FOSS4G Europe 2015 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 Europe 2015 conference in Como, Italy, there will be a number of spaces for people to hold Birds of a Feather sessions.
The 1-hour time blocks outlined below are just general guidelines. Adjust as needed. For reference, an overview of the FOSS4G schedule is available at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/Program.
Rooms
We have available the three rooms of the conference (VS9, V08, V2.12) from 8 am up to 8 pm. Therefore the BOFs can be there when there are not sessions.
Capacities
- Room VS9: 236
- Room V08: 98
- Room V2.12: 93
FOSS4G Contact
- conference-europe(at)lists.osgeo.org
Wednesday
Room VS9
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 |
Room V08
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | FOSS4G 2016 | Planning meeting | Till Adams |
Room V2.12
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 |
Thursday
Room VS9
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | GeoForAll | Discussions about open education | JM |
| 13:00-14:00 | Launching a European Geoscience Union (EGU) Interest Group | A meeting place for OSGeo interested in EGU/AGU. Discussion: OSGeo related research/activities in the EGU Divisions, stakeholders, current links between OSGeo and EGU/AGU, how to move on | Peter Löwe |
| 18:00-19:15 | Osgeo Europe / OSGeo Membership / OSGeo Industry | Discussion: OSGeo Europe as a legal entity, OSGeo membership discussion and how OSGeo relates to the geo-ict industry | Dirk Frigne |
Room V08
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | OSM editing time | Insert into OSM data collected during OSM Mapping Party | Luca Delucchi / Peter Mooney |
| 18:00-19:15 |
Room V2.12
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | OS Certification Model / Geo4All | How to implement the certification approach | Franz-Josef Behr |
| 18:00-19:15 |
Friday
Room VS9
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | |||
| 18:00-19:15 | H2020 | Discuss topics and possibilities to apply for an H2020 project | aperezn at uoc dot edu |
Room V08
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | |||
| 18:00-19:15 | OSGeo Board meeting | Board face-to-face meeting | JM |
Room V2.12
| Timeslot | Topic/Group | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00-09:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | |||
| 18:00-19:15 |
FOSS4G 2016 Planning BOF
- Description: Planning for the 2016 conference that will be held in Bonn, Germany
- When/Where: Wednesday 15th of July, 13h-14h, Room V08
- Topics:
- Marketing & PR activities (Gert-Jan)
- Sponsorship (Arnulf) (Do we need Media sponsors?)
- FOSS4G-E 2016? (Till, @all)
- Timetable (Till)
- Relation FOSSGIS <-> OSGEO (Till, Jeff)
- Academic Track (FJ)
Who is coming:
- Jeff McKenna
- Till Adams
- Arnulf Christl
- Gert-Jan van der Weijden
- Franz-Josef Behr
- Sanghee Shin
- Astrid Emde
- Peter Löwe
- Dirk Frigne
- Jachym Cepicky
- Dimitris Kotzinos
GeoForAll BOF
- Description: Discussions about open education. Sharing within the OSGeo, ICA, and ISPRS communities. http://www.geoforall.org/
- When/Where: Thursday 16th of July, 08:00-09:00, Room VS9
- More info: Agenda
Who is coming:
- Jeff McKenna
- Phillip Davis
- Arnulf Christl
- Lene Fischer
- Charlie Schweik
- Zoltan Siki
- BarendKobben
- Dimitris Kotzinos
- Ela Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska
- Helena Mitasova
- Martin Landa
- Ivan Minčík
- Daria Svidzinska
- Vaclav Petras
- Franz-Josef Behr
- Antoni Perez-Navarro
- Anne aka aghisla
- Georg Gartner
- Luca Delucchi
- Ron Fortunato
- Maria Brovelli
- Suchith Anand (attending by Skype - sanand1976)
- Dirk Frigne
- Mario Miler
- Massimo Di Stefano
GeoForAll BOF 2
- Description: Open session to plan our collective activities after reflecting on the conference experiences.
- When/Where: Friday July 17th, 12:00-13:00 Room 3.6
- More info: Agenda
Who is coming:
- Charlie Schweik
- BarendKobben
- Dimitris Kotzinos
- Ela Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska
- Helena Mitasova
- Daria Svidzinska
- Antoni Perez-Navarro
- Luca Delucchi
- Suchith Anand (attending by skype - sanand1976)
- Massimo Di Stefano
OSM editing time
- Description: Insert into OSM data collected during OSM Mapping Party
- When/Where: Thursday 16th of July, 13:00-14:00 Room V08
- More info: OpenStreetMap wiki page
Who is coming:
European Geoscience Union (EGU) Interest Group BoF
- Description: A meeting place for OSGeo people interested in EGU/AGU. Discussion: OSGeo related research/activities in the EGU Divisions, stakeholders, current links between OSGeo and EGU/AGU, how to move on
- When/Where: Thursday 16th of July,, 13:00-14:00 hours, room VS9
- Agenda
Who is coming:
OSGeo Europe BOF
- Description: Follow up of the conversation started at FOSS4G Europe 2014 about Osgeo Europe / OSGeo Membership / OSGeo Industry
- When/Where: Thursday 16th of July, 18:00-19:15 hours, room VS9
- More info: Agenda
Who is coming:
- Dirk Frigne
- Kari Salovaara
- Jeff McKenna
- Oliver May
- Gert-Jan van der Weijden
- Markus Neteler
- Jáchym Čepický
- Till Adams
- Dimitris Kotzinos
- Peter Löwe
OSGeo Certification
- Description: Follow up of the conversation started at the GeoForAll meeting on Tuesdy morning.
- When/Where: Thursday 16th of July, 13:00-14:00 hours, room V2.12
Who is coming:
- Franz-Josef Behr
- Tanzeel Khan
Your BOF Name Here
- Description:
- When/Where:
Who is coming:
- See FOSS4G 2009 Birds of a Feather for inspiration!