\title{California, USA}
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\begin{description}
	\item  [Period covered by report:] Jan-Dec 2007 
	\item  [Contact name:] Landon Blake 
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\section*{Key Accomplishments}

\begin{itemize}
	\item  Mailing list established for proposed chapter. 
	\item  Temporary incubator website for the chapter created \href{http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/calosgeo/}{here}\footnote{Chapter incubator site: \url{http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/calosgeo/}}.
	\item  Alex Mandel and Landon Blake explored the possibility of an OSGeo Booth at the California Geography Society meeting in Chico, California, in May 2008 
\end{itemize}

\section*{Areas for Improvement}

\begin{itemize}
	\item  Possibility of splitting proposed chapter into sub-chapters because of the size of the state. 
\end{itemize}

\section*{Opportunities To Help}

\begin{itemize}
	\item  Coordinate and support OSGeo Booth at California GIS Conferences 
	\item  Coordinate OSGeo ambassadors to GIS related organizations in California. (Examples: California URISA Chapters, California Land Surveyors Association) 
	\item  Forward movement on any of the proposed chapter goals listed \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California}{here}\footnote{California Chapter wiki: \url{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/California}}
\end{itemize}

\section*{ Outlook for 2008 }

\begin{itemize}
	\item  Formation of California Chapter unlikely until support from interested members increases. 
\end{itemize}
