[Foss4g2009] Workshop / Tutorial Submission Templates

Thu Jan 29 18:19:05 EST 2009

I think you're getting confused about the templates.  Here is the call 
for workshops 
(http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Call_for_Workshops) that should 
contain this information.  This is their first contact and how they find 
the workshops or tutorial pages.  The pages provide this detail again, 
though separating workshops from tutorials for clarity and link to the 
submission templates.  The submission templates are not stand alone 
documents, they are the last level of detail for what we expect of 
presenters.  Frankly, they already provide more information than I've 
seen in previous years and it should all be contained on the website 
(it's not yet).

The website seems to be missing the submission instruction page.  We 
should get a draft in that pretty soon.

At the moment I don't think there's any need for a separate workshops 
mailing list, mostly because we don't have a separate workshops committee.

Mark Leslie
Geospatial Software Architect
LISAsoft

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Cameron Shorter wrote:
> As I start filling in the press release, I realise that there should be 
> a couple more paragraphs added the the Workshop/Tutorial template 
> introduction.
> 
> *Milestones*
> 
> TBD.
> 
> *Submission Process*
> 
> Workshops are to be submitted by ...
> 
> *Queries*
> 
> Queries about the workshops, tutorials or presentations can be asked on 
> the FOSS4G 2009 email list, 
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2009 , or by raising the 
> question on IRC, irc://freenode.net#foss4g .
> 
> (Should we set up a separate email list for workshops/tutorials?)
> 
> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Mark,
>> I've finally reviewed the Tutorial and Workshop templates, and they 
>> look very professional. Nice work.
>>
>> I've added a couple of comments, primarily asking presenters to 
>> outline their requirements from the CCIP and LiveDVD and whether they 
>> are prepared to help test/support the creation of these.
>>
>>
>> Mark Leslie wrote:
>>> Templates updated, and in nasty Word Template format as well.
>>>
>>> Asking questions and reading reviews, it's starting to be clear that 
>>> beginner workshops are really where our target audience wants to be. 
>>> I'm going to recommend that, largely due to our reduced number of 
>>> workshops over previous years, we bias the workshops heavily towards 
>>> beginner sessions, but try to balance the tutorials across the three 
>>> sections.
>>>
>>> I've also taken a stab at stealing workshop selection criteria, which 
>>> now lives at 
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Workshop_Selection_Criteria> 
>>> and is available for review and comment.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Leslie
>>> Geospatial Software Architect
>>> LISAsoft
>>>
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>>> Ph: +61 2 8570 5000 Fax: +61 2 8570 5099 Mob: +61
>>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf 19-21 Pirrama Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> LISAsoft is part of the A2end Group of Companies
>>> http://www.ardec.com.au
>>> http://www.lisasoft.com
>>> http://www.terrapages.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Leslie wrote:
>>>> Hmm, I was under the impression that the workshops were 
>>>> traditionally beginner-heavy, but looking back that doesn't seem to 
>>>> be the case.  The numbers for 2007 are
>>>> Workshops: 12
>>>>   Beginner: 4
>>>>   Advanced: 3
>>>>   Developer: 3
>>>>   Advanced Developer: 1
>>>>   Intermediate: 1
>>>> Tutorials: 16
>>>>   Beginner: 10
>>>>   Advanced: 3
>>>>   Developer: 2
>>>>   Beginner/Advanced: 1
>>>>
>>>> Excluding those that didn't fill out the form properly, it seems 
>>>> there was a pretty even balance in workshops with the shorter 
>>>> sessions being more beginner oriented.
>>>>
>>>> 2008 doesn't seem to list this.
>>>>
>>>> At any rate, I think you've got it right, defining User vs. 
>>>> Developer. I'll update the templates today, and add a short 
>>>> explanation line like I have for the other sections.  I'll also take 
>>>> a shot at outlining some selection criteria on the wiki.
>>>>
>>>> Mark Leslie
>>>> Geospatial Software Architect
>>>> LISAsoft
>>>>
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>>>> Ph: +61 2 8570 5000 Fax: +61 2 8570 5099 Mob: +61
>>>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf 19-21 Pirrama Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> LISAsoft is part of the A2end Group of Companies
>>>> http://www.ardec.com.au
>>>> http://www.lisasoft.com
>>>> http://www.terrapages.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Doug White wrote:
>>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the templates look good, I would agree with Daniels 
>>>>> comments somewhat. It seems like the 2007 categories equate to 
>>>>> something like...
>>>>>
>>>>> Beginner User
>>>>> Advanced User
>>>>> Developer (advanced prerequisite knowledge)
>>>>>
>>>>> I am not sure how the workshop attendees would break down into 
>>>>> these categories, it's obviously of little financial benefit to 
>>>>> hold a beginner workshop if people are only likely to attend the 
>>>>> advanced and developer level. On the other hand beginners probably 
>>>>> don't want to be in a developer workshop learning C code either.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe tutorial sessions could cater more for beginners, with 
>>>>> material that could be taken away and worked through at leisure?
>>>>>
>>>>> Doug.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Leslie wrote:
>>>>>> Daniel Kastl wrote:
>>>>>>> Mark Leslie schrieb:
>>>>>>>> After having Jody fill out a template, there were a number of 
>>>>>>>> changes
>>>>>>>> and clarifications needed.  I've also put the effort into making
>>>>>>>> something presentable, so here are the next-generation of 
>>>>>>>> submission
>>>>>>>> templates for comment.  This time, they're even in template form :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looking into the workshop submission template I remember that in 
>>>>>>> 2007
>>>>>>> there was the same choice
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----
>>>>>>> User Level (choose one):
>>>>>>>     ? Beginner
>>>>>>>     ? Advanced
>>>>>>>     ? Developer
>>>>>>> ----
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I (pgRouting workshop) wasn't sure whether to choose "Advanced" or
>>>>>>> "Developer" (probably both?).
>>>>>>> Well, it's not a critical issue, just thought something like
>>>>>>> "Beginner/Advanced/Expert" and/or "User/Developer" would be 
>>>>>>> unambiguous
>>>>>>> and more clear.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is a very good point.  To try and clarify my understanding it 
>>>>>> should read more like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  User Level (choose one):
>>>>>>      ? Beginner
>>>>>>      ? Advanced: Non-developer
>>>>>>      ? Advanced: Developer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This was copied from the 2007 template, so I'm not sure if this 
>>>>>> was the intent then, but it's what I've expected.  This then begs 
>>>>>> the question, can we have "Beginner: Developer" workshops or 
>>>>>> tutorials?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark Leslie
>>>>>> Geospatial Software Architect
>>>>>> LISAsoft
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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