[Foss4g2009] FOSS4G and Ignite Spatial

[Stephen Lead]

Hi all,

No 1 is a good idea, but No 2 won't work - as you said, people will be more
interested in talking to each other than in listening.

No 3 could work, but I think Ignite works best when it's held in an informal
pub setting after work, rather than at lunchtime. It works best as a block
of 10 presentations, rather than one or two presentations while people are
also eating their lunches. You need a big crowd, rather than a handful of
people.

What about holding Ignite as one of the options for people to go to, on one
of the nights? Not everyone will want to go along to every evening event, so
it will give people a choice as to that evening's activities.

We'll have enough attendees to go ahead even without FOSS4G, so it would be
a way of showcasing the diverse range of events being held in Sydney.

I'll also sign up for the workshop list.

Cheers,
Steve

2009/3/13 Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <tmitchell at osgeo.org>

> On 12-Mar-09, at 3:54 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>
>> A couple of options come to mind, probably with a number of tweaks on both
>> sides
>>
>> 1. Have the talk on the Monday night before the workshops. Focus more on
>> proprietary vendors and hence provide a different angle to the conference.
>>
>
> Without looking at the schedule, this one sounds least disruptive to me.
>  Having it before the event makes good sense.
>
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