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Welcome to the Third Irish OSGeo Symposium 2019 (OSGeoIE 2019)
Our Symposium
The Irish Local Chapter of OSGeo are delighted to announce their 3rd National Symposium at the Metropole Hotel in Cork City, Ireland on Thursday, 11th April 2019. The event is open to anyone. The symposium will provide a relaxed and stimulating environment to learn about OSGeo, meet people with similar interest in OSGeo and FOSS4G, and learn new skills in the workshops.
Symposium Keynote Speaker
We are delighted to announce that our Keynote for OSGeoIE 2019 will be Mr. Martin Høgh (Twitter). Martin is an open source code, urban planner and founder of the MapCentia company in Denmark and developer of GC2 and Vidi. The GC2/Vidi framework helps you build a spatial data infrastructure quickly and easily. This framework is powered using open source components and facilitates the deployment of PostGIS, MapServer, QGIS Server, MapCache, Elasticsearch, GDAL/ogr2ogr while Vidi is described as 'a modern take on browser GIS'. It is the front-end client for GC2. Martin will also give a workshop on GC2 in the afternoon.
Tickets are now on Sale
Tickets for OSGeoIE 2019 including early-bird rate are available here.
- Early Bird Registration Ticket: €60 (Deadline 29.03.2019)
- Standard Registration Ticket: €80 (30.04.2019 onwards)
- Student Registration Ticket: €40 You will need to produce your student ID on arrival.
Call for Lightning Talks
Lightning talk sessions accommodate as many presentations as possible whilst showcasing a wide variety of FOSS4G and OSGeo applications in Ireland. Lightning talks will be strictly limited to 7 minutes.
- Please submit your ABSTRACT here
- Submission Deadline: 29.03.2019 (extended)
Symposium Programme Outline (DRAFT PROGRAMME)
| Programme Slot | Time |
|---|---|
| Registration | 09:00 - 10:00 |
| Opening Address, Welcome and Introductions | 10:00 - 10:10 |
| Keynote Presentation (followed by open Q&A)
Mr. Martin Høgh. MapCentia (Denmark) and GC2 and Vidi developer |
10:10 - 10:55 |
| Long Format Presentation
Heikki Vesanto, OpenStreetMap Ireland. "Progress in OpenStreetMap Ireland and plans for the future" |
10:55 - 11:20 |
| Tea/Coffee Break and Networking | 11:20 - 11:40 |
| Lightning Talks Presentation Sessions
Ten 7-minute lightning talks |
11:40 - 13:00 |
| Lunch Time and Networking . | 13:00 - 14:00 |
Interactive Workshops
|
14:00 - 16:15 |
| Closing Address and Finish | 16:15 - 16:30 |