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This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the upcoming FOSS4G 2007 conference.  Links to resources and various ideas will be collected here.
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This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the [http://www.foss4g2007.org/ FOSS4G 2007] conference in Victoria, BC, Canada, September 24 to 27, 2007.
  
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== Keynote Speakers ==
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* Conference Web Site: [http://www.foss4g2007.org http://www.foss4g2007.org]
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* Conference Mailing List: [http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007 http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007]
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* Workshop/Lab Mailing List: [http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007-workshops http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007-workshops]
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* IRC Channel: irc://freenode.net/foss4g2007
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* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Category:FOSS4G2007 other FOSS4G2007 wiki pages]
  
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The keynote should in "somewhat related" to the conference focusses (geographic and/or open source) and should be entertaining. Here are some ideas for discussion:
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'''For the official conference schedule, please see the [http://www.foss4g2007.org/program_overview/ Program Overview] page on the conference website.'''
  
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* [http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/GeekEye.html Damian Conway] - A terrific speaker and with a particular talk on open source for suits that might fit our mixed suit/geek attendance.
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= Sunday, September 23 =
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* [http://perens.com/Data/Speaking.html Bruce Perens] - Topical on open source issues like patents and so on. Less interesting for non-open source people, since the issues will appear less relevant.
 
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* Schuyler Erle - As proven in past conferences, a very engaging speaker with a good view of the grassroots of web geospatial.
 
  
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In addition to a full keynote, since Minnesota, a lightning round of short talks (5 minutes) has also been done.  In providing an overview of the terrain, it's a handy thing.  Contact hobu if you are interested in giving a lightning talk.  He is the official lightning talk nag. Some topics:
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* 15:00-19:00 Early Registration Opens
  
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* Mapguide
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= Monday, September 24 =
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* Mapserver
 
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* Desktop GIS
 
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* GRASS
 
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* "Proprietary", "Open Source", "Commercial" and "Free"
 
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* Spatial Databases
 
  
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== Workshop Logistics ==
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* 07:30 Registration Opens
  
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We have a limited number of laptops and a large demand for workshops. There are a few solutions:
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== Workshops ==
  
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* Rent yet more laptops.  Another $10K in the budget could net us another 40 or so laptops and probably drop our unit costs through volume.
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* 09:00-12:00 Six Morning Workshops
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* String the workshops out over the conference.  The rental is for a week, so only using the things for a day is pretty wasteful.
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
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* Go for UVIC labs.  Hard to organize, requires transportation logistics, but could be doable.
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* 13:00-16:00 Six Afternoon Workshops
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* What about "bring your own labtop" workshops? Attendees could be provided with bootable CD's ahead of time (download an image via web?). Requires presenters to get their act together sooner rather than later which isn't a bad thing.
 
  
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== New Ideas ==
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== OSGeo AGM ==
  
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=== Demo Studio ===
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* 16:30-18:00 OSGeo [[AGM 2007|Annual General Meeting]]
  
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This conference will have the advantage of a tight layout in a conference center and dedicated show floor.  As a result, we have the option of running a full-time demo studio on the show floor, with a big screen, sound and seating.  There should be enough vendors with products to show and projects willing to take a 15 minute slot that we can keep it active through-out the exhibition.
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== Reception ==
  
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=== Bear Pit ===
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* 18:00-22:00 Welcome Reception @ Sticky Wicket
  
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There is nothing so entertaining as watching people tear into each other on matters of principle.  Rather than genial panel discussions, the Bear Pit brings two speakers together with a moderator charged with putting them at each others throats.  Given the right combination of speakers, could be quite entertaining.  The [http://victoriaconference.com/tour_theatre.php lecture theatre] might make a nice venue for such a thing.
 
  
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=== Integration 'o Rama ===
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= Tuesday, September 25 =
  
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Use the show floor to show the Open Source stack all working together.  Each vendor brings a part of the infrastucture. 
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* 07:30 Registration Opens
  
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* Refractions - Big PostGIS server loaded with lots of data, uDig viewing and editing it
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== Opening Plenary ==
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* DM - Mapserver, Mapguide with Fusion
 
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* Autodesk - Mapguide
 
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* Camp2camp - CartoWeb
 
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* WhereGroup - Mapbender
 
  
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Give away an architecture diagram and have people get each component stamped at the appropriate booth.  Fully stamped diagrams get entered for a prize.
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* 09:00-09:15 Welcome from Chair
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** Welcome
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** Thank Sponsors
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** Promote Evening Events
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** Housekeeping
  
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=== Hack'a'thon ===
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* 09:15-10:00 Sponsor Talks
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** One 15 minute talk by Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk
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** One 10 minute talk by Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo
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** One 10 minute talk by Peter Rushforth, Geoconnections
  
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On the Friday after the conference, arrange some empty rooms and internet connections for projects to have long format meetings and codings.  If projects are interested in such a thing (a day of discussions, planning and coding) they should note themselves down here.
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* 10:00-10:40 Lightning Talks
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** See the wiki page: [[FOSS4G2007_LightningTalks]]
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** Howard Butler (hobu@hobu.net) will be coordinating the lightning talks.  Some possible topics are provided below.  Please add a topic and your name if you are interested in presenting a lightning talk. We will be selecting no more than 8 lightning talks for the plenary session.  You will have the whole conference watching, and using dual 30' projection screens, so being brisk and entertaining and providing lots of colorful pictures is a good idea.
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** The State of Mapguide
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** Big Mapserver Deployments
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** Desktop GIS: Conundrum?
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** Incredible GRASS Analyses
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** "Proprietary", "Open Source", "Commercial" and "Free" (User:Arnulf Christl)
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** Spatial Databases are Fun
  
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* Geotools
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* 10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
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** Don't stray too far...
  
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[[Category:Events]]
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* 11:00-12:00 Keynote Address
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** [http://damian.conway.org/About_us//Bio_formal.html Damian Conway] - A terrific speaker and with a [http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/GeekEye.html particular talk] on open source for suits that will fit our mixed suit/geek attendance.
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== Presentations and Labs ==
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
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* 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
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* 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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== BOF sessions ==
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* 17:00-18:30 Birds-of-a-Feather sessions
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= Wednesday, September 26 =
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* 08:00 Registration opens
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== Presentations and Labs ==
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* 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
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* 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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== Poster Session ==
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided, and Poster Session
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== Presentations and Labs ==
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* 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 14:30-15:00 Coffee break
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* 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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== Reception ==
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* 18:00-20:00 Reception @ Royal BC Museum
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= Thursday, September 27 =
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* 08:00 Registration opens
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== Presentations and Labs ==
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* 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
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* 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
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* 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
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== Closing Plenary ==
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* 13:00-13:05 Welcome from Chair
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** Housekeeping
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* 13:05-13:15 FOSS4G 2008
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** 2008 hosts describe next year's event and venue
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* 13:15-14:15 Panel Discussion
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** Moderated by Adena Schutzberg (Directions Magazine)
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*** Peter Batty
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*** Mark Sondheim
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*** Tim Bowden
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*** Frank Warmerdam
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* 14:15-14:30 Sol Katz Award
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** Award explained, Sol Katz memorialized
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** Presented to...
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** Remarks from recipient
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* 14:30-14:50 FOSS4G 2007 in Review
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** Adena Schutzberg shares her off-the-cuff observations of the event and how what she has seen relates to the larger field of geospatial.
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* 14:50-15:00 Adjourn
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** Draw for evaluation form sweepstakes
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** Thanks to volunteers and committee
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** Thanks to presenters and teachers
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** More thanks
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= Friday, September 28 =
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== Code Sprint ==
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* 9:00-17:00 @ Harbour Towers Hotel, West Ballroom
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** [[FOSS4G2007_CodeSprint]]
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[[Category:Past Events]]
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[[Category:FOSS4G2007]]
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[[Category:FOSS4G]]
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[[Category:Conference Committee]]

Latest revision as of 11:42, 12 June 2018

This is the main page for holding information for discussion on the FOSS4G 2007 conference in Victoria, BC, Canada, September 24 to 27, 2007.

For the official conference schedule, please see the Program Overview page on the conference website.

Sunday, September 23

  • 15:00-19:00 Early Registration Opens

Monday, September 24

  • 07:30 Registration Opens

Workshops

  • 09:00-12:00 Six Morning Workshops
  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
  • 13:00-16:00 Six Afternoon Workshops

OSGeo AGM

Reception

  • 18:00-22:00 Welcome Reception @ Sticky Wicket


Tuesday, September 25

  • 07:30 Registration Opens

Opening Plenary

  • 09:00-09:15 Welcome from Chair
    • Welcome
    • Thank Sponsors
    • Promote Evening Events
    • Housekeeping
  • 09:15-10:00 Sponsor Talks
    • One 15 minute talk by Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk
    • One 10 minute talk by Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo
    • One 10 minute talk by Peter Rushforth, Geoconnections
  • 10:00-10:40 Lightning Talks
    • See the wiki page: FOSS4G2007_LightningTalks
    • Howard Butler (hobu@hobu.net) will be coordinating the lightning talks. Some possible topics are provided below. Please add a topic and your name if you are interested in presenting a lightning talk. We will be selecting no more than 8 lightning talks for the plenary session. You will have the whole conference watching, and using dual 30' projection screens, so being brisk and entertaining and providing lots of colorful pictures is a good idea.
    • The State of Mapguide
    • Big Mapserver Deployments
    • Desktop GIS: Conundrum?
    • Incredible GRASS Analyses
    • "Proprietary", "Open Source", "Commercial" and "Free" (User:Arnulf Christl)
    • Spatial Databases are Fun
  • 10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
    • Don't stray too far...
  • 11:00-12:00 Keynote Address

Presentations and Labs

  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided
  • 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
  • 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs

BOF sessions

  • 17:00-18:30 Birds-of-a-Feather sessions


Wednesday, September 26

  • 08:00 Registration opens

Presentations and Labs

  • 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
  • 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs

Poster Session

  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided, and Poster Session

Presentations and Labs

  • 13:00-14:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 14:30-15:00 Coffee break
  • 15:00-16:30 Presentation Sessions and Labs

Reception

  • 18:00-20:00 Reception @ Royal BC Museum


Thursday, September 27

  • 08:00 Registration opens

Presentations and Labs

  • 08:30-10:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
  • 10:30-12:00 Presentation Sessions and Labs
  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch Provided

Closing Plenary

  • 13:00-13:05 Welcome from Chair
    • Housekeeping
  • 13:05-13:15 FOSS4G 2008
    • 2008 hosts describe next year's event and venue
  • 13:15-14:15 Panel Discussion
    • Moderated by Adena Schutzberg (Directions Magazine)
      • Peter Batty
      • Mark Sondheim
      • Tim Bowden
      • Frank Warmerdam
  • 14:15-14:30 Sol Katz Award
    • Award explained, Sol Katz memorialized
    • Presented to...
    • Remarks from recipient
  • 14:30-14:50 FOSS4G 2007 in Review
    • Adena Schutzberg shares her off-the-cuff observations of the event and how what she has seen relates to the larger field of geospatial.
  • 14:50-15:00 Adjourn
    • Draw for evaluation form sweepstakes
    • Thanks to volunteers and committee
    • Thanks to presenters and teachers
    • More thanks

Friday, September 28

Code Sprint

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