[Foss4g2009] Draft press release for review - Sign up for FOSS4G bonus activities

[Mark Leslie]

I've made some changes to BoF and LiveDVD sections.

http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_26&diff=40333&oldid=40320

Doug White wrote:
> Cameron,
> 
> InstallFest Wiki has been updated. A few grammatical things inline...
> 
> 
> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_26
>>
>> We can send this press release out tomorrow, if all the "get involved" 
>> wiki pages are up to date. Alternatively, we can wait till Monday.
>>
>> Review comments welcomed.
>>
>>
>>  Sign up for FOSS4G bonus activities
>>
>> Sydney, Australia. 14 August 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
>>
>> The FOSS4G conference is famous for its community driven, 
>> extra-curricular activities and wiki pages are now open for community 
>> members to define these activities for 2009. So if you want to get 
>> more out of FOSS4G listening, if you have a topic you want to discuss, 
>> a message you want to share, a product you want to show off, or you 
>> want to network with light minded people, then please consider adding 
>> your name to one of the following activities.
> Above should be like minded not light minded.  Although I can be light 
> minded at times too!
> 
>>
>>
>>    Birds of a Feather
>>
>> Semi-organised meetings between like-minded groups. Add a discussion 
>> topic that expect will attract like minded people, and you wish to 
>> coordinate. http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_BirdsOfAFeather
> "that you expect" above
>>
>>
>>    OSGeo AGM
>>
>> OSGeo's Annual General Meeting which will hear reports from Local 
>> Chapters and OSGeo Committees. 
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2009
>>
>>
>>    Installfest
>>
>> At the start of the conference, community members will be helping 
>> delegates install a wide variety of FOSS software on delegates 
>> laptops. Add the name of your project and yourself to the wiki if you 
>> will be attending. See also the Live DVD. 
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_InstallFest
>>
>>
>>    Posters
>>
>> Limited poster boards will be on hand for the duration of the 
>> conference. Add your proposed project and contact details to the wiki 
>> so we can determine how big posters should be, and how many we can 
>> accept. Monitor poster discussion on the foss4g email list. 
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Posters
>>
>>
>>    Demo Theater
>>
>> Ten minute product presentation slots will be running during morning 
>> tea and lunch breaks. These presentations are being offered first to 
>> sponsors, then to community members. Contact the coordinators if you 
>> wish to be involved. 
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Demonstration_Theatre
>>
>>
>>    Live DVD
>>
>> A Live DVD, with windows installers will be handed out to all 
>> delegates, who will bring it to the installfest and it will be 
>> available for handing out at conferences and marketing events around 
>> the world. It is a huge marketing opportunity, but is critically 
>> under-resourced, and there is a good chance we will have to resort 
>> back to the 2008 Live DVD. If you are a good community organisor, or a 
>> wiz technical geek, please help out with this activity. 
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Live_DVD
>>
>>
>>    Code Sprint
>>
>> Saturday after FOSS4G: Passionate programmers + pizza + caffeine + 
>> whiteboards + wireless = great software advancements. Add a project 
>> you wish to work on, a coordinator, and goals for your code sprint. 
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Code_Sprint
>>
>>
>>    The Climate Change Integration Plugfest (CCIP)
>>
>> A demonstration of standards based interoperability between Open 
>> Source and Proprietary geospatial applications based on a Climate 
>> Change Scenario, being coordinated by the OGC. Contact Raj Singh if 
>> interested. 
>> http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/WebHome 
>>
>>
>>
>>    Volunteers
>>
>> Want to help out with all the extra little jobs, or need volunteers 
>> for specific activities? 
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Volunteers
>>
>>
>>  About FOSS4G
>>
>> The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, 
>> coming to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009, attracts 
>> presentations from the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, 
>> Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals in the area of geospatial 
>> applications, standards, government programs, business processes and 
>> case studies. Topics include mobile platforms, location based 
>> applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development, spatial 
>> standards, integration of cross-agency data, Spatial Data 
>> Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web Processing Services, Integration of 
>> Open Source and Proprietary Software and more.
>>
>> http://2009.foss4g.org
>>
>>
>>    Upcoming milestones
>>
>>    * 14 Sep 2009, *Completed program available*
>>    * 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
>>    * 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
>>    * 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
>>
>>
>>    Media Sponsors
>>
>>    * Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
>>    * Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
>>    * Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
>>    * Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
>>    * GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
>>    * Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising 
>> Committee, join our email list or twitter feed at: 
>> http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/
>>
>> or contact:
>>
>> Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and 
>> Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft
>>
>> tel +61-2-8570-5050
>>
>> c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m
>>
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