There are two kinds of open geo people: those who have installed GDAL/OGR, and those who haven't...yet.
So let's do this!
If you're in the first camp, then you know exactly how awesome GDAL/OGR is, and you probably want to do everything you can to spread its gospel. In that case, I strongly encourage you to come out to our April tech night and share your expertise!
And if you're in the second camp, have no fear: every first camper has been you, staring at that intimidating beast of an installation & configuration process, and wondering if it's really worth it after all (spoiler: it is). In that case, I even more strongly encourage you to come out, bring a laptop, and get ready to join the converts. And trust us: once you go GDAL/OGR, you'll never go back.