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Revision as of 20:39, 23 August 2011
Placeholder for organising the OSGeo Booth at FOSS4G 2011, similar to previous year: FOSS4G2009 OSGeo Booth.
Event Contact: Tyler Mitchell...
Schedule
Official schedule on FOSS4G site posted here. All hours are flexible and not considered mandatory. Wednesday evening is the main time to target. Exhibit hall is integrated into the venue, so is never really "closed".
Summary of schedule is:
| Day | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Tues Sep 13th | 1-5pm | Move in/set up during this time |
| Wed Sep 14th | 9:30am-6pm | Regular hours, sessions running, etc. |
| 6-8pm | Exhibitor Reception | |
| Thurs Sep 15th | 9:30am-6pm | Regular hours |
| Fri Sep 16th | 9:30am-1pm | Regular hours |
| 1-2:30pm | Move out |
Volunteers
Sign up for an hour or so here:
- Arnulf Christl will be at the booth for 2h each day. Once we have several volunteers we should set up a time table to better coordinate.
- Robert Hollingsworth I'm available for booth time on all exhibit days. Would like to see how exhibit schedule intersects (specific) presentations and other activities when setting times.
- mpg will be attending and would be happy to do some booth duty
- Raj Singh will help man the booth and will also have some OGC material available.
- please add yourself
Signup Schedule
| Day | Hours | Booth Team (two each slot)... | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues Sep 13th | 1-5pm | Set up - half an hour | Alex, Robert |
| Wed Sep 14th | 9:30-11:30am | Regular hours | ... |
| 11:30am-2pm | Regular hours | ... | |
| 2-4pm | Regular hours | ... | |
| 4-6pm | Regular hours | ... | |
| 6-7pm (1 hour slot) | Exhibitor reception | ... | |
| 7-8pm (1 hour slot) | Exhibitor reception | ... | |
| Thu Sep 15th | 9:30-11:30am | Regular hours | ... |
| 11:30am-2pm | Regular hours | ... | |
| 2-4pm | Regular hours | ... | |
| 4-6pm | Regular hours | ... | |
| Fri Sep 16th | 9:30-11:30am | Regular hours | ... |
| 11:30-1pm | Last session | ... | |
| 1-2:30pm | Move out | ... |
Equipment
What kind of equipment should be available? How large is the booth footprint? Will internet taps be available?
Basic Booth Includes: 8’x10’ exhibit space Pipe and drape, 8’ back and 3’ sides 1 table 2 chairs Wireless internet 2 booth personnel passes
- OSGeo booth will be double-width - so 8x20' with two tables, 4 chairs.
- Volunteers should bring their own laptop if possible. Maybe have a larger desktop monitor there too. Or projector?
- Pop-up Banner: Robert Hollingsworth bringing banner
- Consider adding 1 "discussion" pedestal table and chairs?
- Monitor rental?
Handouts
What handouts will be available, who/where will they be printed?
- Brochures, sponsorship postcards, business info cards - Tyler/Robert shipping to GITA, will be available at event registration
- Poster showing sponsors! - to be printed
- ...
Presentations
What kinds of live demonstrations or recorded examples can be played at the booth? Where can they be downloaded from or who can run them?
- If there are multiple booth volunteers, therefore multiple laptops, might simplify by having canned demos/videos, manual demos, and associated data living on a server somewhere.
- ...
Self-Running
Review in case of updates or additions
- OSSIMPlanet video with sound (181MB)
- GRASS historical Video (60MB)
- Italian OSGeo chapter youtube video Can we get a full res copy of this?
- gvSIG OpenMoko youtube vid. High res copy?
- gvSIG Days '07 Video.
Other Considerations
- Good reading: Running Conference Booths
- Operate OSGeo Booth