<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">IMO:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Sorry to be blunt guys.</font>
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<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Time is slipping away from us and we
need to make a decision one way or the other.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Cameron, </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Do you have sufficient information to
summarise the arguments for a vote?</font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">If not, what needs to be done to get
this information, i.e.:</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What is known?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What is not known?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What needs to be found out?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What help is needed?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Who is available to do each bit?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What timeframe are we working to?</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Bruce</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: foss4g2009-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</font>
<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">05/08/2008 07:26 AM</font>
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<div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">To</font></div>
<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam@pobox.com></font>
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<div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">cc</font></div>
<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Janelle Driscoll <jdriscoll@tourhosts.com.au>,
foss4g2009 <foss4g2009@lists.osgeo.org>, Gavin Fleming <GavinF@mintek.co.za>,
gmcferren@csir.co.za, Denisa Adamova <dadamova@tourhosts.com.au>,
Simon Hope <cucumber.sunshine@gmail.com></font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Re: [Foss4g2009] OCS/Events Conferencing
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<br><font size=2><tt>Rrank,<br>
<br>
Gavin & Graeme explained the idea and hopefully will correct my <br>
interpretation of a proposed implementation:<br>
<br>
* OCS will accept user initial registrations.<br>
* OCS will pass registration details to Tour Hosts' "Events"
package, <br>
and get a userId returned. (API needed here).<br>
Events package will process finances.<br>
* OCS will be able to query Events package to determine financial status
<br>
of each member (by passing in the userId). (API needed here). This could
<br>
be a push or pull interface, yet to be determined.<br>
* OCS will be responsible for processing papers and collecting <br>
information about delegates.<br>
* Events system is responsible for processing financial details, booking
<br>
accommodation, and other things I can't remember.<br>
<br>
Indeed, this work could be quite simple if you have developers who are
<br>
already familiar with the code base. People on the teleconference didn't
<br>
have much experience in PHP. So yes, with the right hackers, this
could <br>
be done much cheaper that my estimated 1 to 2 months. Do you have such
a <br>
hacker in mind?<br>
<br>
Frank Warmerdam wrote:<br>
> Cameron Shorter wrote:<br>
>> The proposed solution is to use OCS for collecting presentations,
and <br>
>> some of the registration work flow, then hand the rest over to
the <br>
>> ICS software. (I haven't captured all the details here. Will leave
<br>
>> that to someone else). Changes will likely be written in PHP &
MySQL, <br>
>> plus contractors might need to be hired to provide hooks into
the <br>
>> Events system.<br>
><br>
> Cameron,<br>
><br>
> I don't really have a clear understanding of the integration proposed.<br>
><br>
> My past suggestion has been to handle the presentation collection
and<br>
> management through OCS (something we have experience with), and handle<br>
> registration completely in the service providers system. I don't
see how<br>
> this would require any expensive integration.<br>
><br>
> This still leaves some question about whether the "front end"
web site<br>
> is managed by the local service provider's system or OCS. I'm
ambivalent<br>
> on this issue.<br>
><br>
> In my optimistic opinion the only integration needed between the systems<br>
> should be an url at the appropriate points. I will acknowledge
that<br>
> users may end up with two userids if they are presenting, one to<br>
> register and one for the presentation management system.<br>
><br>
> The objective - at least in the long term - is to get cheaper service
<br>
> from<br>
> the service providers since they won't be expected to manage the <br>
> presentation<br>
> aspect, and to ensure greater continuity of operation in this aspect.<br>
><br>
> The only integration I anticipate is working to ensure OCS uses the
OSGeo<br>
> LDAP database so that userid/password info is "OSGeo standard".<br>
><br>
> Best regards,<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Cameron Shorter<br>
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