FOSS4G 2017 BirdsOfAFeather

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

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact

Theater Room 2

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact

Lounge

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact
07:45-8:15	FOSS4G	Meet, greet and sticker swap	Jody Garnett

Thursday 17 August

Theater Room 1

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact

Theater Room 2

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact

Lounge

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact
08:00-8:30	FOSS4G	Sticker swap	Jody Garnett

Friday 17 August

Theater Room 1

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact

Lounge

Timeslot	Topic/Group	Description	Contact