[California] Preliminary Track Schedule for OSGeo Open Source Track at CLSA 2014 Conference

[Landon Blake]

The committee that organizes the Annual CLSA Conference is interested in
having a half day or full day event on open source GIS at the 2014
Conference. They've asked me to put together some information about our
event schedule and the speakers.

I've put up a preliminary event schedule based on a full day event with two
tracks here:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/CLSA_2014_Conference_OSGeo_Open_Source_GIS_Track

I've left several open slots. Here are some sample topics that could be
plugged into those open slots:

- Python scripting with QGIS.
- The business case for GIS.
- Linear referencing in GIS.
- Introduction to QGIS.
- GIS database concepts with PostGIS.

I'd like to keep the GIS concepts and GIS software parts of the event very
simple and easy for beginners. This will have greater appeal for most land
surveyors.

The last part of the event on GIS programming can be geared towards more
experienced GIS users.

I'd be more than willing to host a short hackfest in Reno on the evening
before or after the session.

This is a really great opportunity to get exposure for our organization to
a large audience of spatial professionals.

Jeff and Ragi: Let me know where you might like to plug-in to the
preliminary event schedule.

Others: Please let me know if you could serve as a speaker. Your
registration for the GIS event would be waived, and I think I can get
registration for the rest of the 3 or 4 day conference waived as well.

I'm really excited about this opportunity and I hope you can support it
with your teaching and speaking.

Landon
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