[Foss4g2008loc] Suggestions for lightning talk speakers

[Paul Ramsey]

IMO, anything entertaining and high energy is a good idea, be it FOSS
or PNOSS :)

P

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Inge Netterberg
<inge.netterberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think we should have some PNOSS (;-)) ones too but the others sound great.
>
>
> Not only foss I would be happy with a 70 30 split FOSS / PNOSS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Tim Sutton
> Sent: 05 August 2008 05:51 PM
> To: FOSS4G2008 local organising committee
> Subject: Re: [Foss4g2008loc] Suggestions for lightning talk speakers
>
> Hi Gavin, Graeme and Paul
>
> Many thanks for the great suggestions. I will follow these up. I will
> use the demo sessions as overflow for anyone we cant accommodate
> within the 8 lightning talk slots, giving preference for high level,
> high impact talks in the plenary.
>
> I also wonder if we should be giving more leg room to the proprietry
> software folks out there since its a dual conference with GISSA. What
> are the GISSA expectations - equal coverage of topics on FOSS? Heavy
> bias towards FOSS? If folks feel we need to dedicate some time to
> PNOSS (proprietry non open source software <-- ok I just made that up
> :-) ) I'll pursue some lighning talkers from that camp too.
>
> Best regards
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> 2008/8/5 Gavin Fleming <GavinF at mintek.co.za>:
>> Please approach Mick, he would be excellent - I haven't heard from him
>> in a while and his absence would be sorely missed....
>>
>> Graeme how about you or someone else in your team on FOSS AFIS?
>>
>> Tim how about you on QGIS 1 launch...
>>
>> Definitely Maurizio Felice (MadMapper) on his NASA Worldwind work and
>> serving up huge images very fast.
>>
>> Christo Zietsman on his GRASS atmospheric correction module or other
>> stuff he might have done since then (anyone have contact details for
>> him?)
>>
>> Frans van den Bergh on his GDAL and OSSIM work and contributions
>>
>> Sindile Bidla (DLA E. Cape) on FOSS GIS in education
>>
>> Hardy Jonck on some of their FOSS GIS implementations
>>
>> Not GIS, but local FOSS / open stuff:
>> Riaan Booysen on Boa Constructor Python IDE
>> Paul Scott on Chisimba, AVOIR, UbuntuGIS, etc.
>> John Hay, FreeBSD
>> Paul Sheer on his LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition
>> Someone from www.translate.org.za
>>
>>
>> NB: lightning talk is 5 minutes, informative and entertaining. NOT just
>> another presentation.
>>
>> Gavin
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:foss4g2008loc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of graeme
>> mcferren
>> Sent: 05 August 2008 09:58 AM
>> To: FOSS4G2008 local organising committee
>> Subject: Re: [Foss4g2008loc] Suggestions for lightning talk speakers
>>
>>
>> We could try to get Mick Wilson from UN/ SDI East Africa on board
>> somehow, whether here or in another way - he is passionate about open
>> standards, open source in the developing world context.
>>
>> On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 09:46 +0200, Tim Sutton wrote:
>>> Hi Folks
>>>
>>> Since I haven't had people breaking down my door for lightning talks
>>> etc I was thinking to try directly approaching some 'GIS Luminaries'
>>> and see if they are interested in giving a talk. Does anyone have
>>> ideas for interesting people we could approach? I thought it might be
>>> particularly interesting to get some people who are doing 'grass
>>> roots' GIS work in Africa. Any suggestions would be most welcome.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>
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