[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G, plans (So am I just out of the loop ...)

[Markus Neteler]

Hi,

things can be collected on the new page
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_at_FOSS4G2006

Markus

On 8/14/06, Jody Garnett <jgarnett at refractions.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I went on a little search spree to see what resources there were around
> to help get set up for a presence at FOSS4G. I did find an open office
> slide show template (which someone kindly ported to power point for me).
> We are starting to marshal some of the java projects together for BOF
> sessions and the like, but we have been doing this in IRC meetings and
> on the various developer lists.
>
> Is there a need/wish to coordinate a bit, do we have any theme or point
> we are trying to make this year? Or are we still at the "here we are"
> stage?  I imagine this discussion should go to the viscom mailing list,
> but I figure that if I went there others in the same boat as me would
> remain out of the loop.
>
> So here are some of the ideas I have picked up:
> - A coordinate strike at demo-fest, showing interoperability through
> standards
> - GeoTools is 10 years old, Birthday BOF
> - OSGEO Template, providing common LnF for presentations by OSGEO Projects
>
> And some that I am not sure will make it in time:
> - Tiling WMS, some talk of GeoServer and uDig implementation of GetTile
> - Countless breakout meetings about interesting topics
> - Timed release of GeoTools 2.3 & GeoServer 1.4.1, and GeoServer+WCS
>
> (It would be kind of fun to see a couple projects taking on the tiling
> WMS concept, maybe chat over beers and see which implementation we like)
> It would be really nice to gather up some of the projects on a CD, while
> I do not think we are a sponsor (and cannot hand out a lot of stuff from
> a booth), we may
> be able to get away with handing out a CD during presentations (perhaps
> to people brave enough to ask questions).
>
> So here is the question: is their a loop I am missing, or should we keep
> muddling along with our own plans.
> Jody
>
>
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