Annual General Meeting 2007

DRAFT IDEAS - It is proposed to hold an OSGeo Annual General Meeting at the FOSS4G 2007 event.

Venue / Timing

 * Monday, September 24th, 4:30-6:00pm after workshops on first day of FOSS4G
 * Held in main conference lecture theatre

Objectives
If you are presenting during this event, please be sure to touch on each of these objectives:
 * 1) Update the community
 * 2) Discuss issues and ideas
 * 3) Present clear opportunities for community to be involved

Agenda (DRAFT!!)
Moderated by Tyler Mitchell

Format of talks will change as agenda fills up. Some portions may get switched into a lightning talk format to keep things moving. Most items are only proposed at the moment.


 * State of OSGeo: Tyler Mitchell, Frank Warmerdam (confirmed)
 * Current state, financial status, project status, goals achieved since start-up
 * Membership report
 * Goals for 2007/08, priorities, funding plans
 * Local Chapter Reports
 * Francophone Local Chapter: Yves Jacolin, Vincent Picavet (confirmed)
 * Aust/NZ chapter report: Tim Bowden (confirmed)
 * Spanish chapter: Lorenzo Becchi (confirmed) | others available?
 * Committee Reports
 * Public GeoData
 * Education and Curriculum
 * Journal: Tyler Mitchell (confirmed)
 * Software Project Reports (most likely lightning talk format)
 * Mapbender
 * MapBuilder
 * MapGuide Open Source
 * MapServer
 * OpenLayers - Chris Schmidt and Erik Uzureau (confirmed)
 * GRASS -  Helena Mitasova
 * OSSIM - Mark Lucas (confirmed)
 * Quantum GIS
 * FDO
 * GDAL/OGR
 * GeoTools - Jody Garnett (confirmed)
 * GeoNetwork opensource - Jeroen Ticheler (not confirmed)
 * Open Q&A floor
 * Community debate?
 * Panel with Board and VP's
 * Any awards or prizes?

Schedule
90 minute session