[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G for Africa

[Karel Charvat]

Hi,

I would like suggest such idea, how to promote OSGeo and FOSS  GIS products
in Africa. I think, that there is interest for FOSS GIS products in many
African countries and  there are used different products. But due financial
problems it is difficult for African colleagues to participate on FOSS4G
events.

Also there will be probably to organise separate FOSS4G Africa event.

I would like suggest to organise FOSS4G related workshop inside of existing
event. I would like suggest to use IST Africs
(http://www.ist-africa.org/home/ ) conference and organise half or one day
FOSS4G Africa workshop inside of this event. There exist possibilities for
such workshop officially, but due my good relation with organisation of this
event, I can discuss eventually some more place. All it depends on potential
presenters. Usually audience of this conference is from 300 - 500
participants, 60 - 70 % from Africa. The audience is from politicians,
researchers, but also companies. So such event could well promote FOSS GIS
in Africa. 

If there will be common agreement and wiliness of some speakers to come for
this event, I am ready to start work on it. In principle due the fact, that
this will be inside of existing event, it will not require any cost except
work of me and my colleagues to put program together, what we are able to
do.

The participation fee is comparable with other events, there is discount for
presenters.

So send me your opinion about this and eventual names of people, who will be
interested to go there.

 

Conference is organised every year in first middle of May 

Regards

Karel

 

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