Difference between revisions of "FOSS4G 2012"

Latest revision as of 11:25, 2 July 2013

FOSS4G 2012, scheduled to be held in Beijing, WAS CANCELLED. See: Board Announcement

Official FOSS4G Logo 2012

FOSS4G 2012 planning for Beijing, China

This is the work environment for the Local Organizing Committee. The main FOSS4G 2012 Web site is available at http://2012.foss4g.org

Starting Points

Communication

Spread word about FOSS4G. Talk to your colleagues, peers and co-workers, more than 2/3 of all attendees have heard about FOSS4G from a friend.
Update you company internal calendar and add FOSS4G
Earmark travel funds

Conference Organization

If you feel you can do more than just spread word, check out the following list and get going:

Compare FOSS4G 2011 wiki page with this page and help filing the contents.
Ask on the Mailing List whenever you have doubts or questions.
Help setting up and reviewing the official web page contents.
Contact potential sponsors. This is one of the major source of income for the running of OSGeo.

On Site Venue Logistics

Internet Access

How do we ensure unrestricted Internet access to foreign sites/projects, that may be potentially block by the Great Firewall of China ?

To communicate to the presenters, ensure presentations and demos are available offline.
Test the in-China availability of the service of your choice.
Get some proxies as back-up. If your business or school has VPN/SSH, it should work.
Avoid the popular SNS tools if you want to reach the locals.
Ask community members from Chinese Mainland on the mailing list when you're not sure.

For more info, see FOSS4G 2012 Beijing Internet Access.

Related Symposiums

State of the Map 2012 will be held in Tokyo Japan, where is about 4 hrs flight to Beijing, in 6-8th Sept. just before FOSS4G 2012.

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-= For the main FOSS4G 2012 web site, [http://2012.foss4g.org click here (under construction)] =
+'''FOSS4G 2012, scheduled to be held in Beijing, WAS CANCELLED. See: [http://www.osgeo.org/node/1301 Board Announcement]'''
-[[File:FOSS4G-2012-beijing.png|thumb|787px|Logo draft version, please also check the [[Talk:FOSS4G 2012 | talk page]]]]
+[[File:FOSS4G Logo.jpg|thumb|500px|Official [[FOSS4G Logo 2012]]]]
-'''The upcoming FOSS4G 2012 will take place from September 18-23 (unconfirmed) in Beijing, China'''
+== FOSS4G 2012 planning for Beijing, China ==
-[[FOSS4G]] is ''the'' '''global''' and '''annual''' conference hosted by OSGeo in venues all around the globe. It attracts the best Open Source geospatial software projects and their developers making it the ''gathering of the tribes''. FOSS4G addresses the needs of users and developers alike and this year intends to also bridge the gap between the suits and the geeks by explaining how the business models can be used to address the needs of small and large organizations alike.
+This is the work environment for the Local Organizing Committee. The main FOSS4G 2012 Web site is available at http://2012.foss4g.org
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 Lessons Learned]]
+* [[FOSS4G_Logo_2012|FOSS4G 2012 Logo]]
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 Beijing Milestones|FOSS4G 2012 Milestones]]
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 LOC members and assignments]]
-== Volunteering ==
+== Starting Points ==
-Interested to help? There are many things where help is needed, so feel free to join forces! First of all please subscribe to the public mailing list:
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 Beijing Reasons for hosting the Conference|Choose Beijing to host FOSS4G 2012]]
-* http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2012 (in preparation, see: http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/822)
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 Beijing Venue|Exciting Conference Location]]
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 Beijing LOC|Hosting Organization and Local Community]]
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 Beijing Program|Program]]
+* [[FOSS4G 2012 Beijing Travel|Travel]]
-There's a lot of things to do:
+=== Communication ===
+* Spread word about FOSS4G. Talk to your colleagues, peers and co-workers, more than 2/3 of all attendees have heard about FOSS4G from a friend.
+* Update you company internal calendar and add FOSS4G
+* Earmark travel funds
-* Compare [[FOSS4G 2011|FOSS4G 2011 wiki page]] with this page and help filing the contents. Ask in the Mailing List if you have doubts.
+=== Conference Organization ===
+If you feel you can do more than just spread word, check out the following list and get going:
+* Compare [[FOSS4G 2011|FOSS4G 2011 wiki page]] with this page and help filing the contents.
+* Ask on the Mailing List whenever you have doubts or questions.
 * Help setting up and reviewing the [http://2012.foss4g.org official web page] contents.
-* Promote! This event is mostly known through friends and colleagues, help us promoting to your favorite mailing lists and buddies.
+* Contact potential sponsors. This is one of the major source of income for the running of OSGeo.
-[[Category:FOSS4G2012]] [[Category:FOSS4G]]
+== On Site Venue Logistics ==
+=== Internet Access ===
+How do we ensure unrestricted Internet access to foreign sites/projects, that may be potentially block by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall_of_China Great Firewall of China] ?
+* To communicate to the presenters, ensure presentations and demos are available offline.
+* Test the in-China availability of the service of your choice.
+* Get some proxies as back-up. If your business or school has VPN/SSH, it should work.
+* Avoid the popular SNS tools if you want to reach the locals.
+* Ask community members from Chinese Mainland on the mailing list when you're not sure.
+For more info, see [[FOSS4G_2012_Beijing_Internet_Access | FOSS4G 2012 Beijing Internet Access]].
+== Related Symposiums ==
+State of the Map 2012 will be held in Tokyo Japan, where is about 4 hrs flight to Beijing, in 6-8th Sept. just before FOSS4G 2012.
+[[Category:FOSS4G2012]] [[Category:FOSS4G]][[Category:Past Events]]