[FOSS4G-Oceania] Locate19 - abstract submission

Tue Jan 22 03:26:49 PST 2019

I'd love to, but my funding situation is the same as yours :). My other
paper wasn't accepted, making the trip hard(er) to justify.

Cheers, and thanks! Great talk idea.

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On Tue., 22 Jan. 2019, 21:00 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com
wrote:

> Thanks Jonah for offering to present. Does anyone else want to challenge
> Jonah for the honour? Greg? Adam? Alex?
>
> I was planning to use the slide deck I used at foss4g (which can now be
> extended from 5 to 12 mins)
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ivsGWB8Pet8sdgEXIr6eUH3HpuEQOv-OxqvJCmQG2IM/edit#slide=id.g45686b587a_0_0
>
> The abstract that was accepted is:
>
> * Title: Learning the Open Source Geospatial toolkit in five minutes
> Abstract: Last November there was a four day conference dedicated to free
> and open source software held in Melbourne. It attracted over 200 people,
> twice as many as expected. Organisations are adopting these technologies,
> people are being trained in it and job advertisements request these skills.
> Want to learn what the all the buzz is about? This presentation summarises
> the key open geospatial technologies in a five minute elevator pitch.
> Presenter Cameron Shorter By day, Cameron is a Software, Information and
> Geospatial Business Analyst. By night he helps build open source
> communities, mainly in the geospatial domain. Over the last couple of
> decades he has contributed to numerous open source projects, some of which
> he started. He’s contributed to the Open Source Geospatial (OSGeo)
> foundation board, to OSGeo committees, has co-authored many strategies and
> processes, and is one of the coordinators of OSGeoLive. *
> On 22/1/19 2:39 pm, Jonah Sullivan wrote:
>
> I'll attend that conference. I'm happy to present.
>
> On Tue, 22 Jan. 2019, 14:32 Alicia Smith <asmith at willorganise.com.au
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Cameron, if you can let me know the name of the person who will be
>> doing the presentation (as well as their contact email and phone number) I
>> can revert this over to them and update your record so they get any future
>> correspondence.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Alicia
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 January 2019 7:30 AM
>> *To:* Alicia Smith <asmith at willorganise.com.au>; 'Locate19 Conference
>> Secretariat' <locate at willorganise.com.au>; foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org
>> *Subject:* Re: Locate19 - abstract submission
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Alicia,
>>
>> We have been discussing the Open Source Geospatial Foundation's presence
>> at Locate, and some of our board members are planning to attend, and I
>> understand will be available to present. How would you like us to proceed
>> re transferring speakers?
>>
>> Warm regards, Cameron
>>
>> On 21/1/19 9:23 pm, Alicia Smith wrote:
>>
>> Dear Cameron,
>>
>>
>>
>> We’re sorry to hear this news. At this stage we have other people on a
>> waiting list who would be registering to attend so unless there is someone
>> who can present on your behalf and register as a speaker, we’ll have to
>> withdraw your paper and offer the spot to the next person.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Alicia Smith
>>
>> Conference Manager
>>
>> *************************************
>>
>> *Locate Conferences Australia Pty Ltd*
>>
>> PO Box 180
>>
>> Morisset NSW 2264
>>
>> Tel: +61 2 4973 6573 * Fax: +61 2 4973 6609
>>
>> E-mail: asmith at willorganise.com.au
>>
>> *************************************
>>
>> [image: Locate-19-Save-468x60] <http://www.locateconference.com/2019>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:13 AM
>> *To:* Locate19 Conference Secretariat <locate at willorganise.com.au>
>> <locate at willorganise.com.au>
>> *Subject:* Re: Locate19 - abstract submission
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Much as I'd love to come to Locate, I'm reluctantly going to have to
>> decline. (My employer is not in a position to be able to cover my
>> attendance.).
>>
>>
>>
>> However, if you like I can reach out other board members of our local
>> chapter of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, some of who live in
>> Melbourne. I expect that one of them would be prepared to present if they
>> could get a free pass for the session they are presenting at.
>>
>>
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Cameron Shorter
>>
>> Technology Demystifier
>>
>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>
>>
>>
>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 at 20:48, Locate19 Conference Secretariat <
>> mail at eventsairmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Cameron,
>>
>>
>> Thank you for submitting an abstract to present at Locate19. I'm pleased
>> to advise that your below abstract/s has been ACCEPTED as a full length
>> presentation. We are aware you submitted the abstract for a lightning
>> presentation however hope you will consider the offer of a full length talk
>> instead. The exact allocation into the program will be finalised in the
>> coming weeks including dates/times however you will be given 20mins in
>> total to present (13mins presentation and 5mins Q&A allowing 2mins for
>> introductions/speaker change over).
>>
>> You must advise us of your acceptance by completing your registration and
>> payment before *Thursday 31st January*. If you have not registered by
>> this time your allocated spot will be given to the next speaker on the
>> waiting list. If you have not already registered, please CLICK HERE
>> <https://willorganise.eventsair.com/2019-locate-conference/registration?Token=HdstkCexlEsVn7puuiMWDR4z58Z7xEZf5i1kxbKg9DA3K6Zz4g3wD1JVhKXdeAt9>
>> to complete the online form.
>> Speaker Presentation/s
>>
>> *Title*
>>
>> Learning the Open Source Geospatial toolkit in five minutes
>>
>>
>> In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
>> contact us.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> *Locate19 Conference Secretariat*
>> PO Box 180
>> Morisset NSW 2264
>> *T:* +61 2 4973 6573
>> *F:* +61 2 4973 6609
>> *E:* locate at willorganise.com.au
>> *W:* www.locateconference.com/2019
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Cameron Shorter
>>
>> Technology Demystifier
>>
>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>
>>
>>
>> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>>
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> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>
> M +61 (0) 419 142 254
>
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