FOSS4G 2019 BirdsOfAFeather

= Introduction =

Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions are unstructured timeslots where people can self-organise themselves to discuss topics of interest.

General Information
During the FOSS4G 2019 conference in Bucharest, there will be a number of spaces for people to hold Birds of a Feather sessions.

For reference, an overview of the FOSS4G schedule is available at https://2019.foss4g.org/schedule/outline/.

How to organize a BOF
BoF sessions are informal gatherings of people around a specific topic. BoF's can be held in: BoF rooms or taken off-site for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

While FOSS4G is provide space, but the setting up a bird-of-feather meetup is done informally using this wiki, twitter, or on site BoF board.

Capacities
The BoF sessions rooms are available after regular parallel session times (setup theater style) in the InterContinental Hotel.


 * Ronda Ballroom (450 people);
 * Fortuna Vest (80 people);
 * Fortuna Est (80 people);
 * Rapsodia Ballroom (220 people);
 * Opera (70 people);
 * Opereta (40 people);
 * Simfonia (30 people);
 * Bolero (50 people);
 * Hora (45 people);
 * Concerto (30 people).

We will put a BoF organizing board next to the lounge for on site organization.

FOSS4G Contact
Reach out to https://twitter.com/foss4g on twitter, or mailto:foss4g2019@lists.osgeo.org via email.

= Wednesday 28 August (18:00 - 19:30) =

OSGeo Charter Member
Who is coming:
 * Description: Are you a charter member? Then come to this BoF to talk about what we do as Charter Members!
 * Person to contact: Vicky Vergara
 * Vicky Vergara

OPEN SCIENCE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES FORUM AT IPSRS 2020 CONGRESS

 * Description: The BOF is aimed at organizing the OSGeo Forum that will held at the ISPRS Congress 2020 (http://www.isprs2020-nice.com/) in June 2020
 * Persons to contact: Maria Antonia Brovelli (maria.brovelli@polimi.it) and Serena Coetzee (serena.coetzee@up.ac.za)

Who is coming:
 * Moritz Lennert

GeoForAll meeting

 * Description: The aim of the BOF is to connect with members of GeoForAll labs and other educators.
 * Person to contact: Andreea Marin (andreeamarin19@gmail.com) and Victoria Rautenbach (victoria.rautenbach@gmail.com)

Who is coming:
 * Cameron Green
 * Andreea Marin
 * Zoltan Siki

MapServer

 * Description: An opportunity for users and devs to get together for a general discussions about MapServer's past, present and future.
 * Person to contact: Seth Girvin and Daniel Morissette

Who is coming:
 * Seth Girvin
 * Daniel Morissette
 * Lars Schylberg
 * Even Rouault
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GRASS GIS new website

 * Description: Small meeting to discuss about the new GRASS GIS website and plan/split further tasks
 * Person to contact: Veronica Andreo (veroandreo@gmail.com)

Who is coming:
 * Nicolas Bozon
 * Veronica Andreo

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Travel Grant Program participants' session

 * Description: This session is dedicated to the FOSS4G 2019 TGP participants.
 * Person to contact: Olimpia Copăcenaru

Who is coming:
 * Olimpia Copăcenaru
 * Muhammad Hasan Mustafa
 * Rosa Maria Aguilar de Archila
 * Katre Kasemägi
 * Jordan Steven Bates
 * Tanmoy Chakraborty
 * Md Reaid Alam
 * Madelijn Madelief Bazen
 * Akintunde Opeyemi Kuye
 * Hamidreza Ostadabbas
 * Anthonia Ijeoma Onyeahialam
 * Cláudia Morais Viana
 * Candan Eylül Kilsedar
 * Brenda Ayo
 * Ivan Rykin
 * Caroline Akoth Otiwa
 * Sharon Adhiambo Omoja
 * Céline Lorraine Jacquin
 * Gladys Adjei
 * Anne Akinyi Aol
 * Sidorela Uku
 * Gorica Bratić
 * Stefan Jovanovic
 * Besfort Guri
 * Vesna Tunguz
 * Lukáš Bezrouk
 * Ana-Ioana Breaban
 * Iuliia Danylenko
 * Marko Kažić
 * Brunilda Licaj
 * Erviola Konomi

GeoServer Flock (18:00-19:00)

 * Description: Meet GeoServer enthusiasts from all backgrounds for stories, discussion, and GeoServer Q&A.
 * Person to contact: Jody Garnett

Who is coming:
 * Jody Garnett
 * Gert-Jan van der Weijden
 * Andrea Aime

GeoServer Demos (19:00-19:30)

 * Description: Got a great GeoServer example? Share and learn ...
 * Person to contact: Jody Garnett

Who is coming:
 * Jody Garnett
 * Andrea Aime

= Thursday 29 August (18:00 - 19:30) =

OSGeo Members

 * Description: Are you a member of OSGeo, come and talk about what members do in OSGeo
 * Person to contact: Vicky Vergara

Who is coming:
 * Vicky Vergara
 * Zoltan Siki

Open Source Cartography and Mapping (18:00-19:30)

 * Description: Making open source look good with QGIS, GeoStyler, GeoServer and more ...
 * Person to contact: Jody Garnett

Who is coming:
 * Jody Garnett
 * Andrea Aime

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Women in Geospatial - What skills will matter in FOSS4G?
This session highlights different aspects of essential skills in order to build up a successful career in FOSS4G. Besides an inspirational talk from Maria Brovelli, the Queen of FOSS4G, we will have a panel discussion with geospatial experts and FOSS4G enthusiasts discussing essential career skills across the career ladder.

Additionally, some community efforts such as the newly founded Women in Geospatial network and the GeoChicasOSM network are presented.

This session is organised by Women in Geospatial network and we invite everyone to this session (men and women), who would like to join us in discussing different career development paths in the FOSS4G domain.

Who is coming

 * Julia Wagemann (Contact person for this session)
 * Malena Libman
 * Ilie Codrina
 * Maria Brovelli
 * Athina Trakas
 * Astrid Emde
 * Laura Mugeha
 * Celine Jacquin
 * Maria Arias de Reyna
 * Maria Bellesteros
 * Joana Kamenova
 * Carmen Díez
 * Cristina Vrînceanu

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FOSS4G-Europe 2020

 * Description: Talk about FOSS4G Europe the next year. Where and who? See also dedicated AM AM_FOSS4G2019_Bucharest
 * Person to contact: Jáchym Čepický jachym.cepicky@gmail.com

Who is coming:
 * Jáchym
 * Jorge Gustavo, Portugal
 * Astrid Emde
 * Gert-Jan van der Weijden, Netherlands

Google Code-in

 * Description: Meetup for Google Code-in mentors and students to discuss challenges and opportunities for the 2019 GCI.
 * Person to contact: Victoria Rautenbach (victoria.rautenbach@gmail.com)

Who is coming:
 * Cameron Green
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