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\title{Romanian Chapter}
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\item  Contact name: \textbf{ Vasile Craciunescu} %TODO: Add accent to Vasiles surname
\item Website: \footnotesize{\url{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Romanian}}
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\section{Key Accomplishments}


\subsection{Visibility at conferences and workshops}

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\item  22-23 May 2009: presentation entitled "Bucharest air quality management system build entirely with FLOSS software" at eLiberatica 2009 (\url{http://www.eliberatica.ro/2009}), in Bucharest -- Romania.
\item  16-17 October 2009: general presentation at 17th GIS Users Conference, Iasi -- Romania.
\item  20-23 October 2009: poster presentation of geo-spatial.org activities at FOSS4G2009, Sydney -- Australia.
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\subsection{Romanian articles and tutorials published on geo-spatial.org}
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\item  Tutorial for creating terrain profiles using several GIS software including QGIS and SAGA GIS\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/tutoriale/extragere-profile}}
\item  Tutorial for creating very large image mosaics using GDAL\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/tutoriale/realizare-mozaic}}
\item  Tutorial on importing an Shapfile in PostGIS\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/tutoriale/import-shp-to-postgis}}
\item  Tutorial creating a 3D animation in SAGA GIS\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/tutoriale/realizarea-unui-model-3d-animat-al-terenului-folosind-saga-gis}}
\item  A Romanian review for the "Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach. Third Edition" book.\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/recenzii/grassbook}}
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\subsection{Meetings and workshops}
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\item  3-4 April 2009: the first major FOSS4G workshop organized in Romania. aprox. 140 attendees. City: Cluj Napoca. Dedicated workshops for webmapping (OpenLayers, GeoServer, GeoNetwork), image processing (LeoWorks), spatial analysis (SAGA GIS), 3D visualization (VTP).\footnote{Workshop details: \url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/index.php?id=244} and photos at \url{http://www.flickr.com/photos/26994138@N00/sets/72157616418350124/}}
\item  13-14 December: Romanian local chapter meeting + workshop. 14 attendees. City: Brasov.\footnote{Chapter meeting photos at \url{http://picasaweb.google.ro/mdomnita/2009DecBrasov}}
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\item  Work on open geodata:
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\item  Detailed data for Danube Delta and Dobrogea region.\footnote{Danube Belta and Dobrogea reion data: \url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/download/seturi-date-geospatiale-locale\#DeltaDun\%C4\%83rii}}  %TODO: Confirm valid url
\item  Detailed data for the city of C\^{a}mpulung Moldovenesc.\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/download/seturi-date-geospatiale-locale\#ClungMold}} %TODO: Add proper accent to city name
\item  Detailed data for the city of Ceahl\u{a}u mountain.\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/download/seturi-date-geospatiale-locale\#Ceahlau}}
\item  The soviet topo maps, scale 1:100 000, georeferenced in Stereo70.\footnote{\url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/download/hartile-sovietice-1-100-000-reproiectate-in-stereo70}}
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\section{Areas for Improvement}
Present the FOSS benefits to companies involved in the geospatial business here in Romania

\section{Opportunities to Help}
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\item  Join and express your opinions to our local mailing lists\footnote{Romanian mailing list: \url{http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/geo-spatial}} or forum\footnote{Romanian forums:  \url{http://earth.unibuc.ro/forum}}
\item  Volunteer for translations, write new materials, help on organizing workshops
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\section{Outlook for 2010}

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\item  Regular meetings during the whole year
\item  Become an official local chapter
\item  Publish more articles and datasets on geo-spatial.org
\item  Attract as many people as possible to FOSS4G2010
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In partnership with the Faculty of Geography -- University Babes -- Bolyai, Cluj Napoca, we are organizing the second edition of an seminar on free and open source geospatial solutions. The event will take place between 16-16 of April 2010 and will be hosted by the Faculty of Geography, in Cluj Napoca.
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