[Foss4g2009] Workshop

[Mark Leslie]

Ahh, perfect.  I completely ignored those attachments :(

FWIW, I agree with your suggested capacity.  Even G04 (170 seats) seems 
unwieldy for a workshop, the larger rooms would make it very difficult 
to remain interactive, at least for me.

I'm of the opinion that more workshops are always better, but from the 
experiences of previous years it sounds like 14 will be plenty from a 
logistical standpoint.

I understand tutorials are not expected to be 'hands on' in the same way 
as labs were and workshops continue to be, so I won't include those in 
the rental costings.

Mark Leslie
Geospatial Software Architect
LISAsoft

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mapbutcher wrote:
> Mark
> 
> Check the program attachements:
> 
> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g2009/2008-December/000585.html
> 
> and email I sent to the list:
> 
> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g2009/2008-December/000590.html
> 
> I have suggested we look at capacity of 290 for workshops. A suggested 
> room allocation is detailed in the above links and attachments. I have 
> only listed workshops running for a single day - Tuesday 20th Oct. These 
> are only suggestions and if the OC thinks otherwise I can amend the 
> program - however because SCEC reservations are needed ASAP i suggest we 
> take a decision on this today or tomorrow?
> 
> Simon
> 
> 
> 2008/12/9 Mark Leslie <mrk.leslie at gmail.com <mailto:mrk.leslie at gmail.com>>
> 
>     With the completion of a few of my projects lately, I finally have
>     time to make a commitment to the FOSS4G effort.  Cameron has pointed
>     out the need to sort out details of the workshops, especially the
>     cost of equipment rentals, so I've taken on that task and am busy
>     wading through the various documentation that I haven't had time to
>     keep up with over the last few months.  I hope to have numbers for
>     you in the next few days.
> 
>      From what I understand, we're currently expecting 300 workshop
>     attendees, we have half a dozen rooms available and will be running
>     workshops for a day and a half, though which days are still
>     undecided. Can anyone confirm / correct this?
> 
>     -- 
>     Mark Leslie
>     Geospatial Software Architect
>     LISAsoft
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