Philippines/philgeos2012

= Overview =

OSGEO Philippines (OSGeo-PH), the University of Philippines Department of Geodetic Engineering (UPD-GE), OpenStreetMap Philippines (OSM-PH) and the Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC) organized a series of pre-symposium workshops showcasing free and open source technologies at the PhilGEOS 2012 last November 23-24, 2012 at Melchor Hall University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City (map).

This is our first FOSS4G event in the Philippines. Over 60 participants joined 8 workshops and 3 lightning talks. The OSGeo Live project was also presented in one of the parallel technical sessions in the main conference. Likewise, an exhibit booth was installed during the PhilGEOS conference for OSGeo and OpenStreetMap. Over ~50 OSGeo Live DVDs were handed out to conference participants.

Venue and available facilities

 * GE Computer Labs - maximum 20 participants, with projector, computers and internet connection.
 * GE Theater - maximum 80 participants, with projector, bring your own laptops for exercises, limited wifi connection.
 * Post-event online evaluation form (http://bit.ly/UjcpuP)

Exhibition Checklist

 * Booth will be ~2 x 2 meters, with electric plugs and a table
 * Retractable banner (non-woven print and banner stand)
 * Portable Literature Stand
 * Table skirt
 * Consumables (live-dvd, brochure)
 * A computer running Live DVD and a slide deck loop for the apps
 * FOSS4G books - OSM, PostGIS in Action, GRASS GIS 3rd Edition

Booth staff

 * Maning
 * RK
 * Eugene
 * Mario

Photos and News

 * Maning's flickr set and personal notes
 * PhilGEOS 2012 website
 * ESSC joins 1st Phl geomatics symposium