Introduction
Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions are unstructured timeslots where people can self-organise themselves to discuss topics of interest.
General Information
During the FOSS4G 2017 conference in Boston, there will be a number of spaces for people to hold Birds of a Feather sessions.
For reference, an overview of the FOSS4G schedule is available at [2017.foss4g.org/program/ http://2017.foss4g.org/program/].
How to organize a BOF
BoF sessions are informal gatherings of people around a specific topic. BoF's can be held in: BoF rooms, BoF lounge or taken off-site for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
While FOSS4G is provide space, but the setting up a bird-of-feather meetup is done informally using this wiki, twitter, or on site BoF board.
Capacities
The BoF sessions rooms are available through regular session times.
- Theater Room 1 - setup theater style (without AV)
- Theater Room 2 - setup theater style (without AV)
- Lounge - there is a lounge available on the trade floor to gather small groups.
We will put a BoF organizing board next to the lounge for on site organization.
FOSS4G Contact
Reach out to @foss4g https://twitter.com/foss4g on twitter, or foss4g2017@lists.osgeo.org mailto:foss4g2017@lists.osgeo.org via email.
Wednesday 16 August
Theater Room 1
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Topic/Group |
Description |
Contact
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Theater Room 2
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Topic/Group |
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Contact
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Lounge
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Topic/Group |
Description |
Contact
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| 07:45-8:15 |
FOSS4G |
Meet, greet and sticker swap |
Jody Garnett
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Thursday 17 August
Theater Room 1
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Theater Room 2
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Lounge
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Friday 17 August
Theater Room 1
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Theater Room 2
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Lounge
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