[Workshops] REMINDER: Call for Workshops/Tutorials

[Jody Garnett]

So did the situation improve?

Jody

On 27/01/2011, at 7:44 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote:

> Just a quick update that we haven't received many abstracts for 
> workshops or tutorials yet, and the deadline is the 30th.  So please 
> head to the online form to submit: http://2011.foss4g.org/workshops
> 
> Also, an important note is that if your workshop submission is not 
> accepted as a workshop, it will be considered for as a tutorial instead.
> 
> -Workshop Committee 2011
> 
> 
> 
> **********
> Denver, CO, USA. 14 January 2011. The Free and Open Source Software for
> Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is pleased to announce the Call for
> Workshops and Tutorials for the 2011 conference, being held September 12
> - 16, 2011, in Denver, CO, USA. FOSS4G is the premier international
> conference focused on open source geospatial software. Users and
> developers are encouraged to present their latest projects and software
> to demonstrate the power of open source geospatial solutions through a
> series of workshop sessions and tutorial presentations. Sessions may
> cover systems that are solely open source, or a combination of open and
> closed source solutions.
> 
> Workshops
> ---------
> 
> Workshops are 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 a projector, and with
> computers for participants to use. Instructors will need to discuss
> pre-installation requirements with the Conference Organizing 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 complimentary registration to the conference for
> delivering a workshop.
> 
> 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
> 
> Topics of Interest
> ------------------
> 
> All submissions will be considered, but particular interest will be
> shown in the following topics:
> 
>     * Practical Introductions to FOSS4G software
>     * Interoperability / Spatial Data Infrastructure
>     * Integration between open and closed source solutions
>     * Free and open geospatial data
>     * Performance tuning
> 
> Application form
> ----------------
> 
> Follow this link to submit your proposals:
> http://2011.foss4g.org/workshops 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.
> 
> Communication
> -------------
> 
> All workshop and tutorial applicants are encouraged to use the workshop
> mailing list to ask questions to the workshop committee:
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
> 
> General FOSS4G 2011 questions and discussion should occur on the main
> conference mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2011
> 
> 
> 
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