[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2010 Call for Workshops and Tutorials is open

Tue Mar 16 07:55:21 PDT 2010

Hi Judit, thanks for asking

Lluis is evaluating this issue and we will have soon a Press Releas over the
deadline reminder.

lorenzo

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Judit Mays <mays at lat-lon.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> from this email in January I learned that abstract submission deadline
> for FOSS4G would be on May 1st, 2010 (see "Upcoming milestones"). Now I
> read on the web pages, that the deadline is April 1st.
>
> Should this change of deadline not be announced more offensively? People
> might miss the date otherwise. Or is there no change of plans and the
> 1st of May still holds true?
>
> Cheers, Judit
>
>
> Oscar Fonts schrieb:
> > Barcelona, Spain. 15 January 2010.
> >
> >
> > The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference
> > is pleased to announce a Call for Workshops and Tutorials for the 2010
> > conference, being held September 6-9, 2010, in Barcelona, Spain.
> >
> > FOSS4G is the international "gathering of tribes" for open source
> > geospatial communities. Users and developers are encouraged to present
> > their latest projects and software to demonstrate the power of Open
> > Source for system integration through a series of workshop sessions
> > and tutorial presentations. Session participants should expect to see
> > presentations on both geospatial open source and propriety software
> > integration along with pure open source solutions.
> >
> >
> > Workshops
> > ----------------
> >
> > Workshops are expected to be 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 with computers to support this vision. A projector will be
> > provided for each computer room for use within a workshop. Instructors
> > will need to discuss pre-installation requirements with the Conference
> > Organising 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 complementary registration to the
> > conference for delivering a workshop.
> >
> > All workshop submissions will be considered, but particular interest
> > will be shown in:
> >
> >  * Practical Introduction to FOSS4G software
> >  * Integrating Open Source
> >  * Spatial Data Infrastructure
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > All tutorial submissions will be considered, but particular interest
> > will be shown in the following topics:
> >
> >  * Practical Introductions
> >  * Interoperability
> >  * Integration
> >  * Performance tuning
> >  * SDI services
> >  * Mobile/phone applications
> >
> >
> > Application form
> > -----------------------
> >
> > Follow this link to submit your proposals:
> > http://intranet.pacifico-meetings.com:8081/abscoweb/Inicio.iface?id=14
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > FOSS4G 2010 Highlights
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Workshops and Tutorials: Workshops and Tutorials allow presenters to
> > lead attendees through applications, integration solutions, or other
> > topics in an interactive environment. Half-day workshops (3 hours)
> > will be held in computer rooms on September 6 (afternoon session) and
> > 7 (morning session). Tutorials (90 minutes) will be held in standard
> > presentation rooms, run concurrently with presentations on 7-9
> > September.
> >
> > Presentations: The meat of the conference are it's presentations.
> > Drawing on a huge community of local, regional and international
> > experts we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics
> > in the industry today.
> >
> > Academic Track: The academic sessions, with paper publications and
> > poster presentations, aims at bringing together researchers,
> > developers, users and practitioners carrying out research and
> > development in the geospatial and the free and open source fields and
> > willing to share original and recent research developments and
> > experiences. The academic track will act as an inventory of current
> > research topics, with the main objective of promoting cooperative
> > research between OSGeo developers and the academia.
> >
> > FOSS4G Live DVD: LiveDVDs, based on the Xubuntu operating system and
> > including Geospatial Open Source Software, will be given to all
> > delegates. Users can boot a Live DVD on their computer and trial the
> > software without installing or effecting the existing system.
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
> >
> > Installfest: The Installfest will give delegates the opportunity to
> > meet in a common area and install a wide variety of FOSS software on
> > their laptops, netbooks or any other system they care to bring in.
> > Community members will assist with any troubles and provide help and
> > insight into the software.
> >
> > Birds of a Feather: Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised
> > meetings between like minded groups. Some prominent community
> > initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.
> >
> > Code Sprint: The day after the conference is reserved for the Hackers'
> > Code Sprint. Hackers will be locked in a basement with lots of
> > bandwidth, plugs and coffee. :)
> >
> >
> > Upcoming milestones
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > 15 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials opens
> > 30 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials closes
> > 1 Feb 2010, Call for Abstracts opens
> > 16 Feb 2010, Notification of acceptance for workshops/tutorials
> > 22 Feb 2010, Registration for workshop and tutorials opens
> > 1 May 2010, Abstract submission deadline
> > 1 Jun 2010, Presenters notified of acceptance for talks
> > 15 Jun 2010, Author/Early registration deadline
> > Aug 2010, Completed program available
> > 6-7 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Workshops
> > 7-9 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
> > 10 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Code Sprint
> >
> >
> >
> > Please visit our site to subscribe and find more information about
> > this conference:
> > http://2010.foss4g.org
> >
> > Or contact Conference Chair for details about this announcement:
> > Lorenzo Becchi E-mail: lbecchi at osgeo.org
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
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