On 05/31/2015 04:25 PM, Ayo Akinseye DSS wrote: > Hello All, > > I hold a Masters in GIS from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (1997) and > have > worked on GIS projects in Nigeria ever since. > My transition to Opensource software (operating systems, Server, Desktop and > Web) began about 5 years ago. Over time I have acquired most of the basic > skills required for Opensource (java, python, javascript, html5, CSS etc) and > have become an Opensource advocate of some sort (in public and private > sectors > in Nigeria). > > I have a group of people that we have held informal meetings and we are > passionate about Open Source software, GIS, and our part of the world. We > have > people from all walks of life - academia, government and business. > > We have decided to set-up a Local OSGeo Chapter to assist our current drive > of > increasing FOSS4G and Opensource awareness in Nigeria. > > I have looked at the guidelines, OSGeo mission and according to > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters/Starting a page has been set-up at > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User_talk:Ayolagos >
Please consider moving the content to http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Nigeria > To grow our potential user base, we want to adopt the Ubuntu Linux model of > distributing CDs/Flash drives with FOSS4G videos and software to interested > people and organisations across our country. These costs will be borne by us. > We > would like to put the OSGeo logo on all these items. > Please consider building from OSGeoLive http://live.osgeo.org > A training facility in Lagos Island, Lagos has given us access to one > of their training rooms that can seat 50 people. The room has all the > facilities > required for workshops and trainings. This will form our Lagos base for now > while we will look for other facilities in other parts of the country as we > move > along. We intend to start monthly workshops within the next 6 weeks. We > intend > to have movable banners at all our events, and would like to put OSGEO logo > on > these banners. > Absolutely, you will find example materials for this at https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/exhibitionpack https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/logo/svg If you need additional matching funds please contact the Marketing and Outreach Committee. > We also have a couple of businesses (including our company) who have pledged > at > least 2 PCs in each of our offices which we will encourage potential users to > come to use for specified periods, to mitigate the issue of users not having > access to an internet facing computer. These will be managed by a booking > system > so we do not disturb the commercial activities of these businesses. > > We have started discussing with 5 Universities across Nigeria (as a start) > about > including Opensource and FOSS4G courses in their related departments. We > actually found one university already using QGIS!. Introduction letters have > been requested from these organisations and we would like to use the OSGeo > logo > as part of these letters. > Please invite them to join the OSGeo-ICE-ISPRS initiative http://www.geoforall.org/ > We have started development of a website and still working on the most > suitable domain name. Suggestions are welcome so we are in line with OSGeo > best > practises. We will also like to put the OSGeo logo on the website. > > We would also like a mailing list set-up so we can start holding > conversations > outside of this main list. > Please file a ticket on https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ to have a mailing list created. Example: https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1487 > I joined this list around January this year and have been reading the posts > to > get a proper feel of how things are done. I realise that there will be other > Nigeria residents here and use this as a reach out for them to join us and > participate, since we are looking for more members to follow through on > specific > sectors based on the OSGeo mission and ours as well. > > I also solicit any support and assistance that can make our mission easier to > achieve. > > Thank you. > > Regards > > Ayo Akinseye > Thanks, Alex OSGeo System Administration Committee _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss