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'''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!''' | '''!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!''' | ||
| − | We would like to organise the following | + | |
| + | '''Friday morning 3 October 2008''' | ||
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| + | UCT workshop for University students and staff. 22 PC's available. | ||
| + | UCT Geomatics department | ||
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| + | '''Friday afternoon 3 October 2008''' | ||
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| + | High school geography teachers workshop. 22 PC's available. | ||
| + | UCT Geomatics department | ||
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| + | We would like to organise the following as well. | ||
*Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed. | *Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed. | ||
*FOSS GIS workshops for | *FOSS GIS workshops for | ||
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**Government officials | **Government officials | ||
*Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town | *Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town | ||
Revision as of 22:59, 8 June 2008
Page owner: Alize
This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning of 29 Sept and the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available.
Outreach
!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!
Friday morning 3 October 2008
UCT workshop for University students and staff. 22 PC's available. UCT Geomatics department
Friday afternoon 3 October 2008
High school geography teachers workshop. 22 PC's available. UCT Geomatics department
We would like to organise the following as well.
- Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.
- FOSS GIS workshops for
- Government officials
- Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town
- a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids
- a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township
These activities would be held at schools, universities or other public facilities in and around Cape Town.
Technical Visits
Monday morning
Option 1
- Sunspace in Technopark ( 1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30
Available for 22 people - still considering costs involved for visit.
Option 2
- Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)
Friday morning
Option 1
- Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application
(1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 Available for 22 people
Option 2
- Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30
Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry Available for 22 people
or
- The Directorate Disaster Management and Fire Brigade Services
- Progress : in process - Contact person : Schalk Carstens
- SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) - with Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- SAS Protea - Navy Survey Ship
- Dept of Agriculture in Stellenbosch
- Stellenbosch / Western Cape / Cape Town University GIS departments
- Cape Town Metro GIS department.
- We have also had offers from the Overberg and Saldanha municipalities.
Other activities
- student competition a la GeoWeb 2008?
- school competition?