FOSS4G 2008 Programme

This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the programme of the FOSS4G 2008 conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, September 29 to October 3, 2008.


 * Conference Web Site: http://www.foss4g2008.org
 * Conference Mailing List: http://mailman.uwc.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-newsletter or just add your e-mail at the bottom right of, ignoring the rest of the page.
 * LOC mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc
 * Workshop/Lab Mailing List: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops
 * Education initiatives mailing list http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/edu_discuss
 * IRC Channel: irc://freenode.net/foss4g2008
 * other FOSS4G2008 wiki pages

The conference schedule is being developed here, please also see the Program Overview page on the conference website. By   the programme will be set and the one on the conference website will be the Master version and will be a pretty, downloadable pdf.

= Sunday, September 28 =


 * 15:00-19:00 Early Registration Opens

= Monday, September 29 =


 * 07:30 Registration Opens

Workshops

 * 08:00-12:00 Morning Workshops

== Technical Visits


 * 08:00-12:00 Get details from FOSS4G_2008_Activities

Outreach Activities

 * 08:00-12:00 Get details from FOSS4G_2008_Activities

== Lunch for 'conference + workshop' registrants


 * 12:00-13:00

Opening Plenary
See 2007 for some ideas: http://www.foss4g2007.org/plenaries


 * 13:00-13:15 Welcome from Chair
 * Welcome
 * Thank Sponsors
 * Promote Evening Events
 * Housekeeping
 * 13h15-13h25
 * Welcome to FOSS4G, Cape Town and South Africa tourism promo - video + live

Setting the Scene on the theme: Minister of Education? Someone from UN? Someone from OGC? Mayor of Cape Town


 * 13:25-14:10 Sponsor Talks
 * One 15 minute talk by
 * One 10 minute talk by
 * One 10 minute talk by


 * 14:10-14:45 Lightning Talks
 * See the wiki page: FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks
 * Tim Sutton (tim@linfiniti.com) will be coordinating the lightning talks. Some possible topics are provided below.  Please email tim with a topic and your name if you are interested in presenting a lightning talk. We will be selecting no more than 8 lightning talks for the plenary session. Accepted talks will be listed on the FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks page. You will have the whole conference watching, and using dual 30' projection screens, so being brisk and entertaining and providing lots of colourful pictures is a good idea.
 * The role of FOSSGEO in developing nations
 * Where do proprietry and FOSS geospatial solutions meet?
 * The state of FOSSGEO today - where are we, where do we need to go?
 * FOSS4GEO in the public sector
 * Anatomy of a FOSS4GEO coder (what makes people work on FOSS4GEO software)
 * How FOSS4GEO saved my job


 * 15:40-16:00 Tea Break
 * Don't stray too far...


 * 16:00-17:00 Keynote Address

Ice-breaker Reception
Venue: FOSS4G 2008 exhibition hall - therefore it also serves as the Exhibition Grand Opening
 * 17:00-23:00 Welcome Reception @ CTICC incl food. Drinks are from a cash bar. Any sponsors for free drinks?.

Exhibition set-up

 * 08h00-17h00 exhibitors set up stands, ready for Grand Opening conference Icebreaker.

= Tuesday, September 30 =


 * 07:30 Registration Opens

Presentations and Labs

 * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break FOSS4G2008_Demos
 * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs

Poster Session

 * 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided, and Poster Session FOSS4G2008_Demos

Presentations and Labs

 * 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 * 14:30-15:00 Coffee break FOSS4G2008_Demos
 * 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs

BOF and Local Chapter sessions
Self-organised at FOSS4G2008_BOF_Sessions and on noticeboards at the conference.
 * 17:00-18:30 Birds-of-a-Feather and Local OSGeo sessions

Tuesday night
Open (at the moment). Suggest a pub venue? Panama Jacks for supper? Possible code sprint time.

= Wednesday, October 1 =


 * 08:00 Registration opens

Presentations and Labs

 * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break FOSS4G2008_Demos
 * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs

Poster Session (tentative)

 * 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided, and Poster Session - poster authors to stand with their posters.

Presentations and Labs

 * 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 * 14:30-15:00 Coffee break FOSS4G2008_Demos
 * 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs

Reception

 * 18:00-20:00 Reception (Gala dinner) @ Moyo on Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. Price includes transport. Buses will be leaving from xxx at xxhxx and returning every xxh from xxhxx.

= Thursday, October 2 =


 * 08:00 Registration opens

Presentations and Labs

 * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break FOSS4G2008_Demos
 * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 * 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided FOSS4G2008_Demos

Closing Plenary

 * 13:00-13:05 Welcome from Chair
 * Housekeeping


 * 13:05-13:15 FOSS4G 2009
 * 2009 hosts describe next year's event and venue


 * 13:15-14:15 Panel Discussion
 * Moderated by


 * 14:15-14:30 Sol Katz Award
 * Award explained, Sol Katz memorialized
 * Presented to...
 * Remarks from recipient


 * 14:30-14:50 FOSS4G 2008 in Review
 * ... shares her off-the-cuff observations of the event and how what she has seen relates to the larger field of geospatial.


 * 14:50-15:00 Adjourn ('official' close)
 * Draw for evaluation form sweepstakes
 * Thanks to volunteers and committee
 * Thanks to presenters and teachers
 * More thanks

15h00-17h00 OSGeo AGM for all who want to stay.

18h00-23h00 More code sprint time

= Friday, October 3 =

Workshops

 * 08:00-12:00 Morning Workshops

== Technical Visits


 * 08:00-12:00 (or whole day) Get details from FOSS4G_2008_Activities

Outreach Activities

 * 08:00-12:00 (or whole day): Get details from FOSS4G_2008_Activities

== Lunch


 * 12:00-13:00

Workshops

 * 13:00-17:00 Afternoon Workshops

== Technical Visits


 * 13:00-17:00 (or whole day) Get details from FOSS4G_2008_Activities

Outreach Activities

 * 13:00-17:00 (or whole day): Get details from FOSS4G_2008_Activities

=Saturday October 4th=

Code Sprint
We have decided to do this on the Saturday so 'sprinters' don't miss any workshops or socialising during the week.
 * 8h00 -17:00 or later @ venue to be confirmed
 * FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint