Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Learning from FOSS4G

2008-10-10 Thread Cameron Shorter
Please fill out these wiki pages as Paul suggests. We, the FOSS4G2009 Organising Committee are starting to make a lot of our big decisions for next year. (Things like number of rooms, programs, marketing and the like). I'll be reading through your comments with interest. If you add your name ne

[OSGeo-Discuss] Learning from FOSS4G

2008-10-10 Thread Paul Ramsey
Folks from FOSS4G You've probably filled out some forms (maybe), and the organizers are going to be filling out their "lessons learned" pages, but I think it would be great to get some informal feedback that future organizers can use to avoid pitfalls and repeat slam dunks in future events. I've

[OSGeo-Discuss] attendance at PKP 2009 Conference

2008-10-10 Thread Dave Patton
As OSGeo intends to use OCS[1] as the software for the management of OSGeo conferences, should someone from OSGeo be attending the PKP 2009 Conference[2], July 8 – 10, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada? [1] http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ocs [2] http://pkp.sfu.ca/node/1663 -- Dave Patton CIS Can

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Conference Photos

2008-10-10 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Hi Chris, Thanks for that! It's really cool to see someone that took lots of pictures of people attending!! You did a terrific job! Ciao, Jeroen On Oct 10, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Christopher Schmidt wrote: I finally finished uploading all the photos I took at/around the FOSS4G conference. htt

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code Sprint: How Much?

2008-10-10 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Thanks for that Lorenzo and Arnulf! Indeed, mark your calendars because I've booked the week of 15 – 21st June 2009 in Bolsena. I would be happy to work with people to try to get sponsorship lined up for the event this year. I think last year's event was extremely economical from the point

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code Sprint: How Much?

2008-10-10 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Paolo Cavallini wrote: Frank Warmerdam ha scritto: The downside of the Bolsena event, in my mind, is that it puts the entire financial onus on the attendies. For some that is pretty tough. I'd prefer to see an event that could be mostly paid out of project sponsorship funds (from projects lik

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Conference Photos

2008-10-10 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 06:09:20AM -0400, Christopher Schmidt wrote: > I finally finished uploading all the photos I took at/around the FOSS4G > conference. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/crschmidt/sets/72157607549536663/ An additional point: All of these photos are CC-By, which means that t

[OSGeo-Discuss] Conference Photos

2008-10-10 Thread Christopher Schmidt
I finally finished uploading all the photos I took at/around the FOSS4G conference. http://www.flickr.com/photos/crschmidt/sets/72157607549536663/ Includes photos from: * Various nights hanging out at the bars/hotels during the conference * A trip up Table Mountain with OpenLayers/OpenGeo f

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] AAG 2009 Call for Papers

2008-10-10 Thread Alex Mandel
The sessions are registered, I just need speaker PINs to add you. Remember you need to at least enter your draft abstract by Oct 16. http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/papers.htm I recommend the you put Free,FOSS and OSGEO in your keywords. Here are the draft session details, suggestions welcome: