FOSS4G2007 Workshops
FOSS4G 2007 Workshops
Committee Members
- Jeff McKenna (chair)
- Jason Birch
- Aaron Racicot
First Meeting
- date: 01/26/07
- time: 1PM PST
- IRC Channel: #foss4g2007 on irc.freenode.net (or http://irc.telascience.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi)
Workshop Duration and Scheduling
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Hardware
- 40 computers in the rental budget
- another 20 slated as loaners from Nanaimo
- other options? (bring-your-own etc.)
Room Availability
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Call for Abstracts
- by when?
- interface for abstract submission? (something similar to FOSS4G2006's Indico?)
Software Installation
- LiveCD for Linux
- MS4W installer for Windows
- other?
Other
- local person to deal with venue's tech staff?
Feedback from Past Conferences (things to note)
- overcrowded workshops are bad
- registrants could possibly list their "top 4" workshop selections
- LiveCD for linux workshops very successful
- grouping workshops by room "theme" successful (MapServer room, GRASS room, ...)