[OSGeo-UK] FOSS4GUK:Local, Thu 17 Nov 2022

[Nick Bearman]

The Call for Talks is now open for FOSS4G:UK Local 2022: 
https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2022local/

We have 3 great keynotes signed up (Regina Obe, Tim Sutton and Anita 
Graser) which we will stream nationally, and we have 9 venues across the 
UK which we plan to fill with sessions.

If you would like to tell us what you have been up to with FOSS4G, 
please submit your talk. The call for talks will be open until Sun 18th 
Sept 2022.

Talks will be at one of nine different venues (Birmingham, Bovey Tracy 
[Dartmoor National Park], Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, 
Manchester or Southampton [Ordnance Survey]). Please specify which venue 
you would like to present at. We will aim to stream presentations from 
these venues to the other venues, those unable to get to a venue and to 
record them for the OSGeo:UK YouTube channel.

There are a range of talk options available (lightning talks 5-10 min, 
presentations 30 min, workshops 1hr or 2 hr, or show and tell, which are 
short and variable). Or if you would like to do something else, please 
submit your talk, and/or reach out to one of the local venue chairs to 
discuss.

For more details, please check out the website, 
https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2022local/, follow us on Twitter (@OSGeoUK) 
or Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/#OSGeoUK:matrix.org). Any questions, 
please reach out via details on the website, or to osgeouk at gmail.com

Best wishes,
Nick Bearman (Chair OSGeo:UK) and the OSGeo:UK committee

On 02/03/2022 17:04, OSGeo:UK wrote:
>
> At OSGeo:UK we are determined to run another FOSS4G UK meeting in 
> 2022. This would give us all an opportunity to hear about the latest 
> developments in open source Geo and meet up for some Geo socialising. 
> We are proposing a new approach and are aiming to meet both in person 
> and 'in the cloud' on PostGIS day: Thu 17th Nov 2022. This will be a 
> hybrid conference, but with a twist: there will be no central physical 
> location. The idea is to have a range of venues, geographically 
> dispersed, where you can physically meet up, with some sessions 
> streamed to all venues, and other sessions run locally.
>
>
> We hope to have at least four meet up locations, but will aim for a 
> lot more. There is no minimum size location, so you can meet up with a 
> couple of friends locally, or get together with a much larger number 
> in a big town or city. You will also be able to join remotely, from 
> wherever you are, if you can't get to a venue.
>
>
> The schedule for 17th Nov is still to be decided. We plan to have some 
> keynote presentations which will be streamed to all venues, along with 
> other workshops and events. These can be streamed to venues for people 
> who want to participate if equipment is available, or just run locally 
> if not. We plan to have a range of presentations, demonstrations and 
> workshops at a variety of levels. We will also have physical and 
> virtual social events. Sessions that can be recorded will be hosted on 
> the OSGeo:UK YouTube channel 
> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0wX857AHUGM3qCzR6PcwQ>after the 
> event.
>
>
> This is where we need you! We need local organisers to step forward 
> and offer to host an event at their location. Please contact us if you 
> are interested in helping to deliver FOSS4G UK 2022. OSGeo:UK will be 
> coordinating the events and are planning to be able to cover costs of 
> room hire and catering where needed. We will also be looking for 
> sponsorship, so if you are interested in any or all of these please 
> get in touch.
>
>
> We particularly need people to organise sessions in:
>
> - The Midlands
>
> - Wales
>
> - North East England
>
> - North West England
>
> - Northern Ireland
>
> We will list these on uk.osgeo.org <http://uk.osgeo.org> as we get 
> volunteers.
>
>
> We also need volunteers to help us plan, coordinate and run the event. 
> We are having a planning meeting on Wed 30th March, 12:00 - 13:00 on 
> Google Meet <https://meet.google.com/wvi-mnri-wah>, so please come 
> along if you want to run a local venue, or volunteer in some other 
> way. If you can't make it but want to be involved, just let us know.
>
>
> Looking forward to a great day of events!
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Nick Bearman (Chair OSGeo:UK) and the OSGeo:UK committee
>
> Please send emails to osgeouk at gmail.com
>
>
>
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