Philippines/philgeos2012

= Overview =

"PhilGEOS 2012 is the 1st symposium on Geomatics in the Philippines. It is envisioned to be a major gathering of educators, researchers and the industry in the field of Geomatics from different parts of the country."

Where: University of the Philippines – Diliman

When: November 23-24, 2012

OSGeo-PH and the PhilGEOS Organizing team will host a series of pre-conference workshop (November 22, 2012) showcasing free and open source technologies. Likewise, an exhibit booth will be installed during the event for OSGeo and OpenStreetMap.

Program
8:00 - 8:30     Registration 8:30 - 9:00     Opening program Opening Remarks - Ariel Blanco - PhilGEOS 2012 Conference Chair (?) Workshop schedules and room assignments - Maning Sambale - OSGeo-PH 9:00 - 10:30    Workshop 1 (GE Lab) and 2 (GE Theater) 10:30 - 12:00   Workshop 3 (GE Lab) and 4 (GE Theater) 12:00 - 1:00    Lunch 1:00 - 2:30     Workshop 5 (GE Lab) and 6 (GE Theater) 2:30 - 4:00     Workshop 7 (GE Lab) and 8 (GE Theater) 4:00 - 5:00     Lightning Talks Announcement and reminders to PhilGEOS Conference Closing 5:00 onwards    Geo-drinks?

Workshops
Initial list only, subject to change in the coming weeks.

Lightning Talks
A Lightning talk is a short presentation (5-10 min ).


 * GeoFuse - Mario Basa
 * About the OSGeo-Philippine Local Chapter - Maning Sambale
 * Geoprocessing with Python - Wilfredo Rada

Venue and available facilities

 * GE Computer Labs - maximum 20 participants, with projector, computers and internet connection.
 * GE Theater - maximum 80 participants, with projector, bring your own laptops for exercises, limited wifi connection.

Todo
 * Announce to relevant mailinglist to invite more speakers and participants.
 * Create a separate registration form for the workshop to be posted to the PhilGEOS website. Announcement and registration form here.
 * Finalize program.

Exhibition booth
The exhibition will be from November 23-24. We will share the booth with the OpenStreetMap Philippines Chapter.

Exhibition Checklist

 * Booth will be ~2 x 2 meters, with electric plugs and a table
 * Retractable banner (non-woven print and banner stand)
 * Portable Literature Stand
 * Table skirt
 * Overview Poster
 * Consumables (live-dvd, brochure)
 * A computer running Live DVD and a slide deck loop for the apps
 * Bring along some FOSS4G books
 * Maning - OSM, PostGIS in Action, GRASS GIS 3rd Edition

Booth staff

 * Maning
 * RK