AAG 2010
Association of American Geographers annual conference.
2010 Conference
Washington D.C., April 12-18, 2010 Meeting Homepage
OSGeo Sessions
Note: Open Source software falls under the Cyber-Infrastructure Specialty Group of the AAG.
There are 2 Open Source Sessions and one panel related to FOSS4G this year:
Sessions:
4143 Open Source Tools & Standards in GISc Research and Education (I) Saturday, 4/17/10, 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM in Wilson B, Marriott Mezzanine Level
4243 Open Source Tools & Standards in GISc Research and Education (II) Saturday, 4/17/10, 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM in Wilson B, Marriott Mezzanine Level
Panel:
2659 Open Source Software for GIS and Spatial Analysis Thursday, 4/15/10, 4:40 PM - 6:20 PM in Capitol, Omni Shoreham
Related Sessions
3124 Agency briefing on Cyberinfrastructure Friday, 4/16/10, 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM in Harding, Marriott Mezzanine Level
2842 Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group Business Meeting Thursday, 4/15/10, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM in Wilson A, Marriott Mezzanine Level
OSGeo Booth
2009 booth was great, we should do it again. We have a non-binding reservation on a booth already. See the [floorplan] Exhibit Hall will be open Thursday, 15 - Sunday 18
- Eric Wolf is in charge.
- Andrew Turner will be working on marketing and local sponsorship.
To Do List
- Turn in Paperwork - Jan 29
Materials
Booth
Sessions
Volunteers
Name and specialty
- Katie Filbert (email)
- (Add your name here and contact ?)
Schedule
Exhibit Hall Schedule:
April 15-18, 2010 Thursday 7:15 pm - 9 pm Friday - Saturday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Sunday 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Please put your name in the grid below for times you can cover. We need the most coverage Thursday evening and Friday and Saturday at lunch time.
| Time | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-11:00 | XXXXXXXXX | ebwolf (starting at 10am) | ebwolf | |
| 11:00-12:30 | XXXXXXXXX | ebwolf | ebwolf | |
| 12:30-2:00 | XXXXXXXXX | ebwolf | ||
| 2:00-3:30 | XXXXXXXXX | ebwolf | ||
| 3:30-5:30 | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | ||
| 7:15-9:00 | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX |
Proposed Budget
List of Items we need and proposed budget request from the Marketing team.
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Banner | NA | Get an Exhibition Pack |
| Table Skirt | NA | Get an Exhibition Pack |
| Handouts | NA | We gave out 400+ at AAG 2009 |
| Booth | $1000+$150+120/ (non-profit price)+(power & table & chairs) | Pricing will be similar to 2009 |
| Booth Other | NA | NA |
| Live CD/DVD or Software | NA | NA |
| T-shirts/hats/pins | NA | NA |
| Demo Machines | Personal Laptops $0 | [Live DVD] |
| Comp Fees for Staffing? | $0 | A few meals maybe? |
| Banner/Skirt to next event | $0 | |
| Total | NA | Estimate/~Final |
Sponsors/Funding Sources
These are ideas for where to try and get funds for the booth.
OSGeo Social
Anyone want to schedule a social?
Time: TBD
Place: TBD
Who: Anyone interested in Open Source Geo
Why: To get together to chat socially about stuff over some beer and bar food or maybe a buffet?
Directions:
Ideas
- Do we want to do a workshop, Deadline is Oct 1
Other Ideas:
Ideas (Claim one and move it up above with your name, and submit your abstract ASAP)