[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G Sydney and conference software

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

INDICO was on the radar, but after discussing its strengths/ 
weaknesses with Claude and Luc (FOSS4G 2006) and doing some personal  
tests, both OCS and INDICO came out pretty equal in fact - though  
each with a seeming different set of weaknesses.  It was really down  
to those two early on.  OCS runs on the same framework as the OJS  
journal system, developed by the same group, which I was already  
using, so installing it was as easy as can be.

We could really use someone with shell access to the server to be  
able to help manage and oversee OCS (or INDICO) from here on out.   
Jeff and Gavin have put the system through some tests, enough to be  
able to want to keep using it.  I've seen this as great opportunity  
for the conference committee to help from year to year, if volunteers  
were available to help make it happen.  Like you say, there wasn't  
much interest from the committee itself, so I just focused on trying  
to move it forward working with Jeff and Gavin.  So here we are... :)

Tyler

On 17-May-08, at 12:58 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:

> Markus Neteler wrote:
>> Hi Cameron,
>> I/we/many found the INDICO software from CERN (free software) used at
>> http://www.foss4g2006.org
>> pretty cool. Grab it here: http://cdsware.cern.ch/indico/
>> Support:
>> http://cdsware.cern.ch/indico/support.html
>
> Folks,
>
> For what it's worth, I'd like to see us manage presentation and  
> workshop
> submissions, selection and scheduling consistently year to year via  
> some
> package we keep.  But if we continue to do the conferences with a  
> PCO, it
> seems it might be best to leave registration and money taking to them.
>
> I'm not really sure why INDICO wasn't the first thing we looked at  
> instead of
> the thing Tyler setup.  Honestly, I feel that the selection of  
> conference
> support software hasn't been addressed very carefully.  Tyler did  
> an experiment
> and asked for feedback but there wasn't much. Then we seemed to go  
> ahead and
> use it without any clear decision process.
>
> Best regards,
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Tyler Mitchell
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