Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members

2014-09-19 Thread Massimiliano Cannata
Dear All, I will try to summarize the discussion points and proposed actions. (Please correct me, add points or actions i didn't see.) For all of the point I think we need a clear proposal for change with motivation, or at least a description of the issues, otherwise we go on discussing each one w

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members

2014-09-19 Thread Steven Feldman
Am I the only person who finds it difficult to follow a thread in a mailing list where postings get repeated continuously as the thread is replied to (let alone our tendency to post across several lists - mea culpa)? Dare I suggest that we seek a simpler and clearer forum for this discussion? I

[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo & GIS Day...

2014-09-19 Thread Nicolas Gignac
Hello all, I saw this interesting post here on OSGeo & GIS Day in 2012: http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2012-November/011158.html I am currently in Africa for one month and someone here is organising an annual GIS Day in November. He wanted to do a formal OSGeo day with training session,

[OSGeo-Discuss] Reminder of the OSGeo google+ Community

2014-09-19 Thread Jeff McKenna
Hi all, Just a reminder that OSGeo is on Google+, and what seems to be happening is that this page has become a great way for community members to share their news (links to articles, applications,...). I noticed today that we're at ~600 members. http://plus.google.com/communities/105969056

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members

2014-09-19 Thread Cameron Shorter
Ok, first draft of wiki page is here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Options_2014 Please feel free to improve the text, or insert your comments / votes. On 19/09/2014 6:14 pm, Steven Feldman wrote: Am I the only person who finds it difficult to follow a thread in a mailing list where pos

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] free software for transport planning

2014-09-19 Thread Ricardo Pinho
Hi Robert, Thank you for those references. As a Metropolitan Transport Authority we need to create macro public transport models to simulate, analyse and plan the transport network and services provided to the city population. PTV and other providers, offer very efficient software tools to help o

[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Booth: Thank yous

2014-09-19 Thread Jeff McKenna
Last week's OSGeo Booth at FOSS4G Portland was a huge success. But not without the hard work of people that really need a special thank you, a special huge pat on the back: - Eli Adam[1]: Eli provided a lot of the materials, and helped setup laptops/demos etc. A member of the kick-ass boots-

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G (was: Hacking OSGeo)

2014-09-19 Thread Dan Ames
Again from the sidelines... It would be an interesting exercise to conceptualize how having a single professional conference organizing company would have/have not made a difference with the failed voyage of FOSS4G to China in 2012. - Dan ***

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members

2014-09-19 Thread Gert-Jan van der Weijden
Thanks Cameron, this really helps! I made a small adjustment so that all suggested option now have there advantages listed first, followed by their disadvantages. Makes it a bit more neutral. Personally I would leave out the "voting" sections in this stage (comments are OK). Just listing th

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G (was: Hacking OSGeo)

2014-09-19 Thread Michael Gerlek
China would still have failed, but we would have known about it [and, hopefully, acted] sooner. -mpg On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Dan Ames wrote: > Again from the sidelines... It would be an interesting exercise to > conceptualize how having a single professional conference organizing > c

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G

2014-09-19 Thread Cameron Shorter
Dan, You might want to look over the lessons learned from 2012. http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2012_Lessons_Learned I respectfully disagree with Michael. I think that early support of the China FOSS4G could have steered the event to be a successful, although smaller event. On 20/09/2014 5:

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G

2014-09-19 Thread Cameron Shorter
Dan, You might want to look over the lessons learned from 2012. http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2012_Lessons_Learned I respectfully disagree with Michael. I think that early support of the China FOSS4G could have steered the event to be a successful, although smaller event. On 20/09/2014 5:

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Booth: Thank yous

2014-09-19 Thread Jody Garnett
It was an amazing booth, some more photos: - https://flic.kr/p/oZLwY6 - https://flic.kr/p/phgKit Jody Garnett On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Jeff McKenna < jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote: > Last week's OSGeo Booth at FOSS4G Portland was a huge success. But not > without the hard work