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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=625514402-17032005>Hi
Steven:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=625514402-17032005>I'm in
the neighbourhood also -- in Richmond. Are there any other local Vancouver
(lower mainland BC) folk on the list? Enough to get a small group together --
say sometime in the next couple of months? -- mishtu</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
mapserver-west-bounces@lists.maptools.org
[mailto:mapserver-west-bounces@lists.maptools.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Steven
Steinberg<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:56 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
MapServer-West<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Mapserver-west]
Intro<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hello,<BR><BR>I've just joined in as well. As an
intro, I'm a faculty member at Humboldt State University. I did my PhD work at
Minnesota in the early days of Mapserver with Steve Lime and others so from a
time standpoint I've been around this game from the beginning (a decade or
so).<BR><BR>Before anyone gets the impression that means I know everything
about MS, no! I see myself as more of a facilitator of MS and associated
application platforms. I'm not much of a programmer which is why I find folks
to collaborate with on that end (Doug, Gregor and Matt have all introduced
themselves already and I guess you could say its my fault they're all into MS
at this point).<BR><BR>What I will say is that we've done a good amount of
development both at the University and in collaboration with HostGIS over the
last 7 years or so. I tend to find ways to sell the idea of spatial data as
part of almost every project we undertake and we have several that have
already been mentioned here by my colleagues.<BR><BR>I'm very interested in
growing the collaborations with anyone out there who is interested in a
University partner (including the folks down in Arizona who might want to
channel their program into something transferrable with a GIS program at a
larger University).<BR><BR>Humboldt has a respected GIS program and draws in
folks from all across the country (which is why students like Matt come from
the east coast, right Matt!??) I'm very interested in continuing to find ways
to make all of this useful to people out there in real situations and without
saddling them with the costs of expensive commercial software systems. There's
nothing better than being able to promote a system where we can put all of the
funding into actual development and nothing into the cost of software
licences, etc.<BR><BR>Finally I'll mention that I'm up here in Vancouver for a
while, and would be happy to meet any of you who are in the neighborhood! (I
know you're lurking out there). At some point I'd also like to see us west
coasters get together to host a Mapserver Conference on this side of the
continent. (it's our turn after all) and I'd be more than happy to offer HSU
as a potential site.<BR><BR>Steve<BR><BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>Steven J. Steinberg, Ph.D.<BR><BR><U>Temporary Contact Info
(January - July 2005)<BR><BR></U>Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Airborne
Remote Sensing<BR>Simon Fraser University<BR>Department of Geography<BR>8888
University Drive<BR>Room 7123 RCBH<BR>Burnaby, British Columbia<BR>CANADA V5A
1S6<BR><BR>Office/Lab
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steven_steinberg@sfu.ca<BR><BR><U>Permanent Contact Info:<BR><BR></U>Associate
Professor<BR>Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Department<BR>Co-Director, Advanced Spatial Analysis Facility<BR>Humboldt
State University<BR>Arcata, CA 95521<BR><BR>Office
Phone:<X-TAB> </X-TAB>707.826.3202<BR>FAX:<X-TAB> </X-TAB><X-TAB>
</X-TAB>707.826.4145<BR>E-mail:<X-TAB> </X-TAB>gis@humboldt.edu<BR>Website:
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