[Workshops] [Fwd: FOSS4G 2010 Call for Workshops and Tutorials is open]

Mon Jan 25 02:01:51 EST 2010

Hello,

Press releas was sent to osgeo-discuss, foss4g, conference-workshops  
and live-demo osgeo lists. I didn't want to flood all the project  
specific lists with the call, but I will in a few hours if it is worth  
sending. Sorry for this conservative press release.

No, don't have good contact email list. If you are aware of other  
lists or contacts beyond OSGeo mailman ones please tell here and will  
send the press release as well.

Thank you,

Oscar.

El 25/01/2010, a las 0:55, Jody Garnett <Jody.Garnett at lisasoft.com>  
escribió:

> I passed this information onto the geosever-devel list last week;  
> the developer communities had not really gotten this information up  
> until now (to the point several commented that it was a surprise).   
> Do we have good contact email lists set up for the press releases yet?
>
> I was also saddened to see the Lab arrangement from last year being  
> maintained; it was noted as a difficulty in the lessons learned from  
> FOSS4G 2009. To wit it is more work to run a hands on lab then a  
> workshop; especially with a BYO laptop policy and live DVD is  
> brought into the mix.
>
> Jody Garnett
> Geospatial Systems Architect
> http://www.lisasoft.com/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: conference-workshops-bounces at lists.osgeo.org  
> [mailto:conference-workshops-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of  
> Jeff McKenna
> Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 3:18 AM
> To: FOSS4G conference workshops subcommittee
> Subject: [Workshops] [Fwd: FOSS4G 2010 Call for Workshops and  
> Tutorials is open]
>
> Just a reminder that the deadline to submit a workshop is 30 January.
>
> (Oscar - all of the past workshop presenters live on this email  
> list, so
> it is a great way to discuss issues with them)
>
> -jeff
> Workshop Subcommitee
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Workshops] FOSS4G 2010 Call for Workshops and Tutorials is  
> open
> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:55:52 +0100
> From: Oscar Fonts <oscar.fonts.lists at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: FOSS4G conference workshops subcommittee
> <conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org>
> To: foss4g2010 at lists.osgeo.org, conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org,
> discuss at lists.osgeo.org, live-demo at lists.osgeo.org
>
> Barcelona, Spain. 15 January 2010.
>
>
> The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference
> is pleased to announce a Call for Workshops and Tutorials for the 2010
> conference, being held September 6-9, 2010, in Barcelona, Spain.
>
> FOSS4G is the international "gathering of tribes" for open source
> geospatial communities. Users and developers are encouraged to present
> their latest projects and software to demonstrate the power of Open
> Source for system integration through a series of workshop sessions
> and tutorial presentations. Session participants should expect to see
> presentations on both geospatial open source and propriety software
> integration along with pure open source solutions.
>
>
> Workshops
> ----------------
>
> Workshops are expected to be 3 hour hands-on experiences with
> participants following along with the instructor, working directly
> with the application under discussion. All workshop rooms will be
> equipped with computers to support this vision. A projector will be
> provided for each computer room for use within a workshop. Instructors
> will need to discuss pre-installation requirements with the Conference
> Organising Committee if required.
>
> Workshops are expected to require considerable effort to create, with
> past experience showing that three days of preparation per hour of
> presentation are required to produce a high quality workshop.
> Additionally you will be expected to develop material for attendees to
> take home with them, such as handouts, workbook, CD-ROMs, etc. Due to
> the effort involved in producing and presenting a workshop,
> instructors will receive a single complementary registration to the
> conference for delivering a workshop.
>
> All workshop submissions will be considered, but particular interest
> will be shown in:
>
>  * Practical Introduction to FOSS4G software
>  * Integrating Open Source
>  * Spatial Data Infrastructure
>
>
> Tutorials
> ------------
>
> Tutorials are 90 minute sessions during the regular presentations
> portion of the conference. Tutorial rooms will not be equipped with
> computers. However, presenters may make use of delegate laptops and
> the FOSS4G LiveDVD.
>
> Preference will be given to hands-on tutorials.
>
> Any hands-on aspects to a tutorial will be the responsibility of the
> presenter and needs to be described in the tutorial description.
> Presenters making use of the LiveDVD will be expected to contribute to
> testing pre-releases to ensure material and software is properly
> installed. To discuss your requirements for LiveDVD, please contact
> the LiveDVD community:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Contact_Us.
>
> All tutorial submissions will be considered, but particular interest
> will be shown in the following topics:
>
>  * Practical Introductions
>  * Interoperability
>  * Integration
>  * Performance tuning
>  * SDI services
>  * Mobile/phone applications
>
>
> Application form
> -----------------------
>
> Follow this link to submit your proposals:
> http://intranet.pacifico-meetings.com:8081/abscoweb/Inicio.iface?id=14
> Please add a 300 word abstract, in plain text format (pasting a text
> with style markup could make the process fail).
>
> The deadline for workshop / tutorial submissions is January 30.
>
>
> FOSS4G 2010 Highlights
> ------------------------------------
>
> Workshops and Tutorials: Workshops and Tutorials allow presenters to
> lead attendees through applications, integration solutions, or other
> topics in an interactive environment. Half-day workshops (3 hours)
> will be held in computer rooms on September 6 (afternoon session) and
> 7 (morning session). Tutorials (90 minutes) will be held in standard
> presentation rooms, run concurrently with presentations on 7-9
> September.
>
> Presentations: The meat of the conference are it's presentations.
> Drawing on a huge community of local, regional and international
> experts we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics
> in the industry today.
>
> Academic Track: The academic sessions, with paper publications and
> poster presentations, aims at bringing together researchers,
> developers, users and practitioners carrying out research and
> development in the geospatial and the free and open source fields and
> willing to share original and recent research developments and
> experiences. The academic track will act as an inventory of current
> research topics, with the main objective of promoting cooperative
> research between OSGeo developers and the academia.
>
> FOSS4G Live DVD: LiveDVDs, based on the Xubuntu operating system and
> including Geospatial Open Source Software, will be given to all
> delegates. Users can boot a Live DVD on their computer and trial the
> software without installing or effecting the existing system.
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
>
> Installfest: The Installfest will give delegates the opportunity to
> meet in a common area and install a wide variety of FOSS software on
> their laptops, netbooks or any other system they care to bring in.
> Community members will assist with any troubles and provide help and
> insight into the software.
>
> Birds of a Feather: Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised
> meetings between like minded groups. Some prominent community
> initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.
>
> Code Sprint: The day after the conference is reserved for the Hackers'
> Code Sprint. Hackers will be locked in a basement with lots of
> bandwidth, plugs and coffee. :)
>
>
> Upcoming milestones
> -------------------------------
>
> 15 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials opens
> 30 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials closes
> 1 Feb 2010, Call for Abstracts opens
> 16 Feb 2010, Notification of acceptance for workshops/tutorials
> 22 Feb 2010, Registration for workshop and tutorials opens
> 1 May 2010, Abstract submission deadline
> 1 Jun 2010, Presenters notified of acceptance for talks
> 15 Jun 2010, Author/Early registration deadline
> Aug 2010, Completed program available
> 6-7 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Workshops
> 7-9 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
> 10 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Code Sprint
>
>
>
> Please visit our site to subscribe and find more information about
> this conference:
> http://2010.foss4g.org
>
> Or contact Conference Chair for details about this announcement:
> Lorenzo Becchi E-mail: lbecchi at osgeo.org
>
>
>
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