FOSS4G2008 Session Chairs

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The 2008 programme subcommittee is updating this, firstly with invited chairs, then they will ask for volunteersvolunteers will put their names down for sessions.

Session chairs serve as the "master of ceremonies" for one 90 minute session of presentations. Each session has four 20 minute presentations, with a 5 minute question-and-answer period after each. Chairs are expected to:

• ensure that speakers' presentations are ready beforehand, either loaded onto the venue notebook, or running on their own notebook.
  • if presenter uses their own notebook, check projector connection (resolutions, cable, etc) before the session.
  • if presenter uses their own notebook, capture their presentation on a memory stick.
• introduce the speakers,
• ensure each speaker stays within his or her 25 minute combined presentations-plus-questions presentation limit,
• ensure the next presentation starts promptly as scheduled, and
• occasionally read off a few reminders and announcements at the end of the session.

Please add your name and email to one or more of the time slots below.

We need 5 session chairs for each time slot.

Check to ensure you are not presenting or teaching a lab during the session timeslot you are volunteering for. (FOSS4G2008 Schedule) If you have a particular room you want to chair, please note it in your entry.

Monday, 29 September 2008

13:30-15:00

Opening Plenary

Gavin Fleming

15:30-17:00

Opening Plenary

Gavin Fleming

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

08:30-10:00

1-2.4a General track

Paul Bartel

10:30-12:00

2-2.6a Academic track

Antony Cooper

2-2.6b Working session: FOSS GIS in Government

SITA

2-2.4b General track

Marcelle Hattingh

13:30-15:00

3-2.6a Academic track

Jorge Rocha

15:30-17:00

4-2.4a General track

Lizette Rust

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

08:30-10:00

5-2.6a Academic track

Serena Coetzee

5-2.4a General track

Andrea Antonello

5-2.4b General track

Tyler Mitchell

10:30-12:00

6-2.4b General track

Elsworth McPherson

13:30-15:00

7-2.6b General track

Jeroen Ticheler

7-2.4b General track

Josh Livni

15:30-17:00

Workshops and other meetings. No session chairs required.

Thursday, 2 October 2008

08:30-10:00

8-2.6a Academic track

Markus Neteler

8-1.6 General track

Arnulf Christl

10:30-12:00

9-2.4a General track

Alize Botha

9-1.6 General track

Chris Holmes

13:30-15:00

Closing Plenary

???

15:30-17:00

Closing Plenary

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Tuesday 8h30 - 10h00

example from 2007

• Daniel Morissette (Lecture Theatre)
• Josh Livni (Saanich)
• Jeroen Ticheler (Oak Bay 1)
• Salvador Bayarri (Oak Bay 2)
• Andrea Antonello (View Royal)

Notices: The demonstration theatre will be running throughout the coffee break in the Exhibition Hall.

Notices: Bird-of-Feather Sessions are starting in 15 minutes. Check the booking board by registration to see what BoF session are on, and what rooms they are in.

Notices: Lunch is being served on Level Two. The Poster Session is happening on Level One in the registration area. Go down and meet the poster presenters, and ask them questions. The demonstration theatre will be running throughout the lunch hour in Sidney room on Level Two.

Notices: Tonight is the reception at the museum. The reception kicks off with an IMAX showing of "Titanica" at 6pm sharp. If you are skipping the movie, feel free to get an early start on the drinks and snacks at 6:30pm. Bird-of-Feather sessions start in 15 minutes, check the notice board at registration for room assignments.

"On call"

• Venkatesh Raghavan
• Arnulf Christl will be at the OSGeo booth most of the time and can jump in (except during her own labs and presentations :-).
• Steve Lime (I hope...)
• Dane Springmeyer