[Workshops] Re: Conference-workshops Digest, Vol 16, Issue 2
Paul Wickman
paul at northstargeographics.com
Mon Mar 15 15:22:33 EDT 2010
Paul,
My workshop (W-09) isn't until Tuesday morning, so I can offer to help you out on Monday if you get delayed (or want to sleep behind the projector screen for 20 minutes when you arrive). I wouldn't say I'm a PostGIS "guru", but I could cover things like installation, data loading, overview of spatial operators, etc.
Word on the street says you'll be speaking at the Minnesota GIS/LIS conference this year. I know our local OSGeo chapter (OSGeoMN, formerly TCMUG) is making plans to ensure you have a good time in Duluth!
Thanks,
Paul Wickman
Northstar Geographics
paul at northstargeographics.com
612.280.5850
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> 4. Re: Move W-04 to Tuesday? (Oscar Fonts)
> 5. Re: Move W-04 to Tuesday? (Paolo Zatelli)
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> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:28:44 -0700
> From: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
> Subject: [Workshops] Move W-04 to Tuesday?
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> I'm having trouble booking travel right now, as a family holiday ends
> on Saturday evening, and departing Victoria first thing Sunday morning
> gets me into BCN at 7:30AM Monday. In time for my Monday afternoon
> workshop, but ... tight? If you're OK taking that risk, we can leave
> it on Monday afternoon, but we're trusting the airlines at that point
> (and me not falling over and passing out after traveling all
> day/night).
>
> P.
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:49:27 +0100
> From: Oscar Fonts <oscar.fonts.lists at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Workshops] Move W-04 to Tuesday?
> To: FOSS4G conference workshops subcommittee
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> Paul,
>
> Been at FOSS4G 2007 and I know it is a long trip from Victoria. And a 9
> hours jet lag is not the best situation to face a workshop. But changing the
> timetable now could affect many people: already subscripted attendee's
> plans, changing the application form on the fly, correction announcements,
> etc. Let me see how much of a mess is it, but I'd rather take the risk of
> having you half asleep...
>
> I suggest another alternative, applicable to all workshops, that will ensure
> a better overall quality: Try to set up a team of 2 or 3 instructors per
> workshop. Can you think of any other PostGIS guru(s) around the world
> willing to help you with it? It would avoid trouble to third parties,
> increase workshop quality, and ammend the risks you mention in case (sh)it
> happens. Do you agree this could be a good solution?
>
> Regards,
>
> Oscar.
>
>
>
> 2010/3/15 Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
>
>> I'm having trouble booking travel right now, as a family holiday ends
>> on Saturday evening, and departing Victoria first thing Sunday morning
>> gets me into BCN at 7:30AM Monday. In time for my Monday afternoon
>> workshop, but ... tight? If you're OK taking that risk, we can leave
>> it on Monday afternoon, but we're trusting the airlines at that point
>> (and me not falling over and passing out after traveling all
>> day/night).
>>
>> P.
>>
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> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:54:49 -0700
> From: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at opengeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Workshops] Move W-04 to Tuesday?
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> Yes, having some helper instructors would be good. I may have some help from OpenGeo. I'm not sure if Mark Leslie is coming. And perhaps some folks from the PostGIS team (Mark, Regina) will be in town and can help. I can't recall if the workshop teacher discount is for one teacher or two?
>
> P
>
> On Mar 15, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Oscar Fonts wrote:
>
>> Paul,
>>
>> Been at FOSS4G 2007 and I know it is a long trip from Victoria. And a 9 hours jet lag is not the best situation to face a workshop. But changing the timetable now could affect many people: already subscripted attendee's plans, changing the application form on the fly, correction announcements, etc. Let me see how much of a mess is it, but I'd rather take the risk of having you half asleep...
>>
>> I suggest another alternative, applicable to all workshops, that will ensure a better overall quality: Try to set up a team of 2 or 3 instructors per workshop. Can you think of any other PostGIS guru(s) around the world willing to help you with it? It would avoid trouble to third parties, increase workshop quality, and ammend the risks you mention in case (sh)it happens. Do you agree this could be a good solution?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Oscar.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2010/3/15 Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
>> I'm having trouble booking travel right now, as a family holiday ends
>> on Saturday evening, and departing Victoria first thing Sunday morning
>> gets me into BCN at 7:30AM Monday. In time for my Monday afternoon
>> workshop, but ... tight? If you're OK taking that risk, we can leave
>> it on Monday afternoon, but we're trusting the airlines at that point
>> (and me not falling over and passing out after traveling all
>> day/night).
>>
>> P.
>>
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> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:09:19 +0100
> From: Oscar Fonts <oscar.fonts.lists at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Workshops] Move W-04 to Tuesday?
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> Paul,
>
>> Yes, having some helper instructors would be good. I may have some help
> from OpenGeo. I'm not sure if Mark Leslie is coming. And perhaps some folks
> from the PostGIS team (Mark, Regina) will be in town and can help.
>
> Great! Please contact them, and confirm me who will be helping you. We'll
> add his/her name and short bio to the web. :)
>
>> I can't recall if the workshop teacher discount is for one teacher or two?
>
> Yes, the second teacher has also a free pass for the conference [1].
>
> Oscar.
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2010_Discounts#Workshop_Instructors
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> From: Paolo Zatelli <paolo.zatelli at ing.unitn.it>
> Subject: Re: [Workshops] Move W-04 to Tuesday?
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> Dear Paul and Oscar,
> we are in charge of the W14 - Practical introduction to GRASS, which is
> scheduled for Tuesday morning. Coming from Italy, it is not a problem
> for us to swap place with the PostGIS workshop, moving our workshop to
> Monday.
> I have no idea whether anybody is already registered for the workshop,
> or if this possibility can be problematic in any way.
>
> Regards, Paolo
>
> Paul Ramsey wrote:
> | Yes, having some helper instructors would be good. I may have some
> help from OpenGeo. I'm not sure if Mark Leslie is coming. And perhaps
> some folks from the PostGIS team (Mark, Regina) will be in town and can
> help. I can't recall if the workshop teacher discount is for one teacher
> or two?
> |
> | P
> |
> | On Mar 15, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Oscar Fonts wrote:
> |
> |> Paul,
> |>
> |> Been at FOSS4G 2007 and I know it is a long trip from Victoria. And a
> 9 hours jet lag is not the best situation to face a workshop. But
> changing the timetable now could affect many people: already subscripted
> attendee's plans, changing the application form on the fly, correction
> announcements, etc. Let me see how much of a mess is it, but I'd rather
> take the risk of having you half asleep...
> |>
> |> I suggest another alternative, applicable to all workshops, that will
> ensure a better overall quality: Try to set up a team of 2 or 3
> instructors per workshop. Can you think of any other PostGIS guru(s)
> around the world willing to help you with it? It would avoid trouble to
> third parties, increase workshop quality, and ammend the risks you
> mention in case (sh)it happens. Do you agree this could be a good solution?
> |>
> |> Regards,
> |>
> |> Oscar.
> |>
> |>
> |>
> |> 2010/3/15 Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
> |> I'm having trouble booking travel right now, as a family holiday ends
> |> on Saturday evening, and departing Victoria first thing Sunday morning
> |> gets me into BCN at 7:30AM Monday. In time for my Monday afternoon
> |> workshop, but ... tight? If you're OK taking that risk, we can leave
> |> it on Monday afternoon, but we're trusting the airlines at that point
> |> (and me not falling over and passing out after traveling all
> |> day/night).
> |>
> |> P.
> |>
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> Dip. Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale
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> Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy. Fax +39 0461 28 2672
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> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:49:27 +0100
> From: Oscar Fonts <oscar.fonts.lists at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Workshops] Move W-04 to Tuesday?
> To: FOSS4G conference workshops subcommittee
> <conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org>
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> Paul,
>
> Been at FOSS4G 2007 and I know it is a long trip from Victoria. And a 9
> hours jet lag is not the best situation to face a workshop. But changing the
> timetable now could affect many people: already subscripted attendee's
> plans, changing the application form on the fly, correction announcements,
> etc. Let me see how much of a mess is it, but I'd rather take the risk of
> having you half asleep...
>
> I suggest another alternative, applicable to all workshops, that will ensure
> a better overall quality: Try to set up a team of 2 or 3 instructors per
> workshop. Can you think of any other PostGIS guru(s) around the world
> willing to help you with it? It would avoid trouble to third parties,
> increase workshop quality, and ammend the risks you mention in case (sh)it
> happens. Do you agree this could be a good solution?
>
> Regards,
>
> Oscar.
>
>
>
> 2010/3/15 Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
>
>> I'm having trouble booking travel right now, as a family holiday ends
>> on Saturday evening, and departing Victoria first thing Sunday morning
>> gets me into BCN at 7:30AM Monday. In time for my Monday afternoon
>> workshop, but ... tight? If you're OK taking that risk, we can leave
>> it on Monday afternoon, but we're trusting the airlines at that point
>> (and me not falling over and passing out after traveling all
>> day/night).
>>
>> P.
>>
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> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:38:54 -0700
> From: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at opengeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Workshops] Move W-04 to Tuesday?
> To: FOSS4G conference workshops subcommittee
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> Paolo,
> That's very generous of you! I think Oscar would prefer I go ahead on
> Monday with some back-up teachers in place, since there are already
> registrations in place, and the registration system is already set-up
> on this schedule. I'll make the best of it :)
> Paul
>
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Paolo Zatelli
> <paolo.zatelli at ing.unitn.it> wrote:
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>> Dear Paul and Oscar,
>> we are in charge of the W14 - Practical introduction to GRASS, which is
>> scheduled for Tuesday morning. Coming from Italy, it is not a problem
>> for us to swap place with the PostGIS workshop, moving our workshop to
>> Monday.
>> I have no idea whether anybody is already registered for the workshop,
>> or if this possibility can be problematic in any way.
>>
>> Regards, Paolo
>>
>> Paul Ramsey wrote:
>> | Yes, having some helper instructors would be good. I may have some
>> help from OpenGeo. I'm not sure if Mark Leslie is coming. And perhaps
>> some folks from the PostGIS team (Mark, Regina) will be in town and can
>> help. I can't recall if the workshop teacher discount is for one teacher
>> or two?
>> |
>> | P
>> |
>> | On Mar 15, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Oscar Fonts wrote:
>> |
>> |> Paul,
>> |>
>> |> Been at FOSS4G 2007 and I know it is a long trip from Victoria. And a
>> 9 hours jet lag is not the best situation to face a workshop. But
>> changing the timetable now could affect many people: already subscripted
>> attendee's plans, changing the application form on the fly, correction
>> announcements, etc. Let me see how much of a mess is it, but I'd rather
>> take the risk of having you half asleep...
>> |>
>> |> I suggest another alternative, applicable to all workshops, that will
>> ensure a better overall quality: Try to set up a team of 2 or 3
>> instructors per workshop. Can you think of any other PostGIS guru(s)
>> around the world willing to help you with it? It would avoid trouble to
>> third parties, increase workshop quality, and ammend the risks you
>> mention in case (sh)it happens. Do you agree this could be a good solution?
>> |>
>> |> Regards,
>> |>
>> |> Oscar.
>> |>
>> |>
>> |>
>> |> 2010/3/15 Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
>> |> I'm having trouble booking travel right now, as a family holiday ends
>> |> on Saturday evening, and departing Victoria first thing Sunday morning
>> |> gets me into BCN at 7:30AM Monday. In time for my Monday afternoon
>> |> workshop, but ... tight? If you're OK taking that risk, we can leave
>> |> it on Monday afternoon, but we're trusting the airlines at that point
>> |> (and me not falling over and passing out after traveling all
>> |> day/night).
>> |>
>> |> P.
>> |>
>> |> _______________________________________________
>> |> Conference-workshops mailing list
>> |> Conference-workshops at lists.osgeo.org
>> |> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
>> |
>> | _______________________________________________
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>> |
>>
>> - --
>> Paolo Zatelli Paolo.Zatelli at ing.unitn.it
>> Dip. Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale
>> Facolta' di Ingegneria, Universita' di Trento Phone +39 0461 28 2618
>> Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy. Fax +39 0461 28 2672
>> PGP public key available at http://www.ing.unitn.it/~zatelli
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