2014 year in review

31.12.2014 20:35 ·  Notes  ·  year-in-review

2014 is over, and it’s time to recall how it went for me.

At the beginning of the year, I finally took the risk of becoming self-employed (read: freelancing). There was a lot of paperwork involved, and then I had to deal with some of the nuances of our “wonderful” legislation. But on the whole, I am still happy with the result.

I received an invitation to GIS-Forum 2014 in Kharkiv, where I went in March and gave two workshops. Together with Daria, we started working on an introductory training course on QGIS. I also translated the QGIS website and documentation and localised IntraMaps Roam. I gradually cleaned up the blog and started writing again, although not as often as before.

Together with Daria, we created a virtual Ukrainian QGIS user group on Facebook. In addition, we started and successfully completed the process of creating the first OSGeo research and education laboratory in Ukraine and the former USSR. Around the same time, I became an OSGeo Charter Member and an OSGeo Advocate. At the end of the summer, I got a German visa and started preparing to participate in the 12th QGIS Developer Meeting. In autumn, I went to Essen for my second QGIS developer meeting.

At the end of the year, I agreed to an ambitious project, but I’ll tell you about that later.

All in all, it has been a very active year, full of events, meetings, and new experiences. Some things were achieved and even surpassed, while others remained in the form of plans. I do not have any special plans for the next year, except that I would like to take part in the next QGIS developer meetings on a regular basis.

Happy New Year.