob|Bob Moskovitz (cgs_bob)]]
*[[User:Wildintellect|Alex Mandel (Wildintellect)]] - UC Davis
*[[User:Dmbianco|David Bianco]] - US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
*[[User:Mdhancher|Matt Hancher]] - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities
*[[User:Jlivni|Josh Livni (jlivni)]] Umbrella Consulting (San Francisco)
*[[User:Bwoodall|Bill Woodall(bwoodall)]] San Diego
*[[User:StaceyEllis|Stacey Ellis]] - UC Davis
*[[User:MicheleTobias|Michele Tobias]] - UC Davis
*[[User:Mtreichler|Mike Treichler]] - UC Davis
*[[User:TaraAthan|Tara Athan]]
*[[User:Glennon|Alan Glennon]] - spatial@ucsb
*[[User:Darkblue b|Brian Hamlin (darkblue_b)]] - Berkeley
*[[User:J03lar50n|Joe Larson (j03lar50n)]] | CAL FIRE / San Luis Obispo County Fire | Cal Poly - SLO Alumni
*[[User:TheSteve0|Steve Citron (TheSteve0)]] - Pousty - ICF/Jones&Stokes, San Jose
*[[User:Osospdb|Paul Bartsch (osospdb)]] | UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly - SLO Alumni
*[[User:Rburhum|Ragi Yaser Burhum(rburhum)]] | Self
*[[User:DylanBeaudette|Dylan Beaudette]] | CA Soil Resource Lab - UC Davis
*[[User:MPfister|Marc Pfister (drwelby)]] | ENPLAN (Redding)
*[[User:Lbali|Lokesh Bali]] | Richmond Police
*[[User:PacificGeodata|Matt Lamborn]] | Pacific Geodata - Napa, CA

== Fund Raising and Accounts ==
See the [[California Chapter Fundraising]] page for more information on fundraising, donations, and the financial accounts for the California Chapter.

== Geodata Access Award ==
See the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Geodata_Access_Award Geodata Access Award] page for more information on the annual award the California Chapter gives to a California organization in recognition of efforts to promote the free and open access to California GeoData.

== Chapter Outreach Speakers ==
You can find information about California Chapter members that are willing to serve as volunteer speakers at local events on the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Outreach_Speakers Outreach Speakers] page. This page includes a short biography for each speaker and a list of topics they would be willing to present.

== Meeting Minutes ==
Visit [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Meeting_Minutes this wiki page] for more information about California Chapter meeting minutes.

== Community ==
=== Mailing List ===
The main arena for discuss events and ideas in California is the email list, please join.
[http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/california Mailing List Info Page] (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)

=== Related Groups ===
For a list of local group contact information and events see [[California/Local]]

* Bay Area User Group (Social) [http://baugos.com]

== California GIS Links ==
Moved to [[California/GIS]]

== California Open Source Links ==

[http://opensource.ca.gov/ California Open Source Working Group]

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: California]]

California

2011-03-04T22:56:11Z

Wiki-PacificGeodata: /* Members */

== Introduction ==
A local region based chapter of OSGeo on the west coast of the United States. California is home to Silicon Valley, some of the top Public Research/Teaching Universities and some very large industries.

=== Mission ===
(Proposed)
To promote the use and development of open source geospatial software in California.

=== Objectives & Goals ===
* Influence Professional Groups
** Give Presentations to groups with an interest in Open Geospatial and/or [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] (see list of [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California_Chapter:_Outreach_Speakers available speakers])
** Demonstrate diplomacy and interoperability of the OSGeo stack with other solutions(Free or Not) through our activities.
** Represent OSGeo via booths, literature and presentations at academic and professional conferences in the Western US

* Development of OSGeo
** Maintain of list of local groups and events throughout California

*Promote Access to California Geodata
** Annual Award to the agency or institution in California that best exemplifies OSGeo's stance on [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata]
** Work with the [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata Project] to Generate a catalog of catalogs, search tools, and metadata harvesters to better enable public access to Geodata.http://www.osgeo.org/geodata
** Promote use of [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] Catalogs

== Events ==
We have an [[California/Exhibition Pack|California Chapter Exhibition Pack]], see the page for details if you want to use it.

=== Budget ===
Based on our fund raising efforts we will determine what our [[California/Budget| Budget]] will allow use to do.
The goal for '''2009''' is '''$1500'''..
For 2010 the new focus is on getting several new sponsors for OSGeo in general which would create additional funds for support of chapter activities.

=== Future/Confirmed ===
(In Date Order)

=== Proposed ===
* [[ACM SIGSPATIAL 2010]] - Nov 2-5, San Jose ([http://acmgis2010.cs.ucsb.edu Conference Website])
* [[AGU 2010]] Dec, SF - It's always in California
* [[OSGeo California Chapter Hack-A-Thon 2011]]
* [[AAG 2011]] April 12-16 Seattle
* [[Where 2.0 2011]] April 19-21, 2011, Santa Clara Hyatt
* [[CGS 2011]] April 29-May 1st, Bishop, CA
* [[Cartography Sprint]] -TBD

=== Past ===
(Reverse Date Order, Most recent 1st)
* [[OSCON 2010]] - Cal chapter involvement proposed. July?, Portland
* [[GTC WEST 2010]] Cal chapter involvement proposed. May 11-12, Sacramento
* [[CGS 2010]] May 1, Fullerton
* [[AAG 2010]] April 2010, Washington, D.C.
* [[Where_20_2010 | Where 2.0]]
* [[SCALE 2010]] Feb 19-21, Los Angeles
* [[AGU 2009]] December 14-18 - SF - It's always in California
* [[GIS Day 2009]] November - Worldwide Local events (Berkeley, Davis, ?)
* [[NACIS 2009]] October 7- 10 - Sacramento : We gave a 50 minute team demo on 4 OSGeo applications.

* [[OSCON 2009]] July 20-24, San Jose, CA - State of OSGeo "Lightening Talk" was a hit!
* [[Where 2.0 2009]] May 20-21 - San Jose, CA- Paul Ramsey will join us.
* [[USGS Open House 2009]] May 16-17 - Menlo Park, we we're invited at [[CalGIS]]
* [[CGS 2009]] May 2 - Santa Ynez - Always in California, small cheap, outreach to grade schools and non-profits.
* [[CalGIS 2009]] April 7-9 Sacramento - Booth was too expensive($800 for booth), Berkeley GIF Lab talked about QGIS
* [[AAG 2009]] (Mar) - Las Vegas
* [[California/InauguralMeeting|Inaugural Meeting]] (Feb) of California Chapter

* [[AGU 2008]] - Open Source Session at American Geophysical Union; San Francisco, CA
* GIS Day 2008 - UC Berkeley GIF Lab, US EPA Region IX
* [[OSBootCamp OSBootCamp 2008]] - Open Source day at UC Berkeley
* [[CGS 2008]] - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
* [[4H Workshop]] - [[User:bwoodall|Bill]] will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS

=== Missed Opportunities that might reoccur===
* [[OpenSourceWorld 2009]] August, SF
* [[APCG 2009]] Sept 30 - Oct 3 - San Diego
* [[ACM GIS 2009]] November 4-6 - Seattle (pass it to [[cugos]], speaking opportunities)

== Membership ==
To be a member of the Chapter you simply need to state that by adding yourself to the list below.

=== Meetings ===
Meetings will be held annually at minimum and as needed in between.

== 2010: ==

=== March meeting ===

*What:

OSGeo informal social. Anyone interested in geo is invited! Let's get together and:

#Meet face to face and do some geo talk
#exchange ideas about geo projects you are using / working on / would like to learn about
#present some topic of interest
#BBQ, beers. 
#Whatever else you feel like.

*Where:

680 Mission st Apt 34T San Francisco, CA 94105 [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=680+mission+st,+San+Francisco,+CA&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=680+Mission+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94105&z=16 GMaps]

*When:

Saturday March 20th, 2010 11:30AM until 2:00pm (or more?)  

*Phone number in case you get lost:

(951) 906-1765 (leave msg if nobody answers)

*Instructions:

An easy walk from the Montgomery BART. Put your name down below so I can leave it by the door and you have no trouble getting in.

*Attending: (write your name down to get a sense of the headcount)

#Ragi Burhum
#Landon Blake
#Brian Hamlin
#Josh Livni
#Silas Toms
#Amit Kharb
#Alex Mandel
#Michele Tobias
#Lokesh Bali
#Tim Caro-Bruce

 

 

----

=== Members ===

Name(IRC/Chat Handle) - Short Description

*[[User:Cwhitney|Chris Whitney (Cwhitney)]] - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM
*[[User:SunburnedSurveyor|Landon Blake(Sunburned Surveyor)]]
*[[User:Hollander|Allan Hollander ]]
*[[User:Cgs bob|Bob Moskovitz (cgs_bob)]]
*[[User:Wildintellect|Alex Mandel (Wildintellect)]] - UC Davis
*[[User:Dmbianco|David Bianco]] - US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
*[[User:Mdhancher|Matt Hancher]] - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities
*[[User:Jlivni|Josh Livni (jlivni)]] Umbrella Consulting (San Francisco)
*[[User:Bwoodall|Bill Woodall(bwoodall)]] San Diego
*[[User:StaceyEllis|Stacey Ellis]] - UC Davis
*[[User:MicheleTobias|Michele Tobias]] - UC Davis
*[[User:Mtreichler|Mike Treichler]] - UC Davis
*[[User:TaraAthan|Tara Athan]]
*[[User:Glennon|Alan Glennon]] - spatial@ucsb
*[[User:Darkblue b|Brian Hamlin (darkblue_b)]] - Berkeley
*[[User:J03lar50n|Joe Larson (j03lar50n)]] | CAL FIRE / San Luis Obispo County Fire | Cal Poly - SLO Alumni
*[[User:TheSteve0|Steve Citron (TheSteve0)]] - Pousty - ICF/Jones&Stokes, San Jose
*[[User:Osospdb|Paul Bartsch (osospdb)]] | UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly - SLO Alumni
*[[User:Rburhum|Ragi Yaser Burhum(rburhum)]] | Self
*[[User:DylanBeaudette|Dylan Beaudette]] | CA Soil Resource Lab - UC Davis
*[[User:MPfister|Marc Pfister (drwelby)]] | ENPLAN (Redding)
*[[User:lbali|Lokesh Bali]] | Richmond Police
*[[User:PacificGeodata] | Pacific Geodata - Napa, CA

== Fund Raising and Accounts ==
See the [[California Chapter Fundraising]] page for more information on fundraising, donations, and the financial accounts for the California Chapter.

== Geodata Access Award ==
See the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Geodata_Access_Award Geodata Access Award] page for more information on the annual award the California Chapter gives to a California organization in recognition of efforts to promote the free and open access to California GeoData.

== Chapter Outreach Speakers ==
You can find information about California Chapter members that are willing to serve as volunteer speakers at local events on the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Outreach_Speakers Outreach Speakers] page. This page includes a short biography for each speaker and a list of topics they would be willing to present.

== Meeting Minutes ==
Visit [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Meeting_Minutes this wiki page] for more information about California Chapter meeting minutes.

== Community ==
=== Mailing List ===
The main arena for discuss events and ideas in California is the email list, please join.
[http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/california Mailing List Info Page] (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)

=== Related Groups ===
For a list of local group contact information and events see [[California/Local]]

* Bay Area User Group (Social) [http://baugos.com]

== California GIS Links ==
Moved to [[California/GIS]]

== California Open Source Links ==

[http://opensource.ca.gov/ California Open Source Working Group]

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: California]]

California

2011-03-04T22:55:29Z

Wiki-PacificGeodata:

== Introduction ==
A local region based chapter of OSGeo on the west coast of the United States. California is home to Silicon Valley, some of the top Public Research/Teaching Universities and some very large industries.

=== Mission ===
(Proposed)
To promote the use and development of open source geospatial software in California.

=== Objectives & Goals ===
* Influence Professional Groups
** Give Presentations to groups with an interest in Open Geospatial and/or [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] (see list of [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California_Chapter:_Outreach_Speakers available speakers])
** Demonstrate diplomacy and interoperability of the OSGeo stack with other solutions(Free or Not) through our activities.
** Represent OSGeo via booths, literature and presentations at academic and professional conferences in the Western US

* Development of OSGeo
** Maintain of list of local groups and events throughout California

*Promote Access to California Geodata
** Annual Award to the agency or institution in California that best exemplifies OSGeo's stance on [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata]
** Work with the [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata Project] to Generate a catalog of catalogs, search tools, and metadata harvesters to better enable public access to Geodata.http://www.osgeo.org/geodata
** Promote use of [http://www.osgeo.org/geodata| Public Geodata] Catalogs

== Events ==
We have an [[California/Exhibition Pack|California Chapter Exhibition Pack]], see the page for details if you want to use it.

=== Budget ===
Based on our fund raising efforts we will determine what our [[California/Budget| Budget]] will allow use to do.
The goal for '''2009''' is '''$1500'''..
For 2010 the new focus is on getting several new sponsors for OSGeo in general which would create additional funds for support of chapter activities.

=== Future/Confirmed ===
(In Date Order)

=== Proposed ===
* [[ACM SIGSPATIAL 2010]] - Nov 2-5, San Jose ([http://acmgis2010.cs.ucsb.edu Conference Website])
* [[AGU 2010]] Dec, SF - It's always in California
* [[OSGeo California Chapter Hack-A-Thon 2011]]
* [[AAG 2011]] April 12-16 Seattle
* [[Where 2.0 2011]] April 19-21, 2011, Santa Clara Hyatt
* [[CGS 2011]] April 29-May 1st, Bishop, CA
* [[Cartography Sprint]] -TBD

=== Past ===
(Reverse Date Order, Most recent 1st)
* [[OSCON 2010]] - Cal chapter involvement proposed. July?, Portland
* [[GTC WEST 2010]] Cal chapter involvement proposed. May 11-12, Sacramento
* [[CGS 2010]] May 1, Fullerton
* [[AAG 2010]] April 2010, Washington, D.C.
* [[Where_20_2010 | Where 2.0]]
* [[SCALE 2010]] Feb 19-21, Los Angeles
* [[AGU 2009]] December 14-18 - SF - It's always in California
* [[GIS Day 2009]] November - Worldwide Local events (Berkeley, Davis, ?)
* [[NACIS 2009]] October 7- 10 - Sacramento : We gave a 50 minute team demo on 4 OSGeo applications.

* [[OSCON 2009]] July 20-24, San Jose, CA - State of OSGeo "Lightening Talk" was a hit!
* [[Where 2.0 2009]] May 20-21 - San Jose, CA- Paul Ramsey will join us.
* [[USGS Open House 2009]] May 16-17 - Menlo Park, we we're invited at [[CalGIS]]
* [[CGS 2009]] May 2 - Santa Ynez - Always in California, small cheap, outreach to grade schools and non-profits.
* [[CalGIS 2009]] April 7-9 Sacramento - Booth was too expensive($800 for booth), Berkeley GIF Lab talked about QGIS
* [[AAG 2009]] (Mar) - Las Vegas
* [[California/InauguralMeeting|Inaugural Meeting]] (Feb) of California Chapter

* [[AGU 2008]] - Open Source Session at American Geophysical Union; San Francisco, CA
* GIS Day 2008 - UC Berkeley GIF Lab, US EPA Region IX
* [[OSBootCamp OSBootCamp 2008]] - Open Source day at UC Berkeley
* [[CGS 2008]] - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
* [[4H Workshop]] - [[User:bwoodall|Bill]] will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS

=== Missed Opportunities that might reoccur===
* [[OpenSourceWorld 2009]] August, SF
* [[APCG 2009]] Sept 30 - Oct 3 - San Diego
* [[ACM GIS 2009]] November 4-6 - Seattle (pass it to [[cugos]], speaking opportunities)

== Membership ==
To be a member of the Chapter you simply need to state that by adding yourself to the list below.

=== Meetings ===
Meetings will be held annually at minimum and as needed in between.

== 2010: ==

=== March meeting ===

*What:

OSGeo informal social. Anyone interested in geo is invited! Let's get together and:

#Meet face to face and do some geo talk
#exchange ideas about geo projects you are using / working on / would like to learn about
#present some topic of interest
#BBQ, beers. 
#Whatever else you feel like.

*Where:

680 Mission st Apt 34T San Francisco, CA 94105 [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=680+mission+st,+San+Francisco,+CA&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=680+Mission+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94105&z=16 GMaps]

*When:

Saturday March 20th, 2010 11:30AM until 2:00pm (or more?)  

*Phone number in case you get lost:

(951) 906-1765 (leave msg if nobody answers)

*Instructions:

An easy walk from the Montgomery BART. Put your name down below so I can leave it by the door and you have no trouble getting in.

*Attending: (write your name down to get a sense of the headcount)

#Ragi Burhum
#Landon Blake
#Brian Hamlin
#Josh Livni
#Silas Toms
#Amit Kharb
#Alex Mandel
#Michele Tobias
#Lokesh Bali
#Tim Caro-Bruce

 

 

----

=== Members ===

Name(IRC/Chat Handle) - Short Description

*[[User:Cwhitney|Chris Whitney (Cwhitney)]] - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM
*[[User:SunburnedSurveyor|Landon Blake(Sunburned Surveyor)]]
*[[User:Hollander|Allan Hollander ]]
*[[User:Cgs bob|Bob Moskovitz (cgs_bob)]]
*[[User:Wildintellect|Alex Mandel (Wildintellect)]] - UC Davis
*[[User:Dmbianco|David Bianco]] - US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
*[[User:Mdhancher|Matt Hancher]] - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities
*[[User:Jlivni|Josh Livni (jlivni)]] Umbrella Consulting (San Francisco)
*[[User:Bwoodall|Bill Woodall(bwoodall)]] San Diego
*[[User:StaceyEllis|Stacey Ellis]] - UC Davis
*[[User:MicheleTobias|Michele Tobias]] - UC Davis
*[[User:Mtreichler|Mike Treichler]] - UC Davis
*[[User:TaraAthan|Tara Athan]]
*[[User:Glennon|Alan Glennon]] - spatial@ucsb
*[[User:Darkblue b|Brian Hamlin (darkblue_b)]] - Berkeley
*[[User:J03lar50n|Joe Larson (j03lar50n)]] | CAL FIRE / San Luis Obispo County Fire | Cal Poly - SLO Alumni
*[[User:TheSteve0|Steve Citron (TheSteve0)]] - Pousty - ICF/Jones&Stokes, San Jose
*[[User:Osospdb|Paul Bartsch (osospdb)]] | UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly - SLO Alumni
*[[User:Rburhum|Ragi Yaser Burhum(rburhum)]] | Self
*[[User:DylanBeaudette|Dylan Beaudette]] | CA Soil Resource Lab - UC Davis
*[[User:MPfister|Marc Pfister (drwelby)]] | ENPLAN (Redding)
*[[User:lbali|Lokesh Bali]] | Richmond Police
*[[User:PacificGeodata|Matt Lamborn] | Pacific Geodata - Napa, CA

== Fund Raising and Accounts ==
See the [[California Chapter Fundraising]] page for more information on fundraising, donations, and the financial accounts for the California Chapter.

== Geodata Access Award ==
See the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Geodata_Access_Award Geodata Access Award] page for more information on the annual award the California Chapter gives to a California organization in recognition of efforts to promote the free and open access to California GeoData.

== Chapter Outreach Speakers ==
You can find information about California Chapter members that are willing to serve as volunteer speakers at local events on the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Outreach_Speakers Outreach Speakers] page. This page includes a short biography for each speaker and a list of topics they would be willing to present.

== Meeting Minutes ==
Visit [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California/Meeting_Minutes this wiki page] for more information about California Chapter meeting minutes.

== Community ==
=== Mailing List ===
The main arena for discuss events and ideas in California is the email list, please join.
[http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/california Mailing List Info Page] (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)

=== Related Groups ===
For a list of local group contact information and events see [[California/Local]]

* Bay Area User Group (Social) [http://baugos.com]

== California GIS Links ==
Moved to [[California/GIS]]

== California Open Source Links ==

[http://opensource.ca.gov/ California Open Source Working Group]

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: California]]