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* Aaron Racicot | * Aaron Racicot | ||
* Olivier Ertz | * Olivier Ertz | ||
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| + | === Call For Workshops Content === | ||
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| + | Session Title (70 chars): | ||
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| + | Short Description (50 words): | ||
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| + | Long Description (400 words): | ||
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| + | Session Type: | ||
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| + | - 3 hr lab (computers), or | ||
| + | - 3 hr class, or | ||
| + | - 1.5 hr lab (to run during conference) | ||
| + | - 1.5 hr class (to run during conference) | ||
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| + | Technical Requirements: | ||
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| + | - Provided Windows XP workstations, or | ||
| + | - Provided CentOS (??) VMWare machine, or | ||
| + | - Instructor-provided LiveCD, or | ||
| + | - N/A | ||
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| + | User Level: | ||
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| + | o Beginner | ||
| + | o Advanced | ||
| + | o Developer | ||
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| + | User Prerequisites (platform, applications, development languages, etc...) | ||
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| + | Presenter Name | ||
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| + | Presenter Coordinates | ||
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| + | Presenter Biography (200 words) | ||
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=== First Meeting === | === First Meeting === | ||
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* IRC Channel: #foss4g2007 on irc.freenode.net (or via Web: http://irc.telascience.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi) ([http://logs.qgis.org/foss4g2007/ Log])<br> | * IRC Channel: #foss4g2007 on irc.freenode.net (or via Web: http://irc.telascience.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi) ([http://logs.qgis.org/foss4g2007/ Log])<br> | ||
| − | + | ==== Workshop Duration and Scheduling ==== | |
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| − | === Workshop Duration and Scheduling === | ||
http://www.foss4g2007.org/program_overview.html | http://www.foss4g2007.org/program_overview.html | ||
| − | === Hardware === | + | ==== Hardware ==== |
* 40 computers in the rental budget | * 40 computers in the rental budget | ||
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* other options? (bring-your-own etc.) | * other options? (bring-your-own etc.) | ||
| − | === Room Availability === | + | ==== Room Availability ==== |
? | ? | ||
| − | === Call for Abstracts === | + | ==== Call for Abstracts ==== |
* by when? | * by when? | ||
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| − | === Software Installation === | + | ==== Software Installation ==== |
* LiveCD for Linux | * LiveCD for Linux | ||
* MS4W installer for Windows | * MS4W installer for Windows | ||
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* attendees come with laptops and software installed? | * attendees come with laptops and software installed? | ||
| − | === Other === | + | ==== Other ==== |
* local person to deal with venue's tech staff? | * local person to deal with venue's tech staff? | ||
| − | === Questions for Organising Committee === | + | ==== Questions for Organising Committee ==== |
- Number and dimension of rooms, tables (how many PCs /people can we fit in a room) | - Number and dimension of rooms, tables (how many PCs /people can we fit in a room) | ||
| − | === Feedback from Past Conferences (things to note) === | + | ==== Feedback from Past Conferences (things to note) ==== |
* overcrowded workshops are bad | * overcrowded workshops are bad | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 29 January 2007
FOSS4G 2007 Workshops
Committee Members
- Jeff McKenna (chair)
- Jason Birch
- Aaron Racicot
- Olivier Ertz
- Dave Patton
Call For Workshops Content
Session Title (70 chars):
Short Description (50 words):
Long Description (400 words):
Session Type:
- 3 hr lab (computers), or - 3 hr class, or - 1.5 hr lab (to run during conference) - 1.5 hr class (to run during conference)
Technical Requirements:
- Provided Windows XP workstations, or - Provided CentOS (??) VMWare machine, or - Instructor-provided LiveCD, or - N/A
User Level:
o Beginner o Advanced o Developer
User Prerequisites (platform, applications, development languages, etc...)
Presenter Name
Presenter Coordinates
Presenter Biography (200 words)
First Meeting
- date: 01/26/07
- time: 1PM PST
- IRC Channel: #foss4g2007 on irc.freenode.net (or via Web: http://irc.telascience.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi) (Log)
Workshop Duration and Scheduling
http://www.foss4g2007.org/program_overview.html
Hardware
- 40 computers in the rental budget
- another 20 slated as loaners from Nanaimo
- other options? (bring-your-own etc.)
Room Availability
?
Call for Abstracts
- by when?
- interface for abstract submission? (something similar to FOSS4G2006's Indico?)
Software Installation
- LiveCD for Linux
- MS4W installer for Windows
- other?
- attendees come with laptops and software installed?
Other
- local person to deal with venue's tech staff?
Questions for Organising Committee
- Number and dimension of rooms, tables (how many PCs /people can we fit in a room)
Feedback from Past Conferences (things to note)
- overcrowded workshops are bad
- registrants could possibly list their "top 4" workshop selections
- LiveCD for linux workshops very successful
- grouping workshops by room "theme" successful (MapServer room, GRASS room, ...)