[OpenLayers-Dev] FOSS4G2008 Code Sprint, Lightning Talks & Demo Sessions

[Erik Uzureau]

Absolutely. We will be there and with bells on. I added a section to the
wiki... join up! It will be fun to meet the *other* francophone eric of
openlayers
fame :-)

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On 8/10/08, Eric Lemoine <eric.c2c at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi. Is there an OpenLayers code sprint planned or being planned? I
> haven't checked the wiki yet. Looking forward to meeting you all at
> the conference. Eric
>
> 2008/8/8, Erik Uzureau <erik.uzureau at metacarta.com>:
> > dear users, dev: a brief promotional message for the upcoming FOSS4G
> > conference in
> > Cape Town South Africa. There will be many of us there for the week,
> > hope to see you
> > too!
> > Erik
> >
> > Free and Open Source Geospatial Conference 2008 (FOSS4G2008)
> >
> > FOSS4G2008 will be taking place this year in September / October this
> > year in South Africa. FOSS4G is a an annual gathering place for Free
> > and Open Source  projects with a geospatial leaning. The conference
> > venue is the Cape Town International Conference Center (CTICC) in the
> > Foreshore area of Cape Town - the beautiful 'mother city' of South
> > Africa.
> >
> > Demo Sessions:
> > =======================
> >
> > We will be holding a demo theatre during tea breaks and lunch times.
> > Demos are a great way to show off your work to decision makers, GIS
> > professionals and fellow code crunchers. The demos will be restricted
> > to 10 minutes each (including questions and setup time) so they need
> > to be brief and to the point. If you would like to demo your project,
> > something you have achieved with FOSS geospatial, or anything else
> > relevant to a geospatial practitioner audience, you can register by
> > following the instructions provided on the demo wiki page here:
> >
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_Demos
> >
> >
> > Lightning Talks:
> > =======================
> >
> > During the plenary session on Monday 29 July, there will be eight
> > lightning talks of 5 minutes each. Time limits will be strictly
> > adhered to and we are looking for the most entertaining, thought
> > provoking and informative speeches possible. The speeches will be
> > presented to the entire conference. If you are interested in making a
> > lightning speech, or know of any good candidates to give such a
> > speech, please visit the lightning talks wiki page to register your
> > interest here:
> >
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks
> >
> >
> > Code Sprint:
> > =======================
> >
> > We will be holding an all day code sprint on Saturday 4 October - the
> > day following the end of the main conference activities. Given that
> > most FOSS projects are conducted as virtual collaborations over the
> > internet, the code sprint is a rare opportunity for you to get
> > together in person with other developers in your project.
> >
> > The code sprint is also a great opportunity for those who are
> > interested in getting involved in a project to go and meet the
> > developers face to face and get some help in getting started with
> > development. If you are not a developer, but interested in other
> > aspects of project development, (documentation, creating demonstrator
> > implementations of software etc.) the code sprint is an equally good
> > opportunity to collaborate.
> >
> > We will provide a venue, lunch and refreshments, internet connection
> > and flip charts. If you have other special requirements let us know
> > and we will see what we can do.
> >
> > In order to provide the very best experience for you it would be
> > helpful to get an idea of how many people are likely to attend. We
> > have created a Wiki page at:
> >
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint
> >
> > On this page you can create a section for your project and list the
> > people planning to attend. The page also provides a space to help you
> > organise your code sprint day by writing up the goals and preparation
> > work needed for your sprint.
> >
> >
> > Contact Info:
> > =======================
> >
> >
> > The code sprint, lightning talks & demo session organiser is Tim
> > Sutton (tim at linfiniti.com) - if you have any questions or special
> > requirements, please don't hesitate to ask. If you haven't already
> > registered for the conference, we advise doing so as soon as possible
> > to secure your place. Visit the conference registration page at:
> >
> > http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration
> >
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