\begin{article}
\title{Brazilian Chapter}
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\item Contact name: \textbf{Edmar Moretti}, \textbf{Helton Uchoa}
\item Website: \footnotesize{\url{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Brazil}}
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\section{Key Accomplishments}

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\item  Geolivre 2009 -- The most important FOSS GIS conference in Brazil. The 2009 edition, we have more than 150 attendees in "real presence" and more than 1,500 attendees on Internet. 
\item  Unofficial OSGeo meeting at Latinoware 2009.
\item  Unofficial OSGeo meeting at \href{http://fisl.softwarelivre.org}{FISL} (International Free Software Forum) 2009. The FISL is the most important FOSS event in Latin America, with more than 7,000 users.
\item  Voting Members Definition.
\item  Definition of a coordination group.
\item  New objectives and mission for the chapter.
\item  Creation of workgroups.
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\section{Areas for Improvement}
\begin{itemize}
\item Chapter organization.
\item More activity.
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\section{Local Projects -- FOSS GIS}
\begin{itemize}
\item  I3Geo
\item  \href{http://www.prefeituralivre.com.br}{Prefeitura Livre} -- Open Source solution to manage municipal services/utilities integrated FOSS GIS components.
\end{itemize}

\section{Contributions to OSGeo Projects}
\begin{itemize}
\item  \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Trabalhos_do_Luiz_Motta}{QGIS Plugins created by Luiz Motta}
\item  Patch for Geotools by Rafael Soto. WMS Request Timeout bug.
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\section{Opportunities to Help}
\begin{itemize}
\item More meetings and events in Brazil.
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\section{Outlook for 2010}
\begin{itemize}
\item Create a visual identity for the chapter.
\item Solidify the Brazilian Chapter.
\item Promote work experience exchange from members.
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