Annual General Meeting 2007
DRAFT IDEAS
It is proposed to hold an OSGeo Annual General Meeting at the FOSS4G 2007 event.
Venue / Timing
- Monday, September 24th, 4:30-6:00pm after workshops on first day of FOSS4G
- Held in main conference lecture theatre
Objectives
If you are presenting during this event, please be sure to touch on each of these objectives:
- Update the community
- Discuss issues and ideas
- Present clear opportunities for community to be involved
Agenda (DRAFT!!)
Moderated by Tyler Mitchell
Format of talks will change as agenda fills up. Some portions may get switched into a lightning talk format to keep things moving. Most items are only proposed at the moment.
- State of OSGeo: Tyler Mitchell, Frank Warmerdam (confirmed)
- Current state, financial status, project status, goals achieved since start-up
- Membership report
- Goals for 2007/08, priorities, funding plans
- Local Chapter Reports
- Francophone Local Chapter: Yves Jacolin, Vincent Picavet (confirmed)
- Aust/NZ chapter report: Tim Bowden (confirmed)
- Spanish chapter: Lorenzo Becchi, Jorge Sanz (confirmed) | others available?
- Committee Reports
- Public GeoData
- Education and Curriculum
- Journal: Tyler Mitchell (confirmed)
- Software Project Reports (most likely lightning talk format)
- Mapbender
- MapBuilder
- MapGuide Open Source
- MapServer
- OpenLayers - Chris Schmidt and Erik Uzureau (confirmed)
- GRASS - Helena Mitasova
- OSSIM - Mark Lucas (confirmed)
- Quantum GIS
- FDO
- GDAL/OGR
- GeoTools - Jody Garnett (confirmed)
- GeoNetwork opensource - Jeroen Ticheler (not confirmed)
- Open Q&A floor
- Community debate?
- Panel with Board and VP's
- Any awards or prizes?
- ...
Schedule
90 minute session
| Duration | Remaining | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 80 | State of OSGeo |
| 5 x ~2 = 10 | 70 | Local Chapter Reports |
| 5 x ~2 = 10 | 60 | Committee Reports |
| 5 x ~5 = 25 | 35 | Software Project Reports |
| 30 | 10 | Open Q&A floor / Debate / Panel |
| 5 | 0 | Closing remarks, awards, prizes |
| ---------> | ---------> | To Welcome Reception at Sticky Wicket Pub (6:00pm-10:00pm) (map) |