[Aust-NZ] FOSS4G-ANZ?

[Cameron Shorter]

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Following on from a successful QGIS 1 day conference which was sold out 
and had a waiting list, questions are being asked about what next.

Here are some of my thoughts so far. Who else is interested? Putting 
together an event is a lot of work and is best achieved if there are 
multiple people involved.

On 18/11/17 3:09 pm, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> All,
> Re what an event might look like next year. With 80 people registering 
> their interest, I reckon you have enough critical mass to push forward 
> with a more comprehensive program. We could put together a mini 
> regional FOSS4G conference (The international/regional Free and Open 
> Source for GeoSpatial Conferences attract 100 -> 1000 delegates in 
> other parts of the world).
>
> I think we could fairly easily get speakers for the core components in 
> the Open Source Geospatial stack:
> * Postgres / Postgis database
> * GeoServer WMS/WFS web server
> * QGIS desktop
> * Cesium 3D browser in a globe
> * OpenLayers or Leaflet web mapping client
>
> From the OSGeo-Live quickstarts we could fairly easily put together a 
> workshop to highlight all these components too.
>
> I think it was awesome that you were able to provide the event for 
> free. But that for the next event we should charge at least a token 
> amount to avoid having people sign up and then not show up. $20 should 
> address that. Although you could certainly charge more for a 
> comprehensive program.
>
> Cheers, Cameron

On 19/11/17 9:48 pm, John Bryant wrote:
> Hi Cameron,
>
> Thanks for your talk at QGIS-fest the other day, it was thought 
> provoking. I went away with some stuff to think about re: trust and 
> how open source plays into that. Much appreciated.
>
> I was hoping to catch you on Friday to ask your thoughts around a 
> regional FOSS4G conference for Australia & New Zealand... it has been 
> on my mind. The increased activity around the Aus QGIS group has got 
> me thinking about the latent interest in open source geospatial in our 
> region. My experience in Perth showed me there are many folks working 
> hard in this area, but a shortage of opportunities to get together and 
> share stories.
>
> I recently moved to Melbourne, and I've been talking to a few people 
> (Alex Leith in particular) about the idea of getting something off the 
> ground. There seems to be both 1) interest in 
> participating/contributing and 2) general agreement that it's timely.
>
> With your 2009 FOSS4G experience, and your engagement with OSGeo, I 
> wanted to see what your thoughts were on the subject. I thought you'd 
> have a well-grounded perspective on the reality of organising this 
> kind of event, and was interested to know if you thought it was a good 
> idea, and would be supportive.
>
> I spent a couple of hours talking it over with Daniel Silk the other 
> evening, and he mentioned you're already thinking along these lines... 
> very exciting to hear!
>
> Anyhow, given you've already started down this track, let me just 
> express my keen interest in participating. I can offer a good 
> background in community organising and volunteering, with several 
> years in Perth spent organising Georabble and starting geogeeks.org 
> <http://geogeeks.org>. I live for this stuff and would be stoked to 
> help make FOSS4G-ANZ 2018 happen...
>
> Please keep me in the loop!
>
> Cheers
> John
>
>
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Cameron Shorter
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