[OpenGeoscience] EGU 2016 Short Courses Preparation

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Dear all
As you can see from the boad mailing list the motion
"Support the EGU Townhall Session: OSGeo with 2'200 USD"
has been approved.

I believe you should have included usb in this amount. Maybe you could buy
some usb, install osgeolive and make them available for the course. Do you
have estimates of costs? They could be included in the 2200 usd?

Let me know.

Maxi
Il 25/Gen/2016 22:00, Peter Löwe <peter.loewe at gmx.de> ha scritto:

>
> Hi Micha, all,
>
> >Have a look at the table here:
> >
> >
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee#Ideas_collected_for_the_introductionary_short_course_at_EGU_2016
>
> If the table could be extended for all software projects within OSGeo
> Live, we could do a shout-out both within ESSI and OSGEO/GEO4ALL to get
> more people involved to showcase how the individual tools are put into
> action.
>
> >Can I add you as a presenter for GRASS, then?
> Yes.
>
> >>What will be needed to get the VM & USB drives off the ground ? Is a
> custom-made VM needed ? Funding for USB drives (= give-aways) could be
> requested by the OSGeo board, if necessary.
> >I don't think we need a custom VM. I would like to have USB drives to
> hand out with the Installation of VirtualBox, >and a VM ready to use. THis
> way launching into the actual short course would be relatively quick.
> >I have been told that Jorge Sanz knows a European based company that does
> a good job of burning USB drives. But I >haven't contacted him yet. The
> funding is still the blocker.
>
> FWIW, a request for funding for the USB drives can be requested from the
> OSGeo Board list. The decision by the Board will be publicly made via the
> list. FWIW, here are the details for the proposal for Townhall funding for
> the Board:
>
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/EGU_Townhall_2016#Relevance_for_OSGeo
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/EGU_Townhall_2016#Budget
>
> Maybe Maxi (cc) can provide more detailed advice on the process and the
> criteria for funding.
>
> One lesson learned from FOSS4G 2015 (Portland) is that the company
> responsible for the production of the OSGEo Live USB drives should be
> closely monitored for delivering a working product: "Bricked" OSGeo VM USB
> sticks could turn into a critical single point of failure for the EGU short
> courses.
>
> Best,
> Peter
>
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