\title{Qu\'ebec Chapter}
\author{Daniel Morissette}
\maketitle

\section{Key Accomplishments}
\begin{itemize}
\item  2008 was the year of the creation of the chapter. We went from a few ideas exchanged at the G\'eo\'Ev\'enement in Paris in April to official chapter status at the November 14th board meeting.
\item  A first meeting was held in June to gauge interest. There was indeed lots of interest: the Reflexions Qu\'ebec meeting attracted 42 participants.
\item  The Qu\'ebec Portal has been created in the OSGeo wiki.
\item  We established the  Quebec Chapter Steering Committee.
\item  A first "5 \'a 7" took place in Quebec City on August 29th and attracted about 20 participants.
\item  A second "5 \'a 7" was held in Magog on November 6th and attracted over 40 participants.
\item  Publication  (\href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Bons_coups_et_nouvelles_de_la_g%C3%A9omatique_libre_et_open_source_au_Qu%C3%A9bec#Exemple_d.27un_cas_concret_au_minist.C3.A8re_de_la_S.C3.A9curit.C3.A9_publique_du_Qu.C3.A9bec}{| article}, presentation, etc.) on OSGeo-qc and accomplishment/application of open source GIS in the community
\item  Presence of OSGeo-qc representatives at GeoCamp 2008, \href{http://www.cllap.qc.ca}{CLLAP 2008} and at a round table on open source geospatial technologies organised by Laval University and AFIG\'eo.
\item  Presentation at CIT-S (see  Activities of the Qu\'ebec local chapter for further details in French).
\item  Nomination of one Quebec Chapter representative (Dr. Thierry Badard) as a member (in charge of the free software committee) of the  OSGeo-fr board.
\end{itemize}

\section{Areas for Improvement}
\begin{itemize}
\item  We need to keep the momentum, there is growing interest for Open Source Geospatial software (and data) in Quebec, we should take advantage of that.
\item  We need to expand the network by attracting more professionals from the provincial/municipal government and university/CEGEP community
\item  We need to work on our objective of maintaining a strong link with the Francophone chapter, and get the Quebec chapter participants to also participate the Francophone community.
\item  We need to work on our objective of maintaining a strong relationship with other north-american local chapters (Ottawa, BC, US chapters, {\dots}) for the organization of canadian or north-american activities or events.
\end{itemize}

\section{Opportunities to Help}
\begin{itemize}
\item  Share your success stories in the Qu\'ebec Chapter Portal.
\item  Participate in the local "5 \'a 7" meetings.
\item  Present your OSGeo-related project to your peers in a future Qu\'ebec Chapter activity.
\item  Spread the word about OSGeo and the Qu\'ebec chapter in your own community.
\item  Help with the translation efforts of the Francophone Chapter.
\end{itemize}

\section{Outlook for 2009}
\begin{itemize}
\item  More local meetings (5 � 7) to come in 2009! The first one is planned for March 19th in Trois-Rivi\'eres.
\item  Presence in some GIS events in the province of Quebec and outside the province, starting with an OSGeo stream in the \href{http://media.baliz-geospatial.com/fr/blogue/programme-du-colloque-de-l-agmq-du-30-avril-2009}{AGMQ Conference of April 30th} and the participation to \href{http://fosslc.org/drupal/Summercamp2009}{GeoCamp 2009}.
\end{itemize}
