EGU Townhall 2015

Ramp Up

Information to be provided

Type of event

Townhall Meetings are meetings during a EGU General Assembly open for all participants in the conference at which new initiatives or decisions are announced to a larger audience following an open discussion on the matter raised.

Audience

expected audience type

Size

100 - 150 people

Topical Background

Free Open Source Software from OSGeo projects affects most if not all EGU Divisions. Currently FOSS (OSGeo projects + R, GMT, etc.) is particularly strong in Hydrology, Atnospheric Sciences, ESSI and Tectonics.

Attendees are expected from the following fields.

Atmospheric Sciences
Biogeosciences
Climate: Past, Present & Future
Cryospheric Sciences
Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics
Energy, Resources and the Environment
Earth and Space Science Informatics
Geodesy
Geodynamics
Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems
Geomorphology
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
Hydrological Sciences
Natural Hazards
Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences
Ocean Sciences
Planetary and Solar System Sciences
Seismology
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology
Soil System Sciences
Solar-Terrestrial Sciences
Tectonics and Structural Geology

Professional Level

Doctorate Students, PostDocs, Researchers, Activists, Leaders, Visionaries, Decision Makers, Funding Agencies

Venue

EGU GA location
Townhall location: The townhall will be hosted in a dedicated lecture hall on the conference premises. Room capacity: Most likely up to 150 people.
Preliminary date and time: April 14 2015, 19:00 - 20:00 hours

Relevance for OSGeo

how will our participation help OSGeo
Reach out to young scientists starting their careers
Forum for people already active in OSgeo (high elvel meeting place / meta-BoF)
Reach out to decision makers/elders/scientific activists within the EGU Divisions
"Holding up the torch" - propiertary platforms including Microsoft, Google and ESRI are also staging dedicated events during EGU GA.
Significance of OSGeo within the emerging Data Science / Open Science debate

Budget

Venue rental: none
Give aways: 500 USD (OSGeo-live USB-drives ?)
Catering: 2000 USD
Promotional material: 100 USD (Posters/flyers announcing the event)

Support by OSGeo

Finacial support
Use of Logos
Volunteers: Preparation phase, event hosting, presentations during the event.

- Markus Neteler ?
- Yann Chemin ?
- Edzer Pebesma?
- Madi ?

Next Steps

Upon completion: email request for the funding to the OSGeo Board (list

the amount in this email), and point to this wiki page for more details)

Preparation Phase

tbd

Catering

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Materials / Give-aways

tbd

Programme

tbd

Speakers

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Execution Phase

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