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=== Call For Workshops Content ===
 
=== Call For Workshops Content ===
  
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Title (70 characters)
  
  
Short Description (50 words):
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Short Description (50 words)
  
  
Long Description (400 words):
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- 3 hr lab (computers), or
 
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Technical Requirements:
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- Provided Windows XP workstations, or
 
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User Level:
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Presenter Biography (200 words)
 
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=== First Meeting ===
 
=== First Meeting ===

Revision as of 12:47, 29 January 2007

FOSS4G 2007 Workshops

Committee Members

  • Jeff McKenna (chair)
  • Jason Birch
  • Aaron Racicot
  • Olivier Ertz
  • Dave Patton


Call For Workshops Content

Title (70 characters)


Short Description (50 words)


Long Description (400 words)


Format

- 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 Affiliation (if any)


Presenter Coordinates


Presenter Biography (200 words)

First Meeting

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, ...)