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This page lists the Workshops that are being finalised for the programme. Shortly it will show the final list. When that happens, the Workshops will be put on offer to registrants to choose. Until then, browse this to get a feel for what you can expect and get excited! You will be able to attend a workshop if you register for a conference + workshop package [http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration here] or if you purchase them separately. Workshops are extra items outside the core conference programme.
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Workshops and Technical Visits fall outside the main FOSS4G2008 Programme. If you wish to attend these events, you will have to register for a conference + workshop package [http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration here] or you may purchase them separately.
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This is a 'close to final' list of available workshops, pending presenter agreement to time slots and days!
  
 
Workshop abstracts will be available on the main [http://www.foss4g2008.org conference website] soon. The main function of this page is to show you current availability of places in each workshop.   
 
Workshop abstracts will be available on the main [http://www.foss4g2008.org conference website] soon. The main function of this page is to show you current availability of places in each workshop.   
  
The following list is current as of [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2008&month=7&day=22&hour=12&min=0&sec=0 July 22, 2008 14:00 SAST]
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The following list is current as of [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2008&month=7&day=22&hour=12&min=0&sec=0 July 24, 2008 14:00 SAST]
 
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The Labs are 'mini-workshops', also hands-on and are part of the core programme. So you will be able to choose them at will during the conference. They will run in parallel to presentation tracks and are 1h30 long. They are listed [[FOSS4G2008_Labs|here]] but their abstracts and scheduling will be available on the main conference website soon: http://www.foss4g2008.  
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Technical Visits are lined up for the same time slots as workshops. You will have to choose between them.
  
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<TH WIDTH=330 HEIGHT=17 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC">Technical Visits</TH>
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<TH WIDTH=320 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC">Host</TH>
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            <TH WIDTH=120 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC">Venue</TH>
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            <TH WIDTH=80 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC">Places Remaining</TH>
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<TD HEIGHT=32 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#FFCC33">CDSM, Mowbray, Cape Town</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF">Monday 29 Sept - 9:00-11:00</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>22</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>'Ordnance Survey of SA'. Image Acquisition and Field Surveying , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations , Data Extraction and Manipulation , Geospatial Data Management & Cartographic Production </TD>
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<TD HEIGHT=17 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw</TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>Institute for Satellite and Software Application (ISSA)</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#FFFF99">Houwteq, Grabouw</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#CC99FF">Friday 3rd Oct - 8:00-12:30</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>22</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>Key site in South African Space Program</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT=17 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>Wine Estate GIS</TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>TBA</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#FFFF99">TBA -  A lovely Cape Winery...</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE BGCOLOR="#CC99FF">Friday 3rd Oct - 8:00-12:30</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>22</TD>
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            <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=MIDDLE>Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry</TD>
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The Labs are 'mini-workshops', also hands-on and are part of the core programme. So you will be able to choose them at will during the conference. They will run in parallel to presentation tracks and are 1h30 long. They are listed [[FOSS4G2008_Labs|here]] but their abstracts and scheduling will be available on the main conference website soon: http://www.foss4g2008. [[Category:FOSS4G2008]]
 
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Revision as of 07:40, 24 July 2008

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Workshops and Technical Visits fall outside the main FOSS4G2008 Programme. If you wish to attend these events, you will have to register for a conference + workshop package here or you may purchase them separately.


This is a 'close to final' list of available workshops, pending presenter agreement to time slots and days!

Workshop abstracts will be available on the main conference website soon. The main function of this page is to show you current availability of places in each workshop.

The following list is current as of July 24, 2008 14:00 SAST

WORKSHOPS 'almost final' list Presenters Venue DateTime Places Remaining
Getting Started with MapServer Jeff McKenna, Pericles Nacionales, Tyler Mitchell CTICC Roof Terrace Monday 29 Sept - 9:00-12:30 100
Setting up a geospatial catalog using GeoNetwork opensource and GeoServer Jeroen Ticheler CTICC Room 1.40 Monday 29 Sept - 9:00-12:30 96
OpenLayers - Building Web Mapping Applications with a Solid Foundation Tim Schaub CTICC Roof Terrace Friday 3rd Oct - 9:00-12:30 100
Practical Introduction to MapGuide Open Source Robert Bray CTICC Room 1.40 Friday 3rd Oct - 9:00-12:30 96
Practical Introduction to GRASS and related software for beginners Marco Ciolli, Paolo Zatelli, Clara Tattoni CTICC Roof Terrace Friday 3rd Oct - 13:30-17:00 100
The Open-Geo Stack: OpenLayers, GeoServer, PostGIS Justin Deoliveira, Tim Schaub, Chris Holmes CTICC Room 1.40 Friday 3rd Oct - 13:30-17:00 96
FOSS4G routing with pgRouting tools and OpenStreetMap road data Claude Philipona, Daniel Kastl UCT Geomatics Lab Monday 29 Sept - 9:00-12:30 40
A Hitchhiker's guide to Ruby On Rails stack for geoWeb Krishna Sankar UCT Geomatics Lab Friday 3rd Oct - 9:00-12:30 40
gvSIG / Sextante Victor Olaya, Salvador Bayarri, José Vicente Higón, Laura Díaz UCT Geomatics Lab Friday 3rd Oct - 13:30-17:00 40
Collaborative Mapmaking with GeoDjango Josh Livni, Travis L Pinney CTICC Main Auditorium Monday 29 Sept - 8:30-12:00 50
Standardized Geoprocessing with 52?North Open Source Software Bastian Schaeffer UCT EGS Lab Monday 29 Sept - 9:00-12:30 40
Mapserver OGC Web Services Workshop Bart van den Eijnden, Assefa Yewondwossen, Jeff McKenna UCT EGS Lab Friday 3rd Oct - 9:00-12:30 40
Hydrological and Geomorphological Terrain Analysis with JGrass Silvia Franceschi, Andrea Antonello UCT EGS Lab Friday 3rd Oct - 13:30-17:00 40
Introduction to Geoportal Management using Mapbender Arnulf Benno Christl CTICC Overflow Monday 29 Sept - 8:30-12:00 40
Web based GIS and domain model integration Pieter De Graef CTICC Overflow Friday 3rd Oct - 8:30-12:00 40
MapWindow GIS Workshop - Introduction to Custom GIS Application Development for Windows Brian Marchionni, Ted Dunsford CTICC Overflow Friday 3rd Oct - 13:30-17:00 40


Technical Visits are lined up for the same time slots as workshops. You will have to choose between them.

Technical Visits Host Venue DateTime Places Remaining Overview
Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping CDSM CDSM, Mowbray, Cape Town Monday 29 Sept - 9:00-11:00 22 'Ordnance Survey of SA'. Image Acquisition and Field Surveying , Trignet - permanent GPS base stations , Data Extraction and Manipulation , Geospatial Data Management & Cartographic Production
Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw Institute for Satellite and Software Application (ISSA) Houwteq, Grabouw Friday 3rd Oct - 8:00-12:30 22 Key site in South African Space Program
Wine Estate GIS TBA TBA - A lovely Cape Winery... Friday 3rd Oct - 8:00-12:30 22 Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry

The Labs are 'mini-workshops', also hands-on and are part of the core programme. So you will be able to choose them at will during the conference. They will run in parallel to presentation tracks and are 1h30 long. They are listed here but their abstracts and scheduling will be available on the main conference website soon: http://www.foss4g2008.