[foss4g2014] computer labs for conference next year

[Jeff McKenna]

I would also have lots of advice to give here.  I've been involved on
the Workshop Committee for each year since 2004...(except Nottingham)

Even today, we must still provide workstations at our FOSS4G events.
Please do budget for this and start contacting a tech provider.  So this
means: monitor, mouse, keyboard, drive or shared drive, highspeed
internet connection, and the same for the instructor's machine.
(include an extra computer in each room for the instructor, so he/she is
on the same env as attendees)  Likely these would be Windows machines,
and instructors would have the option of working in Windows or through
the OSGeoLive disk.

Ping me for more advice anytime :)  I've got lots ha.


-jeff




On 2013-08-27 2:22 PM, David Percy wrote:
> The one sticky requirement might be the ability to boot from a DVD or
> thumb drive
> Lots of workshops like to use the OSGeo_live DVD... I think, we should
> find out what ends up happening in Nottingham!
> Given that, we'll have some data about requirements by the end of September.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:12 AM, buggum <buggum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Maybe the thing to do is secure the date, figure out who to pay, how much to
>> pay, and pledge a date to inform  the Computer Action Team (CAT, IT support
>> group for the Maseeh College) of what is needed of the labs.
>>
>> A lot can happen in a year. With enough warning but not necessarily infinite
>> warning time, I imagine the CAT could do something convenient for FOSS4G
>> without inconveniencing the engineering students who will be starting a new
>> term just after FOSS4G2014PDX.
>>
>> But, if TheCAT wants to wait until FOSS4G specifies exact requirements, then
>> that' is understandable, too.
>>
>>
>> bkm
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Right now, I think it's too hard to answer that question, since we don't
>>> know what the workshops will be.
>>>
>>> Obviously we can structure different workshops differently depending on
>>> what computer resources are available.
>>>
>>> Some may require software, some may require no software, and some may be
>>> of the "boot the OSGeo Live DVD and run off of that" type.
>>>
>>> Some will undoubtedly be BYO Laptop as well, which won't require any
>>> computers at all.
>>>
>>> d.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 27, 2013, at 6:39 AM, David Percy <percyd at pdx.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good questions, sorry for the delay in reply...
>>>>
>>>> I think we should kick this question up to the conference committee
>>>> discussion list, as there is a lot of depth of experience in this
>>>> subject there.
>>>>
>>>> When I was on the workshops committee in 2007, Dave Patton was the
>>>> chair and he dealt with these questions, I just helped pick the
>>>> workshops (and set the rental computers up when they arrived on site,
>>>> but everyone helped with that!). Dave was engaged in the discussions
>>>> about where to host next year, so I know he still monitors the list!
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Percy
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:41 AM, buggum <buggum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Janaka may have a few moments today to respond on who/how/what/how mu$h
>>>>> for
>>>>> the Maseeh College labs.
>>>>>
>>>>> If before that time someone could succinctly describe what is needed in
>>>>> a
>>>>> `computer lab` I think it would help immensely. At present, the Windows
>>>>> machines have software of interest to engineering students.
>>>>>
>>>>> What would a FOSS4G2014 attendee be expecting were he to find one of
>>>>> the
>>>>> labs? A sheet of paper with an account/password? A web-browser? A
>>>>> command
>>>>> prompt?
>>>
>>
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