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<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>'''FOSS4G2008 Run of Events'''<br /> <br /> This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the programme of the [http://www.foss4g2008.org/ 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. <br /> <br /> It is also the Master 'Run-of-events' description that will be used to run and announce all the detailed items during each day, other than the '''detailed technical programme''', which is at http://tinyurl.com/foss4g2008schedule and http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/schedule<br /> <br /> * Conference Web Site: [http://www.foss4g2008.org http://www.foss4g2008.org]<br /> * Conference Mailing List: [http://mailman.uwc.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-newsletter http://mailman.uwc.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-newsletter] or just add your e-mail at the bottom right of [http://pear.uwc.ac.za/foss4g/], ignoring the rest of the page.<br /> * LOC mailing list: [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc]<br /> * [[FOSS4G2008_LocMembers]] Contact details for LOC members attending FOSS4G2008<br /> * Workshop/Lab Mailing List: [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops]<br /> * Education initiatives mailing list [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/edu_discuss http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/edu_discuss]<br /> * IRC Channel: irc://freenode.net/foss4g2008<br /> * [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Category:FOSS4G2008 other FOSS4G2008 wiki pages]<br /> <br /> = Friday, Sept 27=<br /> Graeme arrives to set up workshop PCs at UCT labs<br /> <br /> = Sat, Sept 28=<br /> *Graeme, Burnie, Gavin, Jeff finish UCT computers and Fountains Hotel computers<br /> *last-minute photocopying of workshop notes, DVD collection, etc.<br /> *end-of-day: LOC technical meeting at Fountains Hotel to discuss workshop computer issues and plan activities for Sunday.<br /> <br /> = Sunday, September 28 =<br /> *9am with Inge, collect conference bags and contents from Inge's offices. <br /> *ProsperIS and AV Alliance will be doing their thing with IT and AV setup.<br /> * 9am onwards - all LOC members who can, be at CTICC to: <br /> **pack bags <br /> **help with PC setup. There is still some installing and config to do: Graeme, Burnie, Tim, Gavin, Jeff<br /> **demo theatre<br /> **registration computers and network<br /> **other tasks...pls specify <br /> **AV setup in workshop rooms<br /> *16:00-19:00 On-site Registration Opens at the CTICC<br /> *17h00 LOC meeting at registration desk to do a walk-through of the CTICC and 'cover all bases'<br /> <br /> = Monday, September 29 =<br /> * 07:00 Registration Opens<br /> <br /> == Workshops ==<br /> * Details: [[FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Technical_Visits]]<br /> * 08:30-12:00 Morning Workshops and technical visits<br /> <br /> == Lunch for morning attendees only<br /> * 12:00-13:30<br /> * Auditorium workshop stripped and prepared for Plenary by CTICC staff<br /> <br /> == Opening Plenary ==<br /> 14h00 - 17h30<br /> <br /> * 14h00 - 14h10 Welcome from Gavin Fleming <br /> ** Welcome<br /> ** Thank Sponsors<br /> ** Promote Evening Events<br /> ** Housekeeping<br /> * 14h10 - 14h20 Cape Town<br /> **Opening, Craig Haskins, Manager: Strategic Information, Strategic Development Information and GIS Department. <br /> *14h20 - 14h30 OSGeo - Arnulf Christl<br /> *14h30 - 14h40 GISSA - Carrin Martin<br /> *14h40 - 15h00 <br /> ** Dr. Derek Clark, Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping<br /> **&quot;&quot;Mapping Africa for Africa&quot;<br /> *15h00-15h15 GIS in SA - Dina Mudimbu, <br /> **Deputy Manager, GIS, Ehlanzeni District Municipality<br /> **&quot;Development challenges facing Mpumalanga Province and the role of GIS&quot;<br /> *15h15-15h25 GIS and education - Julian Smit<br /> **&quot;Challenges facing GIS education in South Africa&quot;<br /> *15h25 - 15h30 Closing 1st session - Gavin Fleming<br /> *15h30 - 15h50 tea break<br /> *15h50 - 16h00 Autodesk - speaker? (Autodesk is the only sponsor who qualifies for a plenary slot, the others only get 'recognition' = thank you and place on a slide))<br /> *16h00 - 16h30 Lightning talks - for detail see [[FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks]]. Swap these with something before tea break so the 'entertainment' spread out.<br /> * 16:30-17:30 Keynote Address<br /> ** Ed Parsons<br /> <br /> == Ice-breaker Reception ==<br /> <br /> * 17:30-late Welcome Reception @ CTICC incl food. We are waiting for confirmation of 2 free drinks sponsored by SAB. Thereafter drinks are from a cash bar. <br /> Venue: FOSS4G 2008 exhibition hall - therefore it also serves as the Exhibition Grand Opening<br /> <br /> == Exhibition set-up ==<br /> <br /> * 07h00 - 14h00 Oasys set up shell stands <br /> * 14h00-17h30 Exhibitors set up stands, ready for Grand Opening conference Icebreaker.<br /> <br /> = Tuesday, September 30 =<br /> <br /> * 07:00 Registration Opens<br /> * very early: AV setup in presentation rooms<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> <br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 13:30-15:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 15:00-15:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 15:30-17:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> <br /> == BOF and Local Chapter sessions ==<br /> <br /> * 17:00-18:30 (or whenever) Birds-of-a-Feather and Local OSGeo sessions<br /> Self-organised at [[FOSS4G2008_BOF_Sessions]] and on noticeboards at the conference. <br /> <br /> == Tuesday night ==<br /> * we have the venues till 23h00<br /> Open (at the moment). Suggest a pub venue? <br /> Panama Jacks for supper?<br /> <br /> = Wednesday, October 1 =<br /> * 07:30 Registration opens<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 13:30-15:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 15:00-15:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 15:30-17:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> <br /> == Poster Session ==<br /> * 12:30-13:30 Poster Session - poster authors to stand with their posters to answer any questions. <br /> <br /> == Reception ==<br /> (Carrin)I think that someone at the dinner will need to make an announcement about what the evening entails, if its buffet, where the veg food is, what the face painting means, a bit about the restaurant name etc. that could by you with the restaurant owner. <br /> <br /> * 18:00: All meet at CTICC. Buses leave promptly at 18h00.<br /> * Reception (Gala dinner) @ Moyo on Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. Price includes transport. <br /> * Buses will return at 22h00, dropping people off at preferred hotels and CTICC<br /> * Continue the party at ''pub near CTICC / Waterfront''?<br /> * for those not attending the Gala dinner, the CTICC venues are available till 23h00.<br /> <br /> = Thursday, October 2 =<br /> <br /> * 08:00 Registration opens<br /> <br /> ''Consider starting everything 30min later considering heavy night?''<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> <br /> * Exhibitors to knock-down only after 13h30.<br /> <br /> == Closing Plenary ==<br /> <br /> 13h30 - 15h30<br /> <br /> * 13h30-13h35 Welcome from Chair - Gavin<br /> ** Housekeeping<br /> * 13h35-13h45 Sol Katz Award <br /> ** Award explained, Sol Katz memorialised<br /> ** Presented by Frank Warmerdam and Jeff McKenna<br /> * 13h45 - 13h55 FOSS4G 2009 - Tim Bowden<br /> ** 2009 hosts describe next year's event and venue<br /> * 14h00 - 15h00 Panel Discussion <br /> ** Moderated by <br /> *** Mick Wilson???<br /> ** Panel<br /> *** Autodesk - who?<br /> *** <br /> *15h00 - 15h10 OSGeo wrap - Arnulf<br /> *15h10 - 15h20 - GISSA wrap - Carrin<br /> *15h20 - 15h30 Final thanks and closing, and invitation to OSGeo AGM - Gavin<br /> ** Draw for evaluation form sweepstakes<br /> ** Thanks to volunteers and committee<br /> ** Thanks to presenters and teachers<br /> ** More thanks<br /> 15h30 - 15h45 leg stretch (no tea?)<br /> 15h45 - 17h45 or later: OSGeo AGM for all who want to stay. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> = Friday, October 3 =<br /> <br /> * 08:00 Registration opens<br /> <br /> == Workshops and technical visits==<br /> <br /> * Details: [[FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Technical_Visits]]<br /> * 08:30-12:00 Morning sessions<br /> * 12 - 13h30 lunch<br /> * 13h30 - 17h00 afternoon sessions<br /> <br /> == Outreach Activities ==<br /> <br /> Details: [[FOSS4G_2008_Activities#Outreach]]<br /> Morning and afternoon sessions arranged by FOSS4G 2008 but run by VOLUNTEERS and free for attendees (teachers, public servants, public)<br /> <br /> =Saturday October 4th=<br /> <br /> == Code Sprint ==<br /> <br /> * 8h00 - 17:00 or later @ venue to be confirmed<br /> ** [[FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint]] <br /> We have decided to do this on the Saturday so 'sprinters' don't miss any workshops or socialising during the week. <br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2008]]<br /> [[Category:FOSS4G]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Programme&diff=29521 2008-09-23T14:18:54Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>'''FOSS4G2008 Run of Events'''<br /> <br /> This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the programme of the [http://www.foss4g2008.org/ 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. <br /> <br /> It is also the Master 'Run-of-events' description that will be used to run and announce all the detailed items during each day, other than the '''detailed technical programme''', which is at http://tinyurl.com/foss4g2008schedule and http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/schedule<br /> <br /> * Conference Web Site: [http://www.foss4g2008.org http://www.foss4g2008.org]<br /> * Conference Mailing List: [http://mailman.uwc.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-newsletter http://mailman.uwc.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-newsletter] or just add your e-mail at the bottom right of [http://pear.uwc.ac.za/foss4g/], ignoring the rest of the page.<br /> * LOC mailing list: [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc]<br /> * [[FOSS4G2008_LocMembers]] Contact details for LOC members attending FOSS4G2008<br /> * Workshop/Lab Mailing List: [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops]<br /> * Education initiatives mailing list [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/edu_discuss http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/edu_discuss]<br /> * IRC Channel: irc://freenode.net/foss4g2008<br /> * [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Category:FOSS4G2008 other FOSS4G2008 wiki pages]<br /> <br /> = Friday, Sept 27=<br /> Graeme arrives to set up workshop PCs at UCT labs<br /> <br /> = Sat, Sept 28=<br /> *Graeme, Burnie, Gavin, Jeff finish UCT computers and Fountains Hotel computers<br /> *last-minute photocopying of workshop notes, DVD collection, etc.<br /> *end-of-day: LOC technical meeting at Fountains Hotel to discuss workshop computer issues and plan activities for Sunday.<br /> <br /> = Sunday, September 28 =<br /> *9am with Inge, collect conference bags and contents from Inge's offices. <br /> *ProsperIS and AV Alliance will be doing their thing with IT and AV setup.<br /> * 9am onwards - all LOC members who can, be at CTICC to: <br /> **pack bags <br /> **help with PC setup. There is still some installing and config to do: Graeme, Burnie, Tim, Gavin, Jeff<br /> **demo theatre<br /> **registration computers and network<br /> **other tasks...pls specify <br /> **AV setup in workshop rooms<br /> *16:00-19:00 On-site Registration Opens at the CTICC<br /> *17h00 LOC meeting at registration desk to do a walk-through of the CTICC and 'cover all bases'<br /> <br /> = Monday, September 29 =<br /> * 07:00 Registration Opens<br /> <br /> == Workshops ==<br /> * Details: [[FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Technical_Visits]]<br /> * 08:30-12:00 Morning Workshops and technical visits<br /> <br /> == Lunch for morning attendees only<br /> * 12:00-13:30<br /> * Auditorium workshop stripped and prepared for Plenary by CTICC staff<br /> <br /> == Opening Plenary ==<br /> 14h00 - 17h30<br /> <br /> * 14h00 - 14h10 Welcome from Gavin Fleming <br /> ** Welcome<br /> ** Thank Sponsors<br /> ** Promote Evening Events<br /> ** Housekeeping<br /> * 14h10 - 14h20 Cape Town<br /> **Opening, Craig Haskins, Manager: Strategic Information, Strategic Development Information and GIS Department. <br /> *14h20 - 14h30 OSGeo - Arnulf Christl<br /> *14h30 - 14h40 GISSA - Carrin Martin<br /> *14h40 - 15h00 <br /> ** 'someone who knows the international scene'soon to be confirmed<br /> **&quot;Software challenges facing developing nations&quot;<br /> *15h00-15h15 GIS in SA - Dina Mudimbu, <br /> **Deputy Manager, GIS, Ehlanzeni District Municipality<br /> **&quot;Development challenges facing Mpumalanga Province and the role of GIS&quot;<br /> *15h15-15h25 GIS and education - Julian Smit<br /> **&quot;Challenges facing GIS education in South Africa&quot;<br /> *15h25 - 15h30 Closing 1st session - Gavin Fleming<br /> *15h30 - 15h50 tea break<br /> *15h50 - 16h00 Autodesk - speaker? (Autodesk is the only sponsor who qualifies for a plenary slot, the others only get 'recognition' = thank you and place on a slide))<br /> *16h00 - 16h30 Lightning talks - for detail see [[FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks]]. Swap these with something before tea break so the 'entertainment' spread out.<br /> * 16:30-17:30 Keynote Address<br /> ** Ed Parsons<br /> <br /> == Ice-breaker Reception ==<br /> <br /> * 17:30-late Welcome Reception @ CTICC incl food. We are waiting for confirmation of 2 free drinks sponsored by SAB. Thereafter drinks are from a cash bar. <br /> Venue: FOSS4G 2008 exhibition hall - therefore it also serves as the Exhibition Grand Opening<br /> <br /> == Exhibition set-up ==<br /> <br /> * 07h00 - 14h00 Oasys set up shell stands <br /> * 14h00-17h30 Exhibitors set up stands, ready for Grand Opening conference Icebreaker.<br /> <br /> = Tuesday, September 30 =<br /> <br /> * 07:00 Registration Opens<br /> * very early: AV setup in presentation rooms<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> <br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 13:30-15:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 15:00-15:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 15:30-17:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> <br /> == BOF and Local Chapter sessions ==<br /> <br /> * 17:00-18:30 (or whenever) Birds-of-a-Feather and Local OSGeo sessions<br /> Self-organised at [[FOSS4G2008_BOF_Sessions]] and on noticeboards at the conference. <br /> <br /> == Tuesday night ==<br /> * we have the venues till 23h00<br /> Open (at the moment). Suggest a pub venue? <br /> Panama Jacks for supper?<br /> <br /> = Wednesday, October 1 =<br /> * 07:30 Registration opens<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 13:30-15:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 15:00-15:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 15:30-17:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> <br /> == Poster Session ==<br /> * 12:30-13:30 Poster Session - poster authors to stand with their posters to answer any questions. <br /> <br /> == Reception ==<br /> (Carrin)I think that someone at the dinner will need to make an announcement about what the evening entails, if its buffet, where the veg food is, what the face painting means, a bit about the restaurant name etc. that could by you with the restaurant owner. <br /> <br /> * 18:00: All meet at CTICC. Buses leave promptly at 18h00.<br /> * Reception (Gala dinner) @ Moyo on Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. Price includes transport. <br /> * Buses will return at 22h00, dropping people off at preferred hotels and CTICC<br /> * Continue the party at ''pub near CTICC / Waterfront''?<br /> * for those not attending the Gala dinner, the CTICC venues are available till 23h00.<br /> <br /> = Thursday, October 2 =<br /> <br /> * 08:00 Registration opens<br /> <br /> ''Consider starting everything 30min later considering heavy night?''<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> <br /> * Exhibitors to knock-down only after 13h30.<br /> <br /> == Closing Plenary ==<br /> <br /> 13h30 - 15h30<br /> <br /> * 13h30-13h35 Welcome from Chair - Gavin<br /> ** Housekeeping<br /> * 13h35-13h45 Sol Katz Award <br /> ** Award explained, Sol Katz memorialised<br /> ** Presented by Frank Warmerdam and Jeff McKenna<br /> * 13h45 - 13h55 FOSS4G 2009 - Tim Bowden<br /> ** 2009 hosts describe next year's event and venue<br /> * 14h00 - 15h00 Panel Discussion <br /> ** Moderated by <br /> *** Mick Wilson???<br /> ** Panel<br /> *** Autodesk - who?<br /> *** <br /> *15h00 - 15h10 OSGeo wrap - Arnulf<br /> *15h10 - 15h20 - GISSA wrap - Carrin<br /> *15h20 - 15h30 Final thanks and closing, and invitation to OSGeo AGM - Gavin<br /> ** Draw for evaluation form sweepstakes<br /> ** Thanks to volunteers and committee<br /> ** Thanks to presenters and teachers<br /> ** More thanks<br /> 15h30 - 15h45 leg stretch (no tea?)<br /> 15h45 - 17h45 or later: OSGeo AGM for all who want to stay. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> = Friday, October 3 =<br /> <br /> * 08:00 Registration opens<br /> <br /> == Workshops and technical visits==<br /> <br /> * Details: [[FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Technical_Visits]]<br /> * 08:30-12:00 Morning sessions<br /> * 12 - 13h30 lunch<br /> * 13h30 - 17h00 afternoon sessions<br /> <br /> == Outreach Activities ==<br /> <br /> Details: [[FOSS4G_2008_Activities#Outreach]]<br /> Morning and afternoon sessions arranged by FOSS4G 2008 but run by VOLUNTEERS and free for attendees (teachers, public servants, public)<br /> <br /> =Saturday October 4th=<br /> <br /> == Code Sprint ==<br /> <br /> * 8h00 - 17:00 or later @ venue to be confirmed<br /> ** [[FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint]] <br /> We have decided to do this on the Saturday so 'sprinters' don't miss any workshops or socialising during the week. <br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2008]]<br /> [[Category:FOSS4G]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Programme&diff=29480 2008-09-23T06:36:57Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>'''FOSS4G2008 Run of Events'''<br /> <br /> This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the programme of the [http://www.foss4g2008.org/ 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. <br /> <br /> It is also the Master 'Run-of-events' description that will be used to run and announce all the detailed items during each day, other than the '''detailed technical programme''', which is at http://tinyurl.com/foss4g2008schedule and http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/schedule<br /> <br /> * Conference Web Site: [http://www.foss4g2008.org http://www.foss4g2008.org]<br /> * Conference Mailing List: [http://mailman.uwc.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-newsletter http://mailman.uwc.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-newsletter] or just add your e-mail at the bottom right of [http://pear.uwc.ac.za/foss4g/], ignoring the rest of the page.<br /> * LOC mailing list: [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc]<br /> * [[FOSS4G2008_LocMembers]] Contact details for LOC members attending FOSS4G2008<br /> * Workshop/Lab Mailing List: [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops]<br /> * Education initiatives mailing list [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/edu_discuss http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/edu_discuss]<br /> * IRC Channel: irc://freenode.net/foss4g2008<br /> * [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Category:FOSS4G2008 other FOSS4G2008 wiki pages]<br /> <br /> = Friday, Sept 27=<br /> Graeme arrives to set up workshop PCs at UCT labs<br /> <br /> = Sat, Sept 28=<br /> *Graeme and Burnie finish UCT computers and Fountains Hotel computers<br /> *last-minute photocopying of workshop notes, DVD collection, etc. - Gavin and others<br /> <br /> = Sunday, September 28 =<br /> *9am with Inge, collect conference bags and contents from Inge's offices. <br /> * 10am onwards - all LOC members who can, be at CTICC to: <br /> **pack bags <br /> **help with PC + network setup<br /> **demo theatre<br /> **registration computers and network<br /> **other tasks...pls specify <br /> **AV setup in workshop rooms<br /> *16:00-19:00 On-site Registration Opens at the CTICC<br /> <br /> = Monday, September 29 =<br /> * 07:00 Registration Opens<br /> <br /> == Workshops ==<br /> * Details: [[FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Technical_Visits]]<br /> * 08:30-12:00 Morning Workshops and technical visits<br /> <br /> == Lunch for morning attendees only<br /> * 12:00-13:30<br /> * Auditorium workshop stripped and prepared for Plenary by CTICC staff<br /> <br /> == Opening Plenary ==<br /> 14h00 - 17h30<br /> <br /> See 2007 for some ideas: http://www.foss4g2007.org/plenaries<br /> <br /> * 14h00 - 14h10 Welcome from Gavin Fleming <br /> ** Welcome<br /> ** Thank Sponsors<br /> ** Promote Evening Events<br /> ** Housekeeping<br /> * 14h10 - 14h20 Cape Town<br /> **Welcome to FOSS4G, Cape Town and South Africa tourism promo - video + live???<br /> *14h20 - 14h30 OSGeo - Arnulf Christl<br /> *14h30 - 14h40 GISSA - Carrin Martin<br /> *14h40 - 15h00 <br /> ** 'someone who knows the international scene'soon to be confirmed<br /> **&quot;Software challenges facing developing nations&quot;<br /> *15h00-15h15 GIS in SA - Dina Mudimbu<br /> **&quot;Development challenges facing Mpumalanga Province and the role of GIS&quot;<br /> *15h15-15h25 GIS and education - Julian Smit<br /> **&quot;Challenges facing GIS education in South Africa&quot;<br /> *15h25 - 15h30 Closing 1st session - Gavin Fleming<br /> *15h30 - 15h50 tea break<br /> *15h50 - 16h00 Autodesk - speaker? (Autodesk is the only sponsor who qualifies for a plenary slot, the others only get 'recognition' = thank you and place on a slide))<br /> *16h00 - 16h30 Lightning talks - for detail see [[FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks]]. Swap these with something before tea break so the 'entertainment' spread out.<br /> * 16:30-17:30 Keynote Address<br /> ** Ed Parsons<br /> <br /> == Ice-breaker Reception ==<br /> <br /> * 17:30-late Welcome Reception @ CTICC incl food. We are waiting for confirmation of 2 free drinks sponsored by SAB. Thereafter drinks are from a cash bar. <br /> Venue: FOSS4G 2008 exhibition hall - therefore it also serves as the Exhibition Grand Opening<br /> <br /> == Exhibition set-up ==<br /> <br /> * 07h00 - 14h00 Oasys set up shell stands <br /> * 14h00-17h30 Exhibitors set up stands, ready for Grand Opening conference Icebreaker.<br /> <br /> = Tuesday, September 30 =<br /> <br /> * 07:00 Registration Opens<br /> * very early: AV setup in presentation rooms<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> <br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 13:30-15:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 15:00-15:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 15:30-17:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> <br /> == BOF and Local Chapter sessions ==<br /> <br /> * 17:00-18:30 (or whenever) Birds-of-a-Feather and Local OSGeo sessions<br /> Self-organised at [[FOSS4G2008_BOF_Sessions]] and on noticeboards at the conference. <br /> <br /> == Tuesday night ==<br /> * we have the venues till 23h00<br /> Open (at the moment). Suggest a pub venue? <br /> Panama Jacks for supper?<br /> <br /> = Wednesday, October 1 =<br /> * 07:30 Registration opens<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 13:30-15:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 15:00-15:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 15:30-17:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> <br /> == Poster Session ==<br /> * 12:30-13:30 Poster Session - poster authors to stand with their posters to answer any questions. <br /> <br /> == Reception ==<br /> (Carrin)I think that someone at the dinner will need to make an announcement about what the evening entails, if its buffet, where the veg food is, what the face painting means, a bit about the restaurant name etc. that could by you with the restaurant owner. <br /> <br /> * 18:00: All meet at CTICC. Buses leave promptly at 18h00.<br /> * Reception (Gala dinner) @ Moyo on Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. Price includes transport. <br /> * Buses will return at 22h00, dropping people off at preferred hotels and CTICC<br /> * Continue the party at ''pub near CTICC / Waterfront''?<br /> * for those not attending the Gala dinner, the CTICC venues are available till 23h00.<br /> <br /> = Thursday, October 2 =<br /> <br /> * 08:00 Registration opens<br /> <br /> ''Consider starting everything 30min later considering heavy night?''<br /> <br /> == Presentations and Labs ==<br /> * 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 10:00-10:30 Coffee break [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> * 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs<br /> * 12:00-13:30 Lunch Provided [[FOSS4G2008_Demos]]<br /> <br /> * Exhibitors to knock-down only after 13h30.<br /> <br /> == Closing Plenary ==<br /> <br /> 13h30 - 15h30<br /> <br /> * 13h30-13h35 Welcome from Chair - Gavin<br /> ** Housekeeping<br /> * 13h35-13h45 Sol Katz Award <br /> ** Award explained, Sol Katz memorialised<br /> ** Presented by Frank Warmerdam and Jeff McKenna<br /> * 13h45 - 13h55 FOSS4G 2009 - Tim Bowden<br /> ** 2009 hosts describe next year's event and venue<br /> * 14h00 - 15h00 Panel Discussion <br /> ** Moderated by <br /> *** Mick Wilson???<br /> ** Panel<br /> *** Autodesk - who?<br /> *** <br /> *15h00 - 15h10 OSGeo wrap - Arnulf<br /> *15h10 - 15h20 - GISSA wrap - Carrin<br /> *15h20 - 15h30 Final thanks and closing, and invitation to OSGeo AGM - Gavin<br /> ** Draw for evaluation form sweepstakes<br /> ** Thanks to volunteers and committee<br /> ** Thanks to presenters and teachers<br /> ** More thanks<br /> 15h30 - 15h45 leg stretch (no tea?)<br /> 15h45 - 17h45 or later: OSGeo AGM for all who want to stay. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> = Friday, October 3 =<br /> <br /> * 08:00 Registration opens<br /> <br /> == Workshops and technical visits==<br /> <br /> * Details: [[FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Technical_Visits]]<br /> * 08:30-12:00 Morning sessions<br /> * 12 - 13h30 lunch<br /> * 13h30 - 17h00 afternoon sessions<br /> <br /> == Outreach Activities ==<br /> <br /> Details: [[FOSS4G_2008_Activities#Outreach]]<br /> Morning and afternoon sessions arranged by FOSS4G 2008 but run by VOLUNTEERS and free for attendees (teachers, public servants, public)<br /> <br /> =Saturday October 4th=<br /> <br /> == Code Sprint ==<br /> <br /> * 8h00 - 17:00 or later @ venue to be confirmed<br /> ** [[FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint]] <br /> We have decided to do this on the Saturday so 'sprinters' don't miss any workshops or socialising during the week. <br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2008]]<br /> [[Category:FOSS4G]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G2008_BOF_Sessions&diff=28936 2008-09-12T14:11:15Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Back to [[FOSS4G2008]]...<br /> <br /> = Introduction =<br /> During the [http://www.foss4g2008.org/ FOSS4G2008 conference] in Cape Town, South Africa, there will be conference rooms available for people to hold Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. These are groups who self-organise informally around something in common, like a project, interest, local chapter, or language. <br /> <br /> Note: Times are subject to change until the main programme is finalised (around mid-August)<br /> <br /> = Timetable =<br /> A timetable will be posted when BoF sessions firm up. Changes and new sessions will be posted on announcement boards during the event. In the meantime start your planning below. <br /> <br /> BoF primetime is on Tuesday 30th after presentations end. We have the rooms till closing time around 11pm so you can go on as long as you like or we could set up two 'shifts'. Your BoF could even turn into a codesprint.<br /> <br /> == Tuesday September 30, 2008 ==<br /> This is the primary BOF time slot.<br /> * BOF sessions can be scheduled from 17h15 till late<br /> * Labs and Presentations are scheduled to end at 17h00<br /> * Venues available: 5 x presentation rooms.<br /> <br /> == Wednesday October 1, 2008 ==<br /> * The session after tea has 2 x Labs running but no Presentations. <br /> * BOF sessions can be scheduled from 15h30 to 17h45<br /> * the buses for the [http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/announcement/view/3 Gala Event at Moyo in Stellenbosch] leave at 18:00<br /> * Please only use this time slot if necessary. Many people will need to leave by 17:45 to catch the bus on time.<br /> * Venues available: 5 x presentation rooms.<br /> <br /> = Conference Rooms available for BOF sessions =<br /> * The seating capacity that is listed is a maximum number, that may be reduced.<br /> * The rooms will be set up with chairs, but not tables.<br /> <br /> # 2.6a (120)<br /> # 2.6b (120)<br /> # 2.4a (120) <br /> # 2.4b (120)<br /> # 1.6 (260)(could hold more than one BoF?)<br /> # Overflow rooms or if you really need PCs - these are the workshop rooms and it might be preferable not to use them for BoFs.<br /> ## Roof Terrace (100)<br /> ## Room 1.40 (96)<br /> <br /> = BOF organization =<br /> You can use this page to organize your BOF session:<br /> * create a section below for your BOF<br /> * have people edit this page to indicate they will be attending<br /> * you must provide a contact person who is managing the meeting<br /> * also make your description as clear as possible, for many attendees it will be the only thing they read before choosing one<br /> <br /> = BOF sessions =<br /> ==Tuesday==<br /> ==Wednesday==<br /> ===Room 1.40===<br /> *15h30 - 17h00: GIS Education at tertiary institutions exploratory workshop. <br /> *Anyone with an interest in tertiary GIS tuition is welcome, not only academics. <br /> *What is the market demanding? should specific software packages be taught? should open source now be included as an option? will this impact on institutions getting their courses accredited by PLATO? how should we be dealing with short courses to assit people who want to upgrade from technician to professional GIS practitioner? are correspondence courses an option and who will run them? are there enough short courses for the industy? <br /> *Contact Carrin Martin carrin.avri@iceeafrica.co.za or Bongiwe Masabalala BAMasabalala@sli.wcape.gov.za<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category:FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G2008_Press_Release&diff=28675 2008-09-08T09:11:14Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Keep to each one &lt;500 words. This is a 'formal' press release to be sent to news agencies and media partners. <br /> <br /> ==1. for release on Sept 8==<br /> '''make this more introductory, informative'''<br /> ''Cape Town, South Africa, September 8, 2008''<br /> <br /> Open source software is a form of collaborative programming and knowledge sharing that allows a global community of programmers to pool their efforts and build software systems. The resulting software is often available for free, or at a cost far less than traditional software licensed from large corporations. This affects many industries, including computer mapping, otherwise known as Geographic Information Systems (GIS).<br /> <br /> Around 800 software programmers, Government officials, business people and technology experts will be converging on Cape Town from 29 September to attend the 2008 international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference. The theme of the conference is &quot;Open Source GIS: and option for developing countries&quot;, the intention being to provide a platform for industry members to explore and debate issues around its application for developing countries. <br /> <br /> The geospatial software users attending this conference work with open source software to crate and share maps, build online mapping sites, analyse satellite imagery data in order to calculate flood zones, plan housing and infrastructure developments, asist in planning for the 2010 world cup. <br /> <br /> (OUT) Conference chair Gavin Fleming sees Cape Town as a hotbed of open source programming. “There are whole categories of software that depend on open source software written right here in Victoria. The provincial and federal governments have been very supportive and helped build a unique local industry over the past five years”, said Fleming. (*OUT*)<br /> <br /> This year’s conference is sponsored by local and international organisations such as Autodesk, Google, ** GIMS and the South African State Information Technology Agency (SITA).<br /> In addition to presentations and hands-on software classes throughout the week, there will be a community stree party to map Cape Towns's streets on Sunday the 28th. An education outreach programme has been developed to assist teachers to learn about GIS as it is now part of the higher grade school geography cirruclum. <br /> <br /> For more information on FOSS4G 2008, please visit http://www.foss4g2008.org or contact Gavin Fleming at +27-11-7094668 or email gavinf@mintek.co.za.<br /> <br /> ==2. for release on Sept 22==<br /> '''quote numbers and more immediate info'''<br /> <br /> ''Cape Town, South Africa, September 8, 2008''<br /> <br /> For more information on FOSS4G 2008, please visit http://www.foss4g2008.org or contact Gavin Fleming at +27-11-7094668 or email gavinf@mintek.co.za.<br /> <br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]<br /> <br /> -----------------------<br /> from Carrin <br /> <br /> Open source software is a form of collaborative programming and knowledge sharing that allows a global community of programmers to pool their efforts and build software systems. The resulting software is often available for free, or at a cost far less than traditional software licensed from large corporations. <br /> <br /> Around 800 software programmers, Government officials, business people and technology experts will be converging on Cape Town from 29 September to attend the 2008 international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference. Geospatial is a term used to describe the combination of spatial (mapping) software and analytical methods using earth or geographic datasets. The theme of the conference is &quot;Open Source GIS: and option for developing countries&quot;, the intention being to provide a platform for industry members to explore and debate issues around the application of the technology for developing countries. <br /> <br /> Computer mapping, known as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), allows map data to be combined with information normally provided in tables, and for new maps to be created. The software is used for a wide range of purposed, from mapping archeological finds to calculating flood zones, planning housing and infrastructure developments, plan for the 2010 world cup and for tsunami relief efforts<br /> <br /> This year’s conference is sponsored by local and international organisations such as Autodesk, Google, Geographic Information Management Systems (GIMS) and the South African State Information Technology Agency (SITA), and will be attended by delegates from 100 countries around the world. The geospatial software users attending this conference work with open source and proprietary software to crate and share maps, build online mapping sites, analyse satellite imagery data and . Delegates will be coming to Cape Town to share their expertise, and to have a debate about the role of open source software in countries where the costs of proprietary software is taking up substantial portions of their budgets. <br /> <br /> In addition to presentations and hands-on software classes throughout the week, there will be a community street party to map Cape Town's streets on Sunday the 28th. An education outreach programme has been developed to assist teachers to learn about GIS as it is now part of the higher grade school geography curriculum. The conference is open to anyone with an interest in mapping and geospatial technology, and special rates are provided for students at tertiary institutions. <br /> <br /> For more information on FOSS4G 2008, please visit http://www.foss4g2008.org or contact Gavin Fleming at +27-11-7094668 or email gavinf@mintek.co.za.</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28515 2008-09-03T06:53:00Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> *Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> *Meet at: <br /> *Start time: <br /> *Duration: <br /> *Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *!! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> *Date: Monday 29 September<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2 hours<br /> *Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> *!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options. <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS. <br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education!!<br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> *Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 13.00<br /> *Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> *Max Number: 20<br /> *Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> *Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> *Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> *Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> *!!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> *Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> *Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> *Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> *Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.za, Shawn Lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *24 PC's available <br /> <br /> *Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28514 2008-09-03T06:52:15Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> *Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> *Meet at: <br /> *Start time: <br /> *Duration: <br /> *Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *!! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> *Date: Monday 29 September<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2 hours<br /> *Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> *!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options. <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS. <br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education!!<br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> *Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 13.00<br /> *Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> *Max Number: 20<br /> *Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> *Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> *Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> *Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> *!!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> *Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> *Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> *Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.za, Shawn Lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *24 PC's available <br /> <br /> *Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28513 2008-09-03T06:51:19Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> *Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> *Meet at: <br /> *Start time: <br /> *Duration: <br /> *Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *!! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> *Date: Monday 29 September<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2 hours<br /> *Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> *!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options. <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS. <br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education!!<br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> *Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 13.00<br /> *Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> *Max Number: 20<br /> *Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> *Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> *Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> *Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> *!!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> <br /> *Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> *Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> *Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.za, Shawn Lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *24 PC's available <br /> <br /> *Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28512 2008-09-03T06:50:12Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> *Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> *Meet at: <br /> *Start time: <br /> *Duration: <br /> *Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *!! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> *Date: Monday 29 September<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2 hours<br /> *Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> *!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS<br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education!!<br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> *Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 13.00<br /> *Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> *Max Number: 20<br /> *Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> *Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> *Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> *Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> *!!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> <br /> *Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> *Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> *Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.za, Shawn Lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *24 PC's available <br /> <br /> *Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28511 2008-09-03T06:48:42Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> *Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> *Meet at: <br /> *Start time: <br /> *Duration: <br /> *Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *!! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> *Date: Monday 29 September<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2 hours<br /> *Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> *!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS<br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education!!<br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> *Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za, Alize Botha - abotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 13.00<br /> *Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> *Max Number: 20<br /> *Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> *Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> *Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> *Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> *!!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> <br /> Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.z<br /> Shawn Lezar - shawn lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> 24 PC's available <br /> <br /> Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28510 2008-09-03T06:47:10Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> *Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> *Meet at: <br /> *Start time: <br /> *Duration: <br /> *Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> *!! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> *Date: Monday 29 September<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2 hours<br /> *Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> *!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS<br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education!!<br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 2pm<br /> *Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> *Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> *Date: Friday 3 October<br /> *Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> *Start time: 9am<br /> *Start time: 13.00<br /> *Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> *Max Number: 20<br /> *Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> *Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> *Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> *Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> *!!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> <br /> Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.z<br /> Shawn Lezar - shawn lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> 24 PC's available <br /> <br /> Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28509 2008-09-03T06:43:45Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> Meet at: <br /> Start time: <br /> Duration: <br /> Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> !! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> 'Date: Monday 29 September<br /> 'Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> 'Start time: 9am<br /> 'Start time: 2pm<br /> 'Duration: 2 hours<br /> 'Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> '!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS<br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education. <br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> Date: Friday 3 October<br /> Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> Start time: 9am<br /> Start time: 2pm<br /> Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> Date: Friday 3 October<br /> Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> Start time: 9am<br /> Start time: 13.00<br /> Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> Max Number: 20<br /> Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> !!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> <br /> Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.z<br /> Shawn Lezar - shawn lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> 24 PC's available <br /> <br /> Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28508 2008-09-03T06:42:23Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> Meet at: <br /> Start time: <br /> Duration: <br /> Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> !! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> 'Date: Monday 29 September<br /> 'Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> 'Start time: 9am<br /> 'Start time: 2pm<br /> 'Duration: 2 hours<br /> 'Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> '!! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> *Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> *Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> *Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS<br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education. <br /> <br /> *Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> Date: Friday 3 October<br /> Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> Start time: 9am<br /> Start time: 2pm<br /> Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> Date: Friday 3 October<br /> Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> Start time: 9am<br /> Start time: 13.00<br /> Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> Max Number: 20<br /> Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> !!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> <br /> Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.z<br /> Shawn Lezar - shawn lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> 24 PC's available <br /> <br /> Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28507 2008-09-03T06:40:51Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Sunday 28 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 1. Street Mapping Party in and around Cape Town<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap will be running a ‘Mapping Party’ in the streets of Cape Town which involves walking / cycling / driving with a GPS and editing and uploading your tracks to the free, public www.openstreetmap.org This promises to be lots of fun and you will also be working towards something useful. <br /> <br /> Date: Sunday 29 September<br /> Meet at: <br /> Start time: <br /> Duration: <br /> Contact:Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> !! Volunteers needed: to tell teachers about GPS, the street mapping project, and to help with the exercise.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Monday 29 September<br /> <br /> SESSION 2 : Google Earth for Educators <br /> How to use Google earth in the classroom and its application in geography, biology, history and anything that want to know where things are on our planet. <br /> <br /> Date: Monday 29 September<br /> Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> Start time: 9am<br /> Start time: 2pm<br /> Duration: 2 hours<br /> Contact: Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za <br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 3 October 2008 <br /> <br /> SESSION 3. Mapping and GIS Options <br /> 2 computer labs of 20 people + classrooms<br /> **Option 1. Map-aware where basic map skills are limited. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: talk about basic mapping with examples!! <br /> <br /> **Option 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know where to find examples to use in the classroom. <br /> !!Volunteers needed: people who know about web sites that will be useful to teachers and who have experience with what is happening elsewhere. this could be 2 different people sharing a session!!<br /> <br /> **Option 3. Hands-on exposure to GIS<br /> !!Voluneers needed: to give teachers an overview of GIS functionality. Software still to be decided in consultation with Department of Education. <br /> <br /> **Option 4 Google Earth for educators<br /> !! Volunteers needed: experience with Google earth who can show teachers a practical hands-on of how they can use it!!!<br /> <br /> Date: Friday 3 October<br /> Venue: Trafalgar High School, address, District Six <br /> Start time: 9am<br /> Start time: 2pm<br /> Duration: 2-3 hours<br /> Contact: Avis Smith - avis@discoverymail.co.za<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> <br /> SESSION 4. Outdoor event to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. <br /> Practical use of GIS technology in nature that includes working with a GPS, marking and finding points, observing wetland bird and looking at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life. GPS will be provided but bring your own if you have. <br /> <br /> Date: Friday 3 October<br /> Venue: Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Fisherman’s Walk Road, Zeekoivlei<br /> Start time: 9am<br /> Start time: 13.00<br /> Duration: 2.5 hours<br /> Max Number: 20<br /> Book with: Bronwen Foster<br /> Environmental Education Officer<br /> Tel.: 021 706 2404, Fax: 021 706 2405<br /> Email: Bronwen.Foster@capetown.gov.za<br /> Entrance Fee: R6.00 per adult<br /> !!Volunteers welcome. to assist Bronwen with showing teachers how to use GPS and see RondeVlei Reserve.!!<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> **Independent Schools of South Africa, Geography Teachers Conference. <br /> Workshop with demos and talks from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries, also local input that will help teachers here teach GIS '''<br /> <br /> Venue: Biships Boys School, Rondebosch, Cape Town<br /> Time: 2 - 5pm<br /> Contact : John Lanser - jlanser@bishops.org.z<br /> Shawn Lezar - shawn lezar - slezar007@yahoo.com<br /> Alize Botha - ABotha1@csir.co.za<br /> 24 PC's available <br /> <br /> Suggested options <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Workshop for University of Cape Town students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28383 2008-08-26T12:15:17Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> '''Friday morning 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> '''SESSION 1 : Hands-on lab GIS exposure to open source packages'''<br /> <br /> Hands on GIS exposure<br /> <br /> *High School Geography teacher's workshop in Cape Town<br /> * Marketed through Khanya geography team<br /> * They will recruit educators to attend the workshop/demo.<br /> * Our contact : Avis a Khanya facilitator <br /> * 2 Labs of 20 People @ schools in Central Cape Town ( Possibly Trafalgar High School in District Six - to confirm)<br /> <br /> Suggested options:<br /> An activity that the teachers could implement back in their classrooms - some data capturing on the ground, ground-truthing with a pre existing map, and then put into a GIS and produce a maps etc - learners can add to their portfolios. Time: an hour in the field and an hour back in the lab - i.e. a morning.<br /> <br /> Ideas to consider and that needs practical feasibility for teacher workshops<br /> <br /> 1. Map-aware and GPS in an area where basic map skills may be limited. <br /> <br /> 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know how it is used. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''SESSION 2 : An outdoor event for teachers to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve.'''<br /> <br /> Practical Application of GIS with the natural environment:<br /> * Life Sciences and geography Teachers; Grades 10-12<br /> * Contact person : Bronwen Foster (Environmental Education Officer)<br /> <br /> <br /> The Rondevlei programme is designed to make use of GIS technology by doing something practical in nature. They will work with a GPS, learn to mark and find points, observe wetland bird species in the environment and have a look at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life.<br /> <br /> * GIS is part of the Geography Curriculum <br /> * Data collection<br /> * Application of Geographical skills<br /> * Data analysis<br /> * Use of Satellite Remote sensing<br /> * Application of GIS<br /> * Examining human- environment issues<br /> <br /> <br /> '''SESSION 3 : GoogleEarth for Educators<br /> <br /> Teachers will be shown hand-on how to use google earth and its application for geography, biology, history and anything that needs to know where things are on our lovely planet. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> '''SESSION 1 : Talks with examples from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries - with demos. '''<br /> <br /> Hands on GIS exposure<br /> <br /> *High School Geography teacher's workshop<br /> *Marketed through ISASA<br /> *Our contact : John Lanser (HoD Geography - Bishops) and Shawn Lezar <br /> *24 PC's available at Bishop<br /> *The ISASA geography conference has scheduled an open spot in their conference for this.<br /> <br /> Suggested options <br /> <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''SESSION 2 : UCT workshop for University students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Dr Kevin Winter at the Environmental and Geographical Sciences department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> '''SESSION 3 : GoogleEarth for Educators - again<br /> <br /> Teachers will be shown hand-on how to use google earth and its application for geography, biology, history and anything that needs to know where things are on our lovely planet. <br /> <br /> '''OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONFERENCE'''<br /> <br /> <br /> Friday 26th September <br /> <br /> <br /> Day course on open source applications<br /> <br /> *Honours and postgraduate students to attend<br /> *Day event in the Geomatics computer lab @ UCT <br /> *Presenter: Martin Dresen from Germany<br /> <br /> Possible contents:<br /> *Survey on webmapping applications<br /> *OpenLayers<br /> *UMN Mapserver applications (MS4W package)<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

Wiki-Martin5 https://wiki.osgeo.org/w/index.php?title=FOSS4G_2008_Activities&diff=28076 2008-08-15T14:01:00Z

<p>Wiki-Martin5: </p> <hr /> <div>Page owner: Alize<br /> <br /> This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available. <br /> <br /> =Outreach=<br /> '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!'''<br /> <br /> '''Friday morning 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> '''SESSION 1 : Hands-on lab GIS exposure to open source packages'''<br /> <br /> Hands on GIS exposure<br /> <br /> *High School Geography teacher's workshop in Cape Town<br /> * Marketed through Khanya geography team<br /> * They will recruit educators to attend the workshop/demo.<br /> * Our contact : Avis of DoE in the WCape.<br /> * 2 Labs of 20 People @ schools in Central Cape Town<br /> <br /> Suggested options:<br /> An activity that the teachers could implement back in their classrooms - some data capturing on the ground, ground-truthing with a pre existing map, and then put into a GIS and produce a maps etc - learners can add to their portfolios. Time: an hour in the field and an hour back in the lab - i.e. a morning.<br /> <br /> Ideas to consider and that needs practical feasibility for teacher workshops<br /> <br /> 1. Map-aware and GPS in an area where basic map skills may be limited. <br /> <br /> 2. Demos of internet examples for grades 10 - 12 for teachers who don't want to learn GIS but want to know how it is used. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''SESSION 2 : An outdoor event for teachers to learn about GPS in the Rondevlei Nature Reserve.'''<br /> <br /> Practical Application of GIS with the natural environment:<br /> * Life Sciences and geography Teachers; Grades 10-12<br /> * Contact person : Bronwen Foster (Environmental Education Officer)<br /> <br /> <br /> The Rondevlei programme is designed to make use of GIS technology by doing something practical in nature. They will work with a GPS, learn to mark and find points, observe wetland bird species in the environment and have a look at data collected previously using GIS software. This is an opportunity to see what how GIS can be applied in real life.<br /> <br /> * GIS is part of the Geography Curriculum <br /> * Data collection<br /> * Application of Geographical skills<br /> * Data analysis<br /> * Use of Satellite Remote sensing<br /> * Application of GIS<br /> * Examining human- environment issues<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008'''<br /> <br /> '''SESSION 1 : Talks with examples from international guest of how GIS is being used in other countries - with demos. '''<br /> <br /> Hands on GIS exposure<br /> <br /> *High School Geography teacher's workshop<br /> *Marketed through ISASA<br /> *Our contact : John Lanser (HoD Geography - Bishops) and Shawn Lezar <br /> *24 PC's available at Bishop<br /> *The ISASA geography conference has scheduled an open spot in their conference for this.<br /> <br /> Suggested options <br /> <br /> A hands-on-demo would be great. They have ArcView 3.3 on their computers. We should consider installing and showing something with an open source flavour. Exposure by an international delegate of what’s happening in education elsewhere in the world. Exposure to OS GIS software by means of distributing a CD.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''SESSION 2 : UCT workshop for University students and staff'''<br /> <br /> * Geospatial lab in the Environmental &amp; Geographical Science department @ UCT <br /> * 16 PC's available / 30 Students<br /> * 3rd , 4th year students, postgraduate and UCT staff will attend <br /> * Current software installed on computers: Manifold, may install other software<br /> * To confirm with Julian Smith from Geomatics department<br /> * GIS delegates/volunteers to present workshop on Spatial data infrastructure development,web-based GIS, any other suggestions preferably OPEN SOURCE <br /> <br /> Still to consider – please give input an ideas<br /> <br /> <br /> We would also like to organise the following:<br /> * Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.<br /> * FOSS GIS workshops for Government officials<br /> * Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town<br /> * a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids<br /> * a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township<br /> <br /> =Technical Visits=<br /> <br /> '''Monday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> *Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)(no additional costs)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3136 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R1843 ( Cape Town)Transport<br /> <br /> The following areas will be covered:<br /> <br /> - Image Acquisition and Field Surveying<br /> , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations<br /> , Data Extraction and Manipulation<br /> , Geospatial Data Management<br /> &amp; Cartographic Production<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Friday morning'''<br /> <br /> '''Option 1'''<br /> * Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application<br /> (1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 ( No additional costs)<br /> Available for 22 people<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> '''Option 2'''<br /> *Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30<br /> Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry <br /> Available for 22 people ( Venue costs of wine farm still to be confirmed, no additional costs for speaker)<br /> <br /> 44 Seater : R 3939 ( Grabouw)Transport<br /> 18 Seater : R2375 (Grabouw)Transport<br /> <br /> =Other activities=<br /> *student competition ''a la'' GeoWeb 2008?<br /> *school competition?<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G]]<br /> [[Category: FOSS4G2008]]</div>

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