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:) ----- "Matthew Pulis" <mpu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks everyone for the comments. I'm reading and learning :) > > With regards to your reply Tyler, is there any UK chapter to which I > can subscribe please? If yes where chan I check for it? > > Thanks! > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) < > tmitch...@osgeo.org > wrote: > > > To add to Chris' comments... I suggest any job seeker offer to host an > OSGeo-UK meetup... bring the employers to you instead :) > > Seriously though - there may be an opportunity here for those who have > some > momentum for a local OSGeo chapter nearby. Get on the mailing list, > ask for > ideas for a venue to meet and plan a meeting using the wiki or mailing > list > - a couple folks will often volunteer to do a talk or provide a > discussion > point. > > I believe that many local chapter OSGeo'ers are just waiting for a > chance to > chat over a beer or talk and plan in a local boardroom. The upside to > helping plan it is you can give yourself a speaking slot to introduce > what > you've been doing/playing with/learning and a URL to your CV at the > end will > drive the point home :) > > Best wishes! > Tyler > > > > > ----------------original message----------------- > From: "Chris Puttick" chris.putt...@thehumanjourney.net > To: "OSGeo Discussions" discuss@lists.osgeo.org > Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:34:18 +0000 (GMT) > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > And of course OA Digital, but while in the UK is not London. London > is > under the > > influence of the "if it don't cost, it ain't worth nothing" although > we're > > > hopeful revent gov't policy announcements and news like that of the > recent > > > systems change at the London Stock Exchange might change that; if > there's > going > > to be anything, I'd sniff around the London mayor's office, > Transport for > London > > and some of the London councils. > > > > Chris > > > > ----- "Landon Blake" lbl...@ksninc.com wrote: > > > >> Matthew, > >> > >> > >> > >> It doesn?t look like anyone responded to your post, so I will offer > >> some brief comments. I don?t think it likely that you will find a > job > >> focused specifically on open source GIS. I am one of the moderator > of > >> the OSGeo Jobs mailing list, and job postings there are quite rare > in > >> our current economy. > >> > >> > >> > >> I think you may have to settle for a job in GIS, with perhaps an > >> opportunity to occasionally dabble in open source GIS software. I > can > >> think of only a handful of companies that work extensively with > open > >> source GIS software, especially on the desktop. Examples are > >> Refractions Research, Vivid Solutions, and LISASoft. The first two > are > >> Canadian companies, the second is in Australia. > >> > >> > >> > >> A better option may be to take a ?regular? GIS job but to hone your > >> programming skill set by volunteering with one of the OSGeo > projects. > >> (Let me know if you are really bored. I could put you to work on a > >> couple of things right now.) :] > >> > >> > >> > >> Or you could possibly work part-time as a consultant trying to help > >> organizations get started with open source GIS. > >> > >> > >> > >> At any rate, post a link to your resume on the OSGeo Jobs mailing > >> list. That can?t hurt. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Landon > >> > >> Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 > >> > >> Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > >> [mailto: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org ] On Behalf Of Matthew > Pulis > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:12 AM > >> To: discuss > >> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am moving to London in late January 2010 and am trying to find a > job > >> / > >> career in GIS preferably using Open Source GIS. I am finding it > quite > >> hard > >> > >> to find job openings in this field, especially in the GIS-T area; > >> which area > >> is my area of expertise. Anyone can recommend some job hunting > >> websites > >> which are more attributed to OSGEO please? > >> > >> > >> (Sorry for double posting but the previous one had the wrong > subject > >> pasted) > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Matthew > >> > >> -- > >> Matthew Pulis > >> URL : http://www.matthewpulis.info | http://www.solutions-lab.net > >> MSN : pulis_matth...@] hotmail.com > >> ICQ : 145951110 > >> Skype : solutions-lab.net > >> > >> > >> > >> Warning: > >> Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against > >> defects including translation and transmission errors. If the > reader > >> is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > >> dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is > >> strictly prohibited. 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