[Foss4g2009] Draft press release for review - Sign up for FOSS4G bonus activities

[Doug White]

Cameron,

InstallFest Wiki has been updated. A few grammatical things inline...


Cameron Shorter wrote:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_26
>
> We can send this press release out tomorrow, if all the "get involved" 
> wiki pages are up to date. Alternatively, we can wait till Monday.
>
> Review comments welcomed.
>
>
>  Sign up for FOSS4G bonus activities
>
> Sydney, Australia. 14 August 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
>
> The FOSS4G conference is famous for its community driven, 
> extra-curricular activities and wiki pages are now open for community 
> members to define these activities for 2009. So if you want to get 
> more out of FOSS4G listening, if you have a topic you want to discuss, 
> a message you want to share, a product you want to show off, or you 
> want to network with light minded people, then please consider adding 
> your name to one of the following activities.
Above should be like minded not light minded.  Although I can be light 
minded at times too!

>
>
>    Birds of a Feather
>
> Semi-organised meetings between like-minded groups. Add a discussion 
> topic that expect will attract like minded people, and you wish to 
> coordinate. http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_BirdsOfAFeather
"that you expect" above
>
>
>    OSGeo AGM
>
> OSGeo's Annual General Meeting which will hear reports from Local 
> Chapters and OSGeo Committees. 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2009
>
>
>    Installfest
>
> At the start of the conference, community members will be helping 
> delegates install a wide variety of FOSS software on delegates 
> laptops. Add the name of your project and yourself to the wiki if you 
> will be attending. See also the Live DVD. 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_InstallFest
>
>
>    Posters
>
> Limited poster boards will be on hand for the duration of the 
> conference. Add your proposed project and contact details to the wiki 
> so we can determine how big posters should be, and how many we can 
> accept. Monitor poster discussion on the foss4g email list. 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Posters
>
>
>    Demo Theater
>
> Ten minute product presentation slots will be running during morning 
> tea and lunch breaks. These presentations are being offered first to 
> sponsors, then to community members. Contact the coordinators if you 
> wish to be involved. 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Demonstration_Theatre
>
>
>    Live DVD
>
> A Live DVD, with windows installers will be handed out to all 
> delegates, who will bring it to the installfest and it will be 
> available for handing out at conferences and marketing events around 
> the world. It is a huge marketing opportunity, but is critically 
> under-resourced, and there is a good chance we will have to resort 
> back to the 2008 Live DVD. If you are a good community organisor, or a 
> wiz technical geek, please help out with this activity. 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Live_DVD
>
>
>    Code Sprint
>
> Saturday after FOSS4G: Passionate programmers + pizza + caffeine + 
> whiteboards + wireless = great software advancements. Add a project 
> you wish to work on, a coordinator, and goals for your code sprint. 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Code_Sprint
>
>
>    The Climate Change Integration Plugfest (CCIP)
>
> A demonstration of standards based interoperability between Open 
> Source and Proprietary geospatial applications based on a Climate 
> Change Scenario, being coordinated by the OGC. Contact Raj Singh if 
> interested. 
> http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/WebHome 
>
>
>
>    Volunteers
>
> Want to help out with all the extra little jobs, or need volunteers 
> for specific activities? 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Volunteers
>
>
>  About FOSS4G
>
> The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, 
> coming to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009, attracts 
> presentations from the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, 
> Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals in the area of geospatial 
> applications, standards, government programs, business processes and 
> case studies. Topics include mobile platforms, location based 
> applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development, spatial 
> standards, integration of cross-agency data, Spatial Data 
> Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web Processing Services, Integration of 
> Open Source and Proprietary Software and more.
>
> http://2009.foss4g.org
>
>
>    Upcoming milestones
>
>    * 14 Sep 2009, *Completed program available*
>    * 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
>    * 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
>    * 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
>
>
>    Media Sponsors
>
>    * Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
>    * Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
>    * Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
>    * Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
>    * GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
>    * Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising 
> Committee, join our email list or twitter feed at: 
> http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/
>
> or contact:
>
> Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and 
> Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft
>
> tel +61-2-8570-5050
>
> c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m
>