[FOSS4G2016] 7th keynote

[Volker Mische]

Hi all,

I've updated the schedule and also removed the Workshops days, as Frab
will only be used for the Video-Team.

Cheers,
  Volker


On 06/01/2016 02:02 PM, Volker Mische wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Frab currently has issues, so I can't edit things. But I'll try to
> replace the lightning talks on the last day with the 7th keynote.
> 
> I can check things when I'm in Bolsena (Monday evening), but I don't
> know how good the Internet will be. And I'd also prefer spending not so
> much time on the schedule while I'm in Bolsena.
> 
> Cheers,
>   Volker
> 
> 
> On 06/01/2016 01:49 PM, till.adams at fossgis.de wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have another idea. In the general schedule we have a lightning talk
>> session in the closing session. We can easily replace this with a 2nd
>> keynote at the end and we are done.
>>
>> We must finish the schedule this week, so option 3 is out. So I'd like
>> proposal 1.
>>
>> Till
>>
>> Am 2016-06-01 13:26, schrieb Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl):
>>> Volker, Till
>>>
>>> A few mails ago you stated that you will be offline from Thursday
>>> (tomorrow) until Monday, and after that you will be in an monastery in
>>> Bolsena ;-)
>>> Meanwhile, we like to finalize the schedule this week;
>>> That leaves us 3 choices:
>>> 1. Volker uses his experience to find a place for the 7th keynote today;
>>>
>>> 2. Other LOC-ers (including me) make this final reschedule this week;
>>> That requires knowledge of how to use FRAB (is is just drag-and-drop?)
>>>
>>> 3. We wait until Volker gets back from Italy (12th of June?).
>>> Not my favorite, since this would postpone the final schedule for
>>> another 2 weeks.
>>>
>>> Do we (=LOC minus Volker) have the know-how to integrate the FRAB
>>> schedule in our website in the forthcomnig days?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>> Gert-Jan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Volker Mische schreef op 01-06-2016 12:10:
>>>> Hi Till, Gert-Jan,
>>>> On 06/01/2016 11:57 AM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl) wrote:
>>>>> Till, Volker,
>>>>> I'd prefer not to parallel the OSgeo AM with a keynote.
>>>> +1
>>>>
>>>>> Extending is a possibility, rearranging the 3rd day afternoon sessions
>>>>> is also an option (but that might drive Volker insane...):
>>>>> I see the 3rd day afternoon now spans just 4 out of 7 rooms, with
>>>>> tracks
>>>>> of made of 3 talks. (12 in total).
>>>>> Spreading these 12 talks accross 6 rooms (in tracks of 2 talks each)
>>>>> would give as half an hours spare space at 13:45u, were the 7th keynote
>>>>> might be scheduled.
>>>>> This also has the advantage that all 3 days get the same rhythm:
>>>>> starting thee day with Till (ough!), 1 keynote, talks, lunch break, 1
>>>>> keynote, talks.
>>>>> But, as stated; this requires some reshuffling of the 3rd day's
>>>>> afternoon.
>>>> That is an option. More tracks in parallel is always a good idea as we
>>>> have limited space anyway, and then people have more choices and
>>>> hopefully distribute more.
>>>> Or we could also put the additional keynote on the second day in the
>>>> morning, have a 30mins late start and don't have the 2 talk-sessions in
>>>> the morning.
>>>> I think (I haven't checked) that we have enough space to spread the
>>>> talks from the day 2 morning sessions into other spots.
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>   Volker
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> till.adams at fossgis.de schreef op 01-06-2016 8:26:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> great. What we need is a photograph and a short vita, like for the
>>>>>> other keynoters. Also we need a contact email adress, so we can clear
>>>>>> up details and send him the registration code (same for the open Data
>>>>>> guru, Gert-Jan).
>>>>>> Yesterday I had a meeting with Thomas Zerweck, he works at the GIS
>>>>>> department of the MunichRe, one of the biggest reinsurance of the
>>>>>> world. I agreed with him to let him give a keynote as well. I like the
>>>>>> idea having somebody talking about their needs, not what they really
>>>>>> did. With that we have 7 keynoters, all are great! We could either
>>>>>> have a third keynote on thursday in parallel to OEGeo AM or we extent
>>>>>> the closing session, so we have two keynotes there. What do you think?
>>>>>> In general we have a lot of stuff to promote now!
>>>>>> Till
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am 2016-05-31 16:26, schrieb Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl):
>>>>>>> When I suggested Marc to contact Peter Kusterer I didn't foresee that
>>>>>>> it would be such a topical issue, given this weekends floodings in
>>>>>>> southern Germany...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Marc Vloemans schreef op 31-05-2016 12:41:
>>>>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>>>> Just got of the phone with Peter Kusterer, Head of Corporate
>>>>>>>> Citizenship IBM Germany
>>>>>>>> He agreed to give keynote on Friday. Working title; The role of
>>>>>>>> Sahana
>>>>>>>> for international Disastermanagement.
>>>>>>>> His short resume will follow.
>>>>>>>> Could Thisbe added to the program?
>>>>>>>> Vriendelijke groet,
>>>>>>>> Marc Vloemans
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