[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G for Africa

[Dr. Franz-Josef Behr]

Dear Karel,

I was alread in contact to JKUAT in Nairobi to organize such an event 
(Dr. Moses Murimi Ngigi).  JKUAT has its own conference center.

I am also in contact with Evans Ikua. He is Liaison Person for East 
Africa at Free & Open Source Software Foundation for Africa.

With AGSE 2012 / FOSS4G-SEA we did a similar approach as you suggested. 
However we had two days decdicated to OS, filled with keynotes, 
presentations, and a number of workshops finally with founding an OSGeo 
Malaysian local chapter. IMHO a half day might be too short.

In any case I offer my contribution.

Franz-Josef

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Am 28.07.2012 11:45, schrieb Karel Charvat:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like suggest such idea, how to promote OSGeo and FOSS  GIS 
> products in Africa. I think, that there is interest for FOSS GIS 
> products in many African countries and  there are used different 
> products. But due financial problems it is difficult for African 
> colleagues to participate on FOSS4G events.
>
> Also there will be probably to organise separate FOSS4G Africa event.
>
> I would like suggest to organise FOSS4G related workshop inside of 
> existing event. I would like suggest to use IST Africs 
> (http://www.ist-africa.org/home/ ) conference and organise half or one 
> day FOSS4G Africa workshop inside of this event. There exist 
> possibilities for such workshop officially, but due my good relation 
> with organisation of this event, I can discuss eventually some more 
> place. All it depends on potential presenters. Usually audience of 
> this conference is from 300 -- 500 participants, 60 -- 70 % from 
> Africa. The audience is from politicians, researchers, but also 
> companies. So such event could well promote FOSS GIS in Africa.
>
> If there will be common agreement and wiliness of some speakers to 
> come for this event, I am ready to start work on it. In principle due 
> the fact, that this will be inside of existing event, it will not 
> require any cost except work of me and my colleagues to put program 
> together, what we are able to do.
>
> The participation fee is comparable with other events, there is 
> discount for presenters.
>
> So send me your opinion about this and eventual names of people, who 
> will be interested to go there.
>
> Conference is organised every year in first middle of May
>
> Regards
>
> Karel
>
>
>
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