OSCON 2009
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Open Source Convention(OSCON)
- Event Owner
- Alex Mandel(wildintellect) and Brian Hamlin
- When
- July 20-24, 2009
- Where
- San Jose, Ca
- What
- Open Source Convention(OSCON), a yearly conference put on by O'Reilly, see past OSCON OSGeo involvement
Booth
Volunteers
Sessions & Talks
- proposed Lightening Talk on the "State of OSGeo"
Social
PostgreSQL is very involved in this event. We will be present at the PgDay one day before OSCon opens. Opportunity for cross-pollination.
Budget
List of Items we need and proposed budget request from the Marketing team.
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Banner | $0 | Use California Chapter Exhibition Pack |
| Table Skirt | $0 | Use California Chapter Exhibition Pack |
| Handouts | $0 | Leftovers from AAG 2009 |
| Booth | $0 | Free with 4 booth passes and 1 session pass for non-profits. |
| Live CD or Software | $? | Maybe some volunteer copied if it's up to par. |
| T-shirts/hats | $0 | |
| Demo Machines | Persnoal | Running Live GIS Disc |
| Total | $0/? | Estimate/~Final(?) |
- Note: A 10/100baseT Internet connection at the booth costs $400 (!), thats allegedly a discount. So, no Internet. We have some online material that is cacheable, and if Ragi brings his Earth Browser, thats plenty of eye candy.