FOSS4G2008 Session Chairs

Back to FOSS4G2008 ...

The 2008 programme subcommittee is updating this, firstly with invited chairs, then they will ask for volunteers, who will put their names down for sessions. Currently, all the session chairs are presenting papers in the sessions to which they have been assigned, so there should not be any conflict for them with other events.

Session chairs serve as the "master of ceremonies" for one 90 minute session of presentations. Each session has four 20 minute presentations, with a 5 minute question-and-answer period after each. Chairs are expected to:
 * ensure that speakers' presentations are ready beforehand, either loaded onto the venue notebook, or running on their own notebook.
 * if presenter uses their own notebook, check projector connection (resolutions, cable, etc) before the session.
 * if presenter uses their own notebook, capture their presentation on a memory stick.
 * introduce the speakers,
 * ensure each speaker stays within his or her 25 minute combined presentations-plus-questions presentation limit,
 * ensure the next presentation starts promptly as scheduled, and
 * occasionally read off a few reminders and announcements at the end of the session.

Please add your name and email to one or more of the time slots below.

We need 5 session chairs for each time slot.

Check to ensure you are not presenting or teaching a lab during the session timeslot you are volunteering for. (FOSS4G2008 Schedule) If you have a particular room you want to chair, please note it in your entry.

Opening Plenary
Gavin Fleming

Opening Plenary
Carrin Martin

08:30-10:00


1-2.6a Academic track - FOSS GIS tools & components
Rob Lemmens (registered, presents in general track on Wednesday)

1-2.6b Academic track - Land classification & climate change
Karen Steenkamp (registered, does not present at FOSS4G 2008)

1-2.4a General track - Disaster Management
David Bitner

1-2.4b General track - Improving FOSS GIS cartography and map production
???

1-1.6 General track - Interoperability
???

10:30-12:00


2-2.6a Academic track - Standards & Interoperability
Antony Cooper (registered, presents in this session)

2-2.6b Working session: FOSS GIS in Government
SITA

2-2.4a General track - Case Studies
Peter Mooney

2-2.4b General track - Environment
Sam Hiatt

2-1.6 General track - Transition to FOSS
Torsten Drey

13:30-15:00


3-2.6a Academic track - Software engineering & GIS production
Peter Schmitz (registered, presents in this session)

3-2.6b Academic track - Water resource management
Marco Ciolli (registered, presents in this session)

3-2.4a General track - New FOSS Developments
Alessandro Furieri

3-2.4b General track - Government & Participatory GIS
Juan Jose Del Toro

3-1.6 General track - FOSS GIS Business
???

15:30-17:00


4-2.6a Academic track - Disaster management
Massimiliano Cannata (registered, presents in this session)

4-2.6b General track - Water
???

4-2.4a General track - Education
Lizette Rust

4-2.4b General track - Remote Sensing
Mateusz Loskot

4-1.6 General track - Web Services
???

08:30-10:00


5-2.6a Academic track - Spatial data
Paul Hasenohr (registered, presents in this session)

5-2.6b Academic track - Models, simulations and risk assessment
Peter Loewe (registered, presents in this session)

5-2.4a General track - FOSS Implementation
Andrea Antonello

5-2.4b General track - Open data
Tyler Mitchell (not: Tyler is not able to attend)

5-1.6 General track - New FOSS Developments
Franz-Josef Behr

10:30-12:00


6-2.6a Academic track - Collaborative GIS
Alwyn Moolman (registered, does not present at FOSS4G 2008)

6-2.6b Academic track - Environmental monitoring & wireless networking
Sarel Coetzer (registered, presents on the general track later on Wednesday 13:30)

6-2.4a General track - Transition to FOSS
Ismail Wadembere

6-2.4b General track - Water & Education
Elsworth McPherson

6-1.6 General track - Case Studies
Eric Lemoine

7-2.6a General track - Participatory GIS
Denis Giroux

7-2.6b General track - New FOSS Developments
Jeroen Ticheler

7-2.4a General track - Government
???

7-2.4b General track - Health
Josh Livni

7-1.6 General track - Web & Environment
Peter Loewe

15:30-17:00
Workshops and other meetings. No session chairs required.

08:30-10:00


8-2.6a Academic track - Health, nature conservation & biodiversity
Markus Neteler (registered, presents in this session)

8-2.6b Academic track - SDI
Giuseppe Conti (registered, presents in this session)

8-2.4a General track - Transition to FOSS
Alexander Borghuis

8-2.4b General track - Web Services
Theodor Foerster

8-1.6 General track - Interoperability
Arnulf Christl

10:30-12:00


9-2.6a Academic track - Education & Training, FOSS in corporates and government
Julian Smit - (registered, does not present at FOSS4G 2008)

9-2.6b Academic track - Web services
Jorge Gustavo Rocha (registered, presents in another academic session that does not overlap)

9-2.4a General track - Government
Alize Botha

9-2.4b General track Case Studies
Jeff Hamm

9-1.6 General track - New FOSS Developments
Chris Holmes

Closing Plenary
Serena Coetzee

Closing Plenary
Inge Netterberg

Examples of notices that might need to be given by session chairs
Notices: The demonstration theatre will be running throughout the coffee break in the Exhibition Hall.

Notices: Bird-of-Feather Sessions are starting in 15 minutes. Check the booking board by registration to see what BoF session are on, and what rooms they are in.

Notices: Lunch is being served on Level Two. The Poster Session is happening on Level One in the registration area. Go down and meet the poster presenters, and ask them questions. The demonstration theatre will be running throughout the lunch hour in Sidney room on Level Two.

Notices: Tonight is the reception at the museum. The reception kicks off with an IMAX showing of "Titanica" at 6pm sharp. If you are skipping the movie, feel free to get an early start on the drinks and snacks at 6:30pm. Bird-of-Feather sessions start in 15 minutes, check the notice board at registration for room assignments.

= "On call" =
 * Steve Lime (I hope...)
 * Dane Springmeyer