[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G for Africa
Dr. Franz-Josef Behr
franz-josef.behr at hft-stuttgart.de
Sun Jul 29 05:45:44 PDT 2012
Dear Karel,
I was alread in contact to JKUAT in Nairobi to organize such an event
(Dr. Moses Murimi Ngigi). JKUAT has its own conference center.
I am also in contact with Evans Ikua. He is Liaison Person for East
Africa at Free & Open Source Software Foundation for Africa.
With AGSE 2012 / FOSS4G-SEA we did a similar approach as you suggested.
However we had two days decdicated to OS, filled with keynotes,
presentations, and a number of workshops finally with founding an OSGeo
Malaysian local chapter. IMHO a half day might be too short.
In any case I offer my contribution.
Franz-Josef
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Am 28.07.2012 11:45, schrieb 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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