[Projects] [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSDEM 2022 (Online) – geospatial devroom Call for Participation - Deadline: 26.12.2021

[Astrid Emde (OSGeo)]

Hello all,

short reminder.

You are welcome to submit a talk for the Geospatial devroom at FOSDEM 
2022 ONLINE

Deadline: 26.12.2021

See you Astrid

Am 09.12.2021 08:44 schrieb Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Discuss:
> News item
> https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/osgeo-at-fosdem-2022-online-call-for-participation-for-the-geospatial-devroom/
> 2021-12-09
> 
> Submission Deadline: 26.12.2021
> 
> FOSDEM is the largest free and open source developers meeting in
> Europe, with 8000+ participants. It normally takes place in Brussels
> (Belgium).
> 
> FOSDEM 2021 will be Online. As in the last year we will have a
> Geospatial devroom. The Geospatial devroom will be on Sunday 6
> February 2022. In 2022 it will be our opportunity to bring our global
> community to FOSDEM.
> 
> The geospatial devroom is the place to talk about the state of the art
> of open, geo-related data, free and open source geospatial software
> and its ecosystem. This includes standards and tools, e.g. spatial
> databases, online mapping tools, geospatial services, used for
> collecting, storing, delivering, analysing, and visualizing geodata.
> 
> We hope you will submit a talk or come around at FOSDEM 2022.
> 
> Call for Participation
> -------------------------------------
> Submission Deadline: 26.12.2021
> 
> We are looking for you to be part of the geospatial devroom. The
> geospatial devroom aims to host talks about geospatial topics, GIS,
> and geodata projects, standards and open data.
> 
> Please submit your talk till 26 December 2021.
> 
> About The FOSDEM
> ----------------------------
> FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas
> and collaborate.
> 
> -    FOSDEM is free to attend. There is no registration.
> -    FOSDEM website https://fosdem.org/2022/
> -    FOSDEM code of conduct https://fosdem.org/2022/practical/conduct/
> 
> New rules / What changes since last year
> --------------------------------------------------------
> For obvious reasons, this year the event will not take place in a
> physical location but online.
> 
>  -   The reference time will be Brussels local lime (CET).
>  -   Talks will be pre-recorded in advance, and streamed during the 
> event
>  -   Q/A session will be take live
>  -   A facility will be provided for people watching to chat between 
> themselves
>  -   A facility will be provided for people watching to submit 
> questions
>  -   Food and drinks is now allowed during the talks, but you are
> responsible for cleaning your own space
> 
> Key dates
> ----------------------------
>   -  Submission deadline: 26 December 2021
>   -  Announcement of selected talks: 31 December 2021
>   -  Conference dates 5 & 6 February 2022 online
>   -  Geospatial devroom date: Sunday 6 February 2022 online
> 
> Desirable topics
> ----------------------------
> The Geospatial devroom aims to host talks about all geospatial topics,
> GIS,  geodata projects and open data. The talks can cover the
> following subjects:
> 
>    - New geo FOSS projects
>    - Update of existing geo FOSS projects
>    - User cases using geo FOSS
>    - Open Geodata or VGI data project
>    - News about Standards
> 
> Practical
> ----------------------------
> General details
> 
>    - The default duration for talks is about 45 minutes including 
> discussion.
>    - If you plan to register your proposal in several tracks to
> increase your chances, don’t ! Register your talk once, in the most
> accurate track.
>    - If the Geospatial devroom is not your first choice, just let us
> know, and give us a chance to save you a slot.
>    - Presentations has to be pre-recorded and streamed before the 
> event.
> 
> For accepted talks
> 
>    - Once your talk was accepted, we will assign you a deputy to help
> you to produce the pre-recorded content.
>    - The deputy will review the content and ensure it has the required
> quality. The deputy is also responsible to ensure the content is into
> the system and ready to broadcast.
>    - During the stream of your talk, you must be available online for
> the Q/A session.
> 
> Submit a talk
> ----------------------------
> Visit the FOSDEM 2022 Pentabarf website (see account creation bellow)
> https://penta.fosdem.org/submission
> 
> Create an “event” and click on “Show all” in the top right corner to
> display the full form.
> 
> Your submission must include the following information
> 
> Your contact Email
> 
>    - The title and subtitle of your talk (please be descriptive, as
> titles will be listed with ~500 from other projects) select
> “Geospatial devroom” as the track.
>    - A short abstract of one paragraph
>    - A longer description if you wish to do so
>    - Links to related websites / blogs etc.
> 
> Account creation
> ----------------------------
> If you already have a Pentabarf account, please don’t recreate a new 
> one.
> 
> If you forgot your password, reset it. If not, follow the instructions
> to create an account.
> 
> 
> Contact Us
> ----------------------------
>    - Twitter: @osgeo
>    - Contact Email:
>         Vissarion Fisikopoulos: fisikop at gmail dot com
>         Astrid Emde: astrid_emde at osgeo org
> 
> And if you would like the organizing team you are very welcome.
> 
> 
> About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(4)
> organization to empower everyone with open source geospatial. The
> software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach
> and advocacy organization providing financial, organizational and
> legal support for the open source geospatial community.
> 
> OSGeo works with GeoCat, OPENGIS.ch, Gaia3D, Astun Technology and
> other sponsors, along with our partners to foster an open approach to
> software, standards, data and education.
> 
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> https://www.osgeo.org/
> 
> --
> Best regards
> 
> Astrid Emde
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Astrid Emde
> OSGeo Board Member and OSGeo Secretary
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> https://www.osgeo.org/member/astrid-emde/
> astrid_emde at osgeo.org
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