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\title{Francophone Chapter}
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\item Contact name: \textbf{Yves Jacolin}
\item Website:\url{http://www.osgeo.fr} % TODO: right url for osgeo.fr ?
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\section{Key Accomplishments}
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\item  We translated \& published QGIS documentation release 1.0.0, and began translating QGIS release 1.4.0 doc
\item We signed an agreement with the French national mapping agency IGN to promote and create common projects
\item  We assisted the French OpenStreetMap community importing data from the public sector
\item  We worked on the translation of OpenLayers documentation. We're currently at the proof-reader step
\item  We celebrated our first birthday as a Legal Association
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\section{Areas for Improvement}
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\item  We need people to help translating documentation \& writing information for the future OSGeo-fr website
\item  We need more people to advocate OSGeo and Free and Open Source software and data to the francophone world!
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\section{Opportunities to Help}
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\item  Get Involved! All contributions are welcomed.
\item Sign up for the mailing list\footnote{Francophone mailing list: \url{http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/francophone}} and say hello to the francophone world!
\item  Spread the "free geodata \& free software" word!
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\section{Outlook for 2010}
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\item  Stronger contact and link with the French OpenStreetMap community -- act as a Legal Association for them, if they ask us to. Discussions are underway on this possibility.
\item  Incentive to free more geodata from the public sector, with an eye on OpenStreetMap
\item  Create and develop the OSGeo-fr website
\item  Open Source village at the "Rencontre SIG La Lettre" Tradeshow with conferences and OSGeo-fr booth
\item  "RMLL 2010" Tradeshow: a booth and several presentations to expect
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