FOSS4G-AU 2012

Regional FOSS4G hosted by the Aust-NZ OSGeo chapter. Given the cancelation of FOSS4G 2012 in China, many several groups have pulled together small regional conferences. Why should Australia and New Zealand miss out?

Location

• QCAT facilities, CSIRO, Pullenvale QLD
• November: 15th and 16th

Lecture style theatre, smaller meeting rooms. Large site.

Costs

This event is free to attend (thanks CSIRO), however RSVP is mandatory.

• RSVP: [FOSS4G-AU Unconference (Meetup)]

Unconference Nov 15

Set up as an unconference with an initial kickoff to get organised, followed by breaking out into groups. The format resembles traditional "birds-of-a-feather sessions" and lends itself to well to panel discussions, workshops and creativity.

With an emphasis on interaction you can expect:

• Group discussion
• Show and tell
• Quick presentation to lead a discussion
• Tips and Tricks
• Imagination

Themes:

• Open Source Stack - Integration War Stories
• Make a Process in 10 mins
• (Add your suggestion here)

Code Sprint Nov 16th

The second day is set up as a Code Sprint for hands-on involvement. Traditionally focused on project development, code sprints have proven a great venue for cross project collaboration (especially on standards and interoperability).

Teams / Topics:

• QGIS
• uDig / LocationTech
• GeoServer / Application Schema
• GeoTools / Process

OSGeo code sprints have been used by non-programmers to explore standards, policy, documentation, training, education and advocacy.

Organisation

Communication

• Local Chapter: Aust-NZ
• Email: [aust-nz@lists.osgeo.org]
• Meetup for RSVP: [Aust-NZ Open Source Geospatial Chapter (Meetup)]