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This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the upcoming [http://www.foss4g2007.org/ FOSS4G 2007] conference held in the period of September 24 to 27.  Links to resources and various ideas will be collected here.  
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This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the [http://www.foss4g2007.org/ FOSS4G 2007] conference in Victoria, BC, Cananda, September 24 to 27, 2007.
  
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Also of interest are:
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* Conference Web Site: [http://www.foss4g2007.org http://www.foss4g2007.org]
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* Conference Mailing List: [http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007 http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007]
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* Workshop/Lab Mailing List: [http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007-workshops http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007-workshops]
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* IRC Channel: irc://freenode.net/foss4g2007
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* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Category:FOSS4G2007 other FOSS4G2007 wiki pages]
  
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* [[FOSS4G2007_Announcements|FOSS4G 2007 Announcements Collection]]
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'''For the official conference schedule, please see the [http://www.foss4g2007.org/program_overview/ Program Overview] page on the conference website.'''
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* [[FOSS4G2007_BoF|FOSS4G 2007 Bird-of-Feather Sessions]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_Demos|FOSS4G 2007 Demos]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_Governance|FOSS4G 2007 Conference Committee Governance]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_IntegrationShowcase|FOSS4G 2007 Integration Showcase]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_Communication|FOSS4G 2007 Communications Plan]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_CodeSprint|FOSS4G 2007 Code Sprint]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_Roomshare|FOSS4G 2007 Hotel Room Sharing]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_Session_Chairs|FOSS4G 2007 Session Chairs]]
 
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* [[FOSS4G2007_Workshops|FOSS4G 2007 Workshop Committee]]
 
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* Conference Web Site: http://www.foss4g2007.org
 
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* Conference Mailing List: http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007
 
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* Workshop Mailing List: http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007-workshops
 
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* IRC Channel: irc://us.freenode.net/foss4g2007
 
  
  
 
= Monday, September 24 - Workshops Day =
 
= Monday, September 24 - Workshops Day =
  
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* 8:00 Registration Opens
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* 08:00 Registration Opens
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* 9:00-12:00 Morning Workshops (Various Rooms)
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* 09:00-12:00 Six Morning Workshops
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided (Pre-Function 1)
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
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* 13:00-16:00 Afternoon Workshops (Various Rooms)
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* 13:00-16:00 Six Afternoon Workshops
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* 16:30-18:00 OSGeo Annual General Meeting (Auditorium)
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* 16:30-18:00 OSGeo Annual General Meeting
 
* 18:00-22:00 Welcome Reception @ Sticky Wicket
 
* 18:00-22:00 Welcome Reception @ Sticky Wicket
  
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= Tuesday, September 25 - Opening Plenary and Presentations =
 
  
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* 8:00 Registration Opens
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= Tuesday, September 25 - Opening Plenary and Presentations and Labs =
  
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=== Opening Plenary ===
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* 08:00 Registration Opens
  
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* 9:00-9:15 Welcome from Chair  
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== Opening Plenary ==
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* 09:00-09:15 Welcome from Chair  
 
** Welcome
 
** Welcome
 
** Thank Sponsors
 
** Thank Sponsors
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** Housekeeping
 
** Housekeeping
  
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* 9:15-10:00 Sponsor Talks  
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* 09:15-10:00 Sponsor Talks  
 
** One 15 minute talk by the Premier sponsor
 
** One 15 minute talk by the Premier sponsor
 
** Three 10 minute talks by the Platinum Sponsors
 
** Three 10 minute talks by the Platinum Sponsors
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** [http://damian.conway.org/About_us//Bio_formal.html Damian Conway] - A terrific speaker and with a [http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/GeekEye.html particular talk] on open source for suits that will fit our mixed suit/geek attendance.
 
** [http://damian.conway.org/About_us//Bio_formal.html Damian Conway] - A terrific speaker and with a [http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/GeekEye.html particular talk] on open source for suits that will fit our mixed suit/geek attendance.
  
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=== Presentations ===
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== Presentations and Labs ==
  
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch in the Exhibition
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
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* 13:00-14:30 Presentations Sessions and Labs
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* 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
 
* 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
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* 15:00-16:30 Presentations Sessions and Labs
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* 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 17:00-18:30 Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings
 
* 17:00-18:30 Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings
  
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= Wednesday, September 26 - Presentations =
 
  
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* 8:00 Registration opens
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= Wednesday, September 26 - Presentations and Labs =
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* 8:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 08:00 Registration opens
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* 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
 
* 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
 
* 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch in the Exhibition
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided, and Poster Session
 
* 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 14:30-15:00 Coffee break
 
* 14:30-15:00 Coffee break
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* 18:00-20:00 Reception @ Royal BC Museum
 
* 18:00-20:00 Reception @ Royal BC Museum
  
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= Thursday, September 27 - Presentations and Closing Plenary =
 
  
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* 8:00 Registration opens
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= Thursday, September 27 - Presentations and Labs and Closing Plenary =
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* 8:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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== Presentations and Labs ==
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* 08:00 Registration opens
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* 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
 
* 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
 
* 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
 
* 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch in the Exhibition
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
  
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=== Closing Plenary ===
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== Closing Plenary ==
  
 
* 13:00-13:05 Welcome from Chair  
 
* 13:00-13:05 Welcome from Chair  
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* 14:30-14:45 FOSS4G 2008  
 
* 14:30-14:45 FOSS4G 2008  
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** 2008 hosts describe next years event and venue
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** 2008 hosts describe next year's event and venue
  
 
* 14:45-15:00 Adjourn  
 
* 14:45-15:00 Adjourn  
 
** More thanks
 
** More thanks
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** Bye!
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= Friday, September 28 - Code Sprint =
 
= Friday, September 28 - Code Sprint =

Revision as of 08:18, 20 July 2007

This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the FOSS4G 2007 conference in Victoria, BC, Cananda, September 24 to 27, 2007.

For the official conference schedule, please see the Program Overview page on the conference website.


Monday, September 24 - Workshops Day

  • 08:00 Registration Opens
  • 09:00-12:00 Six Morning Workshops
  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
  • 13:00-16:00 Six Afternoon Workshops
  • 16:30-18:00 OSGeo Annual General Meeting
  • 18:00-22:00 Welcome Reception @ Sticky Wicket


Tuesday, September 25 - Opening Plenary and Presentations and Labs

  • 08:00 Registration Opens

Opening Plenary

  • 09:00-09:15 Welcome from Chair
    • Welcome
    • Thank Sponsors
    • Promote Evening Events
    • Housekeeping
  • 09:15-10:00 Sponsor Talks
    • One 15 minute talk by the Premier sponsor
    • Three 10 minute talks by the Platinum Sponsors
  • 10:00-10:40 Lightning Talks
    • Howard Butler (hobu@hobu.net) will be coordinating the lightning talks. Some possible topics are provided below. Please add a topic and your name if you are interested in presenting a lightning talk. We will be selecting no more than 8 lightning talks for the plenary session. You will have the whole conference watching, and using dual 30' projection screens, so being brisk and entertaining and providing lots of colorful pictures is a good idea.
    • The State of Mapguide
    • Big Mapserver Deployments
    • Desktop GIS: Conundrum?
    • Incredible GRASS Analyses
    • "Proprietary", "Open Source", "Commercial" and "Free" (User:Arnulf Christl)
    • Spatial Databases are Fun
  • 10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
    • Don't stray too far...
  • 11:00-12:00 Keynote Address

Presentations and Labs

  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
  • 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
  • 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 17:00-18:30 Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings


Wednesday, September 26 - Presentations and Labs

  • 08:00 Registration opens
  • 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
  • 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided, and Poster Session
  • 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 14:30-15:00 Coffee break
  • 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 18:00-20:00 Reception @ Royal BC Museum


Thursday, September 27 - Presentations and Labs and Closing Plenary

Presentations and Labs

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

Closing Plenary

  • 13:00-13:05 Welcome from Chair
    • Housekeeping
  • 13:05-13:45 Panel Discussion
    • Moderated by Adena Schutzberg (Directions Magazine)
    • Three luminaries (now we need to find some, ideas are welcome):
      • One from proprietary world
      • One from open source world
      • One from consumer spatial world
  • 13:45-14:00 Sol Katz Award
    • Award explained, Sol Katz memorialized
    • Presented to...
    • Remarks from recipient
  • 14:00-14:15 Coffee
    • Don't stray too far...
  • 14:15-14:30 FOSS4G2007 in Review
    • Adena Schutzberg shares her off-the-cuff observations of the event and how what she has seen relates to the larger field of geospatial.
  • 14:30-14:45 FOSS4G 2008
    • 2008 hosts describe next year's event and venue
  • 14:45-15:00 Adjourn
    • More thanks


Friday, September 28 - Code Sprint

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