FOSS4G 2014 BirdsOfAFeather

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Introduction

Birds of a Feather sessions are unstructured timeslots where people can self-organise themselves to discuss topics of interest.


BoF's at the Oregon Convention Center

General Information

During the FOSS4G2014 conference in Portland, USA, 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 https://2014.foss4g.org/about/calendar/.


Rooms and Capacities

We have three rooms available each day at the Convention Center: E146, E147, & E148.

Capacities

  • Room E146: 36
  • Room E147: 18
  • Room E148: 20


FOSS4G Contact

  • foss4g2014-info@osgeo.org


Wednesday

Room E146

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -
4:00pm-5:00pm - - -
5:00pm-6:00pm Open Geo for telecoms and utilities Is it possible? How can we move it forward? Graeme Herbert (@red_baobab)
6:00pm-7:00pm - - -


Room E147

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -
4:00pm-5:00pm - - -
5:00pm-6:00pm - - -
6:00pm-7:00pm - - -


Room E148

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -
4:00pm-5:00pm - - -
5:00pm-6:00pm - - -
6:00pm-7:00pm - - -



Thursday

Room E146

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -
4:00pm-5:00pm - - -
5:00pm-6:00pm - - -
6:00pm-7:00pm - - -


Room E147

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -
4:00pm-5:00pm - - -
5:00pm-6:00pm - - -
6:00pm-7:00pm - - -


Room E148

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -
4:00pm-5:00pm - - -
5:00pm-6:00pm - - -
6:00pm-7:00pm - - -



Friday

  • Note that Friday is a short day

Room E146

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -


Room E147

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -


Room E148

Timeslot Topic/Group Description Contact
8:30am-9:30am - - -
9:30am-10:30am - - -
10:30am-11:30am - - -
11:30am-1:00pm LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm - - -
2:00pm-3:00pm - - -
3:00pm-4:00pm - - -



FOSS4G Educators

  • Description: (extended description here)
  • When/Where: Wednesday September 10 4:30-6:30pm Conference Exhibit Hall

Who is coming:

  • Phillip Davis


BoF Open Geo for telecoms and utilities

  • Description: What can we do to gain a foothold for Open Geo in the telecoms and utilities markets? A chance to share experiences, and make proposals on ways to take this forward with a view to increasing the presence of FOSS in this sector.
  • When/Where: 5-6 p-m Room E146 on Wednesday 10th September
  • Who is coming:

Graeme Herbert

BoF's at Other Venues

LocationTech Meetup

  • Description: The LocationTech Birds of a Feather Meetup is a chance to meet members, project developers, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people for an enjoyable evening of good food, drinks, and camraderie.
  • When: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
  • Where: Spirit of 77, 500 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232