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Ottawa Chapter Update for 2011

Submitted by Richard Burcher

Key Accomplishments:

- Held meetings every 1-2 months depending on member agreement. Average turnout rate is 10. Higher numbers when presentations scheduled.

- Wide range of discussions surrounding many areas of spatial domain.

- Encourage an "All Welcome" membership. Results in a wide range of perspectives, ideas & skills.

- GRASS Workshop hosted by Scott Mitchell.

Areas for Improvement:

- Getting volunteers for variety of presentation formats.

- Hosting series of workshops to attract interest from other technical groups in the area.

- Increase interaction on mailing list.

- Reaching out to potential users of FOSS (e.g. students).

Opportunities to Help:

- Presentation & workshop ideas.

- Having members volunteer for presentations & other ideas to get off the ground.

Outlook for 2012:

- New co-chair (Richard Burcher).

- Great discussions from meetings but getting ideas off ground will require work to be successful.

- Planning to implement quarterly deep dive presentations.

- Engaging with other spatial groups in area.

- Several members have voiced resources available to support groups activities (e.g. facility space).

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 Submitted by Christy Nieman
-Key Accomplishments:
+* Met every month or two based on member availability.
+* Tried planning meetings several months in advance to encourage presentations from non-members with varying success.
-- Met every month or two based on member availability.
+* Wide range of discussions and presentations surrounding many areas of spatial domain.
-- Work on increasing visibility to non-members
+=== Moving forward ===
-- Having members volunteer for presentations & other ideas to get off the ground.
+* Try to increase the number of presentations
-Outlook for 2013:
+* New co-chair Fabien Ancelin
-- New co-chair Fabien Ancelin
+__notoc__
-- Get involved in GIS day again at local educational institutions
+[[Category: Reports 2012]]

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-Ottawa Chapter Update for 2011
+Ottawa Chapter Update for 2012
-Submitted by Richard Burcher
+Submitted by Christy Nieman
 Key Accomplishments:
-- Held meetings every 1-2 months depending on member agreement. Average turnout rate is 10. Higher numbers when presentations scheduled.
+- Met every month or two based on member availability.
-- Wide range of discussions surrounding many areas of spatial domain.
+- Tried planning meetings several months in advance to encourage presentations from non-members with varying success.
-- Encourage an "All Welcome" membership. Results in a wide range of perspectives, ideas & skills.
+- Wide range of discussions and presentations surrounding many areas of spatial domain.
-Areas for Improvement:
+- Try to increase the number of presentations
-- Getting volunteers for variety of presentation formats.
+- Consider reaching out to other groups (such as Open Data Ottawa)
-- Hosting series of workshops to attract interest from other technical groups in the area.
+- Work on increasing visibility to non-members
 - Having members volunteer for presentations & other ideas to get off the ground.
-Outlook for 2012:
+Outlook for 2013:
-- Engaging with other spatial groups in area.
+- New co-chair Fabien Ancelin
-- Several members have voiced resources available to support groups activities (e.g. facility space).
+- Get involved in GIS day again at local educational institutions