[mapguide-users] FOSS4G 2007 Call for Workshops

[Andy Morsell]

Hi Bob,
I saw the FOSS4G call for workshops today and I'm seriously considering
proposing.  I would re-tool my AU "Fast Track to your first MapGuide site"
to be all MGOS based along with installation with Apache and PHP.  I would
only do this as a 4 hour workshop.  What do you think of this idea?   

Thanks.


Andy 

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Subject: [mapguide-users] FOSS4G 2007 Call for Workshops

The FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference is
pleased to announce the Call for Workshops for the 2007 conference, being
held September 24-27 in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

FOSS4G is the premier conference for the open source geospatial community,
providing a place for developers, users, and people new to open source
geospatial to get a full-immersion experience in both established and
leading edge geospatial technologies.

This is your chance to showcase your favorite application, integration
solution, or other topic. You will use your superior classroom skills to
lead a group of attendees through your chosen topic in either a half-day or
ninety minute lab or classroom format. Half-day workshops will be delivered
on Monday, September 24 (the Workshops day), while the ninety minute
workshops will run concurrently with the presentations during the remainder
of the conference.

While we are open to workshops on a wide range of topics, we strongly
encourage workshop submissions on the following topics:

- Practical Introduction to ___________
- Interoperability
- NeoGeography and NovelGeography
- Using a Software Stack
- 3D Worlds

In the tradition of previous FOSS4G events, we expect that the majority of
workshops will be "hands on", with participants seated in front of computers
and able to follow along with the instructor, working directly with the
software and applications under discussion.

Be prepared to spend considerable effort in creating your workshop. Past
experience has shown that a high quality workshop requires about three days
of preparation for each hour of presentation time. As part of this
preparation you will be expected to develop material for attendees to take
away with them, such as handouts, a 'workbook', CDROM, etc.

In recognition of this effort, workshop presenters will receive a reduction
in the price of conference registration:

free registration for delivering a half-day workshop half-price registration
for delivering a 90-minute workshop Because of limited space, you may want
to consider submitting two versions of your topic, one for each length
format.

Please visit the workshops page on our website to download the submission
templates and instructions for sending them in:

http://www.foss4g2007.org/workshops.html

The deadline for workshop submissions is February 28, 2007. Submit early,
submit often!
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