Ireland/Symposium2018

Welcome and Introduction
The Irish Local Chapter of OSGeo are delighted to announce the hosting of the Second National Symposium in Portlaoise, Ireland on Friday, 25th May 2018. We, the organisers, welcome all delegates to our second meeting as an OSGeo community in Ireland.

The event is open to anyone. However it will be particular interest to individuals or groups such as: those with an interest in FOSS4G, users of open source software and FOSS4G, geographers and geoscientists, computer scientists, software developers and programmers, software companies, open data users, researchers, government agencies, SMEs, NGOs, students, citizens, etc.

The symposium will provide a relaxed and stimulating environment to learn about OSGeo, meet people with similar interest in OSGeo and FOSS4G, and learn new skills in the workshops. There are lots of people using OSGeo software and tools in Ireland and this symposium will allow them to meet and re-connect as a community.

The Symposium will feature a Keynote speech by Jeff McKenna and a number of hands-on workshops in the afternoon. Jeff will also provide a MapServer workshop.

Follow OSGeo IE on Twitter - we'll be using Twitter for the 2018 event. https://twitter.com/osgeoie

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS - Lightning Talks
We are delighted to announce the official call for participation in this event.To accommodate as many presentations as possible whilst showcasing a wide and varied selection of FOSS4G and OSGeo usage and applications in Ireland presentation format will be structured as lightning talks. Lightning talks will be structured as follows. They are strictly limited to 7 minutes.

Ideally, presentations should focus on the use of FOSS4G and OSGeo applications and software by large companies, SMEs, individuals, national and local government, academia (students, researchers, academics), volunteer communities, citizen scientists, etc who are based in Ireland.

Submit the abstract of your proposed contribution here on this Google Form. Deadline for submission of your abstract is Monday 9th April 2018 at 23:59:59

EVENT REGISTRATION
Registration will open in February 2018. The link to the registration form will be provided here, on Twitter, on the OSGeo Ireland mailing list and on the OSGeo Events page.