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Again, Still Alive; Just Slackin’

Mar 29
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Yeah, I’m still here. So, don’t fret. I’m just busy. 

I have seemed to have fell into a posting slump these days.  I’m not reading as many posts as I should, I’m not interested (for some reason) in anything new—granted there’s not much that really blows me away these days.  I’m just lazy.

So, what would keep me going?

If I had a mashup of where sharks with lay-zers were with real-time surf data.  That would rock. Especially if I could control the sharks in Google Earth or something.

Still, with a little inner reflection—and the guidance of Chuck Norris—I think I will soon be motivated to contribute some goodies, if not at least, bad jokes about the geospatial industry.  Like the time a friend from another GIS company told me they “don’t compete” with ESRI. <scoff>Ry-ght!?!</scoff>

Back to important matters, looks Tuesday night at the UC may end up being the night for our GeoBlogger meetupJames and I were trying to find out if that would interfere with the .NET SIG, a little like it did last year.  We don’ think it will, but if anyone really knows, give us a heads up.

Oh! I’m still working on finding a place.  We had about 40 people last year, I’m not sure how to garner a head count for possible participants either.  Invites sound lame, but bodies equate to how much the Google Earth Team can help us sponsor.


Geoblogger Meetup Stuff

I’m still alive, contrary to those rumors running around how I’ve survived an early death.

So, it’s March and Where 2.0.3 and the ESRI UC are going on in, oh . . . 2 . . . 3 months from now. Which means it’s time to start planning ahead for Geoblogger Meetups!

Here’s the deal:

  • I assume that something’s gonna happen at the ESRI Dev Summit next week.
  • Jesse noted that there’s going to be one at AAG next month.
  • Is anyone else going to ASPRS or not?
  • I  may or may not make it to Where, but hopefully I do.
  • The Google Earth Team asked me today, “Shouldn’t we be sponsoring your Geoblogger meetup at ESRI soon?”
  • FOSS4G is on at the end of September.  Whew.  A break.

Busy geo-events going on.  Now’s the time to start recommending ideas for the old Meetups!  I know I’m on the hook for ESRI.  Anyone else have any ideas?  Can we even have a geoblogger meetup at Where?  Will anyone attend ASPRS, or has my boss sent me to the wrong conference again?


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