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 Three Morning Workshops

== Technical Visits


 * 08:00-12:00

Outreach Activities

 * 08:00-12:00

== Lunch


 * 12:00-13:00

Opening Plenary

 * 13:00-13:15 Welcome from Chair
 * Welcome
 * Thank Sponsors
 * Promote Evening Events
 * Housekeeping


 * 13:15-14:00 Sponsor Talks
 * One 15 minute talk by
 * One 10 minute talk by
 * One 10 minute talk by


 * 14:00-14:40 Lightning Talks
 * See the wiki page: FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks
 * Howard Butler (hobu@hobu.net)? will be coordinating the lightning talks. Some possible topics are provided below.  Please add 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.  You will have the whole conference watching, and using dual 30' projection screens, so being brisk and entertaining and providing lots of colorful pictures is a good idea.


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


 * 16:00-17:00 Keynote Address

Ice-breaker Reception

 * 17:00-22:00 Welcome Reception @ CTICC incl food and drinks. Hopefully sponsored else cash bar?

= Tuesday, September 30 =


 * 07:30 Registration Opens

Presentations and Labs

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

Poster Session

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

Presentations and Labs

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

BOF sessions

 * 17:00-18:30 Birds-of-a-Feather sessions

Workshops

 * slot available for evening workshops if there is demand

= Wednesday, October 1 =


 * 08:00 Registration opens

Presentations and Labs

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

Poster Session

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

Presentations and Labs

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

Reception

 * 18:00-20:00 Reception @ Moyo on Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch

= Thursday, October 2 =


 * 08:00 Registration opens

Presentations and Labs

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

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
 * Draw for evaluation form sweepstakes
 * Thanks to volunteers and committee
 * Thanks to presenters and teachers
 * More thanks

= Friday, October 3 =

Code Sprint

 * 9:00-17:00 @ venue?
 * FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint

Workshops

 * 08:00-12:00 Two Morning Workshops

== Technical Visits


 * 08:00-12:00 (or whole day)

Outreach Activities

 * 08:00-12:00 (or whole day)

== Lunch


 * 12:00-13:00

Workshops

 * 13:00-17:00 Two Afternoon Workshops

== Technical Visits


 * 13:00-17:00 (or whole day)

Outreach Activities

 * 13:00-17:00 (or whole day)

= Items that need to find a slot =


 * OSGeo AGM
 * Local Chapter meetings