FOSS4G2007 VCC Rooms

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Introduction

This page outlines the rooms available at the Victoria Conference Centre (VCC), and how they will be used during the FOSS4G2007 Conference. The information about the usage of the rooms is subject to change.

Types of Use

BOFs

• Langford
• Lecture Theatre
• Oak Bay 1
• Oak Bay 2
• Saanich 1
• Saanich 2
• Salon C
• Victoria
• View Royal

Exhibits

• Salon A + part of Salon B

Labs

• Colwood
• Esquimalt

Miscellaneous

• Demonstration Theatre - Sidney
• Lunch - Prefunction 1A(Monday), and Salon A + B(Tuesday through Thursday)
• Office - Metchosin
• OSGeo AGM - Lecture Theatre
• Speaker's ready room - Sooke
• Storage - Langford

Plenaries

• Salon A+B

Posters

• Prefunction 1A

Presentations

Scenario 1

• Lecture Theatre (400)
• Saanich (180)
• Oak Bay 1 (70)
• Oak Bay 2 (70)
• View Royal (60)

Scenario 2

This scenario provides more space than scenario 1

• Lecture Theatre (400)
• Salon C (400)
• Saanich (180)
• Oak Bay 1 (70)
• Oak Bay 2 (70)

Workshops

• Oak Bay (84)
• Saanich (84)
• Colwood (40)
• Esquimalt (40)
• Sidney (40)
• View Royal (40)

Rooms

Carson Hall

Hard walls can separate Salons, and a fabric wall can be used to divide a Salon in half.

Salon A

• Exhibit Booths, and Food & Beverage stations

Salon B

• along with Salon C, Plenaries
• likely draped in half, to allow for more space for Exhibits and Presentations, and for Lunch(Tuesday through Thursday)

Salon C

• along with Salon B, Plenaries
• Tuesday through Thursday - possibly for Presentations
• possibly for BOFs

Colwood

Colwood can be split into Colwood 1 and Colwood 2, but we will use it as one room

• Monday - Workshops
• Tuesday through Thursday - Labs

Esquimalt

• Monday - Workshops
• Tuesday through Thursday - Labs

Langford

• Storage
• possibly for BOFs

Lecture Theatre

• Monday - OSGeo AGM
• Tuesday through Thursday - Presentations
• possibly for BOFs

Metchosin

• Conference Office

Oak Bay

Oak Bay can be split into Oak Bay 1 and Oak Bay 2

• Monday - Workshops (full room)
• Tuesday through Thursday - Presentations(if full room needed)

Oak Bay 1

• Tuesday through Thursday - Presentations
• possibly for BOFs

Oak Bay 2

• Tuesday through Thursday - Presentations
• possibly for BOFs

Prefunction 1

Prefunction 1A

• Monday - Lunch for Workshop attendees
• Wednesday at lunchtime - Posters

Prefunction 1B

• Not Used

Prefunction 2

Prefunction 2A

• Not Used

Prefunction 2B

• Not Used

Prefunction 2C

• Not Used

Saanich

Saanich can be split into Saanich 1 and Saanich 2

• Monday - Workshops (full room)
• Tuesday through Thursday - Presentations

Saanich 1

• possibly for BOFs

Saanich 2

• possibly for BOFs

Sidney

• Monday - Workshops
• Tuesday through Thursday - Demonstration Theatre

Sooke

• Speaker's ready room

Victoria

• possibly for BOFs

View Royal

• Monday - Workshops
• Tuesday through Thursday - Presentations, or not used if Salon C is used for Presentations
• possibly for BOFs