FOSS4G2007 Workshops

Committee Members

 * Jeff McKenna (chair)
 * Jason Birch
 * Aaron Racicot
 * Olivier Ertz

First Meeting

 * date: 01/26/07
 * time: 1PM PST
 * IRC Channel: #foss4g2007 on irc.freenode.net (or via Web: http://irc.telascience.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi) (Log)

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Workshop Duration and Scheduling
http://www.foss4g2007.org/program_overview.html

Hardware

 * 40 computers in the rental budget
 * another 20 slated as loaners from Nanaimo
 * other options? (bring-your-own etc.)

Room Availability
?

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?
 * attendees come with laptops and software installed?

Other

 * local person to deal with venue's tech staff?

Questions for Organising Committee
- Number and dimension of rooms, tables (how many PCs /people can we fit in a room)

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, ...)