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: These activities would be held at schools, universities or other public facilities in and around Cape Town.
 * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates.
 * FOSS GIS workshops for
 * High School teachers
 * University students
 * University lecturers / faculty
 * Government officials

=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.