Dear All, Here in the UK we have been working towards improving the representation of open source GIS at the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) for a number of years, and we've done pretty well so far. Last year at FOSS4G in Nottingham they were instrumental in helping us to organise the event and we followed on from their GeoComm conference, where there was a lot of interaction between the two communities. The AGI have also helped the OSGeo UK local chapter, providing a bank account for us amongst other things. We now have an opportunity to increase our representation even further, by getting a known open source advocate onto the AGI Council.
Mike Saunt has been an enthusiastic proponent of open source for many years, and Astun Technology's products are built on the open source gis technology stack. Astun have also sponsored OSGeo and the UK chapter over the years. Full disclosure, he is my boss, but I would be doing this anyway as I think it's a great opportunity for us to increase the profile of open source within the wider UK GIS community, and build on the work that has already been done in this area. So, calling all UK people on these lists- if you are a member of the AGI and eligible to vote, then please consider voting for Mike here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AGICouncilElection2015 Thanks! Jo -- *Jo Cook* Astun Technology Ltd, The Coach House, 17 West Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 7RL, UK t:+44 7930 524 155 iShare - Data integration and publishing platform <http://www.isharemaps.com/> ***************************************** Company registration no. 5410695. Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 120 Manor Green Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LN VAT no. 864201149.
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