FOSS4G 2008 Activities

Page owner: Alize

This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning of 29 Sept and the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. =Outreach= Volunteers needed We would like to organise the following, other ideas welcome:
 * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.
 * FOSS GIS workshops for
 * High School teachers (Fri afternoon 3 Oct at UCT or UWC?)
 * University students
 * University lecturers / faculty (Friday morning 3 Oct at UCT or UWC?)
 * Government officials
 * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town
 * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids
 * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township

These activities would be held at schools, universities or other public facilities in and around Cape Town.

=Technical Visits= Volunteers needed We need someone to secure visits and organise logistics These are still tentative. Other ideas welcome =Other activities=
 * Houwtek near Grabouw – satellite ground station with OS ingestion and processing software.
 * Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping
 * Surveyor General
 * SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) - with Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
 * SAS Protea - Navy Survey Ship
 * GIS on De Grendal wine farm
 * Dept of Agriculture in Stellenbosch
 * Stellenbosch / Western Cape / Cape Town University GIS departments
 * Cape Town Metro GIS department.
 * We have also had offers from the Overberg and Saldanha municipalities.
 * student competition a la GeoWeb 2008?
 * school competition?