[OSGeo-Discuss] REMINDER: Call for Workshops/Tutorials for FOSS4G2011

[andrea antonello]

Hi there, same question here.
One submits and there is no preview, no prompt, not notification email.
Is there a way to be sure?

Thanks,
Andrea


On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Alex Borrell <borrellalex at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jeff, is there a list of workshops and tutorials received? How do I know
> if you got any proposal?
>
> Thanks
> Alex Borrell
> Mexico
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Jeff McKenna
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just a quick update that we haven't received many abstracts for
>> workshops or tutorials yet, and the deadline is the 30th.  So please
>> head to the online form to submit: http://2011.foss4g.org/workshops
>>
>> Also, an important note is that if your workshop submission is not
>> accepted as a workshop, it will be considered for as a tutorial instead.
>>
>> -Workshop Committee 2011
>>
>>
>>
>> **********
>> Denver, CO, USA. 14 January 2011. The Free and Open Source Software for
>> Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is pleased to announce the Call for
>> Workshops and Tutorials for the 2011 conference, being held September 12
>> - 16, 2011, in Denver, CO, USA. FOSS4G is the premier international
>> conference focused on open source geospatial software. Users and
>> developers are encouraged to present their latest projects and software
>> to demonstrate the power of open source geospatial solutions through a
>> series of workshop sessions and tutorial presentations. Sessions may
>> cover systems that are solely open source, or a combination of open and
>> closed source solutions.
>>
>> Workshops
>> ---------
>>
>> Workshops are 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 a projector, and with
>> computers for participants to use. Instructors will need to discuss
>> pre-installation requirements with the Conference Organizing 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 complimentary registration to the conference for
>> delivering a workshop.
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Topics of Interest
>> ------------------
>>
>> All submissions will be considered, but particular interest will be
>> shown in the following topics:
>>
>>    * Practical Introductions to FOSS4G software
>>    * Interoperability / Spatial Data Infrastructure
>>    * Integration between open and closed source solutions
>>    * Free and open geospatial data
>>    * Performance tuning
>>
>> Application form
>> ----------------
>>
>> Follow this link to submit your proposals:
>> http://2011.foss4g.org/workshops 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.
>>
>> Communication
>> -------------
>>
>> All workshop and tutorial applicants are encouraged to use the workshop
>> mailing list to ask questions to the workshop committee:
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
>>
>> General FOSS4G 2011 questions and discussion should occur on the main
>> conference mailing list:
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2011
>>
>>
>>
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