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AAG 2009

2009-03-19T04:49:46Z

Wiki-Mtreichler: /* Schedule */

[[AAG| Association of American Geographers]] annual conference.

=2009 Conference=
Las Vegas, March 22-27, 2009
[http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/index.htm Meeting Homepage]

== OSGeo Sessions ==
We'd like to try and organize 2 or 3 sessions on Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) in Geography
[[User:Wildintellect|Alex Mandel]] and [[User:StaceyEllis|Stacey Ellis]] from the University of California, Davis will be organizing please contact them if you plan to give a talk and would like to be part of the sessions.

'''Deadline''' to submit for talks is <strike>'''Oct 16, 2008'''</strike>(Extended until '''Nov 13, 2008'''), see the [http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/papers.htm call for abstracts]

The sessions are now being co-sponsored by the [http://cisg.gmu.edu AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group].

What's on the books:

=== Session I: Papers ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source solutions for Geographers I (#3439)
'''Details''' 3/24/09, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''Case studies and general overviews of free software and data sources as applied to geography.
Including neogeography tools, virtual globes, collaborative web portals, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing and statistics.
This session aims to educate the general geography community about end user opportunities to implement cutting edge
Free and Open Source solutions in your research.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

# Stacey Ellis - A Wiki for every Geography : Talk will be given by alternate speaker
#<s>Ron Buliung - Opening up the Geographers' Craft: Open Source Spatial Analysis with R</s> - Cancelled
# Michael Treichler - Case Study in Sales Territory Definition using Open Source Software
# Andrew Turner - OpenStreetMap As A Successful Model for User-Generated Geospatial Content
# Joshua Campbell - The Disruptive Potential of GIS 2.0

=== Session II: Panel ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source Software solutions for Geographers II (#3539) (Text needs editing)
'''Details''' Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 3:10 PM - 4:50 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''The Free and Open Source Software movement is built on the idea that software can be functional and free.
Programs such as QGIS (a GIS program), GRASS (GIS and remote sensing) and R (a statistics program) offer the same tools,
if not more, as their proprietary counterparts but without the expensive price tag.
Panelist from university, government and private consulting backgrounds will discuss how everyone can use
free sofware as tools in their research. Database programs, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing, and statistics software
are just some of the topics that will be covered. Come with questions or just come to listen.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

(Up to 6 panelists)
# Alex Mandel - Graduate Student (University of California, Davis)
# Eric Wolf - Federal Government (United States Geological Survey)
# Andrew Turner - Private Industry (FortuisOne)
# Bruce Ralston - Professor (University of Tennessee)
# Shriram Ilavajhala - University Researcher (University of Maryland)
# -Open Spot-

=== Session III: Papers ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source Software solutions for Geographers III (#3639)
'''Details''' Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 5:20 PM - 7:00 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''Case studies and in depth technical discussions of free software and data sources as applied to geography.
Including neogeography tools, virtual globes, collaborative web portals, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing and statistics.
This session aims to explore the complexities and specifics of using cutting edge
Free and Open Source solutions in geographical research.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

# Dan Goldberg - A Framework for Evaluating Geocoding Research and Practice
# Jay Parsons - NASA World Wind Java
# Shriram Ilavajhala - Providing Effective Fire/Hotspot Information Access through the Open Source Fire Information Resource Management System (FIRMS)
# Eric Wolf - Functional Analysis for The National Map Server-side Computing
# -Open Spot-

=== Schedule of all FOSS speakers ===

There are at least 10 talks that identify Open Source or Open Standards, they will be added here when the AAG publishes it's schedule.

== OSGeo Booth ==
It's about time we have booth at the US's largest geography conference. Also note it does attract a considerable foreign crowd.

=== To Do List ===

==== Materials ====
#<s>Table Throw - Order([http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/exhibitionpack Design] Ordered)</s>
#Pop-up Banner - Order(Design finished, ready to order)
#<s>FOSS4G Postcards - Received</s>
#Printed Materials - Prepare for printing
##OSGeo Brochure - [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/brochures/two-side-overview Overview]/Case Study Bound Book (x5): spiral bound, anchored to the booth
##[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/bookmark Bookmarks](x1000 ~ 250 pages) - clean up
##[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/cards/OSGeo_Projects_Card_2sided_10up_a4.pdf Business Cards](x2000 ~ 200 pages) - ready to print
#Business Card holder(x1-2)
#Magazine Racks(x1-3)
#Configure Demo Machines
##Download latest [http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/ live DVD] and install to partition

==== Booth ====
#<s>Get support from marketing team for a booth</s>
#<s>Get booth</s>
#Send in final paperwork for booth
##<s>Conference Personnel - Due Feb 23 - Tyler is submitting</s>
###<s>Figure out what to do with the 2 conference passes - Hurricane and Josh if they can come.</s>
##<s>Booth Items - Due March 9th</s>
###Get a union exemption for setup by volunteers
###<s>Money for Table and electrical outlet($150)</s>
#Volunteers for booth
##Volunteer Schedule
##Setup
##Take Down
#<s>T-shirts - Send size list to Tyler</s>

==== Sessions ====
#<s>Get speakers for the sessions</s>
##<s>Ask the Edu group to talk about it at FOSS4G.</s>
#<s>Register the sessions</s>
#Confirm speakers
#Arrange for laptop in room
#Bring some handouts to session

=== Volunteers ===
Name and specialty
(These are all the people with exhibit hall passes for setup/takedown, other volunteers will be welcome during normal hours)
* Alex Mandel - QGIS, GRASS, R, Postgis, GDAL, OSM,
* Michael Treichler - QGIS, Postgis, Private Industry
* Michele Tobias - QGIS, R, Teaching, University
* Alyssa Nelson - Open Source Philosophy, Community Organizing
* Andrew Turner -?
* Hurricane McEwan - OSM, public geodata
* Josh Livni - Openlayers, Postgis, mapserver,?

Other Volunteers
* (Add your name here and contact [[User:Wildintellect|Alex]])

=== Schedule ===
Should we set this based on session times for talks so people can go to talks when not at the booth?
Exhibit hall is only open 3 days out of the 7 day conference.
* Setup is Monday 8am – 4pm
* Monday, March 23, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
* Tuesday, March 24, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
* Wednesday, March 25, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
* Thursday, March 26, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
* Tear down is Thursday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
{|border="1"
!Day!!9:30-11:50AM!!11:55-12:55 PM!!1:00-2:40 PM!!3:10-4:30 PM!!6-8:30PM
|-
|Monday
|Setup
|Setup
|Setup
|Setup - Alex, Mike
|Alex
|-
|Tues
|Mike
|
|Alex
|
|Closed
|-
|Wed
|Mike
|
|
|
|Closed
|-
|Thur
|Mike
|
|Clean Up
|Clean Up
|Closed
|}

=== Proposed Budget ===
List of Items we need and proposed budget request from the [[Marketing]] team.
{| border="1"
!Item!!Cost!!Notes
|-
|Banner
|$175(Guess)
|Get an [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|Table Skirt
|$250(Guess)
|Get an [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|Handouts
|$500
|How many - 1000? there will be 7000+ attendees at the conference.
|-
|Booth
|$1000+$150 (non-profit price)+(power & table)
|Tables & power are the +150, Internet is too expensive. [http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/exhibitor.htm Booked, #620.]
|-
|Live CD/DVD or Software
|$200
|In the works, [[Live GIS Disc]], how many?
|-
|T-shirts/hats/pins
|$100
|How many tablers? New collared shirts?
|-
|Demo Machines
|Borrow?
|[Live DVD]
|-
|Comp Fees for Staffing?
|$0
|A few meals maybe?
|-
|Banner/Skirt to next event
|$0
|To be stored in California
|-
!Total
|$2375/1000~TBD
|Estimate/~Final(?)
|}

=== Sponsors/Funding Sources ===
These are ideas for where to try and get funds for the booth.
We will be sending them a [[Media:Draft_Sponsorhsip_Letter_Jan09.pdf]] soon requesting funding, after a few more revisions.

* OSGEO - ?
* Universities - Davis, Berkeley,Santa Barbara
* Open Source specialized companies - ? CloudMade? FortiusOne?
* O'Reilly (Napa/Sonoma)
* [http://cirgis.org/ CIRGIS] members
* Other trade org members focused on GIS
* Google (Bay Area)
* Apress (Berkeley)
* Companies using OS - CoreMark,

Sponsor
{| border="1"
!Sponsor!!Donation!!Notes
|-
|OSGeo
|$1000?
|Initial Booth fee and subsidy on the [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|University of Calfornia, Davis - Information Center for the Environment
|$?
|Photocopies and Live DVDs, maybe a plotted poster
|-
|Cloudmade/OSM
|Booth Staff
|Maybe some OSM handouts?
|-
|}

== OSGeo Social ==
Anyone want to schedule a social?

'''Time''': TBD

'''Place''': TBD

'''Who''': Anyone interested in Open Source Geo

'''Why''': To get together to chat socially about stuff over some beer
and bar food or maybe a buffet?

Directions:

Last years AAG was in Boston, see the list of [[AAG 2008| osgeo related speakers]]

== Ideas ==
#Do we want to do a [http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/workshop_planning.htm workshop], '''Deadline is Oct 1'''

=== Other Ideas: ===
Ideas (Claim one and move it up above with your name, and submit your abstract ASAP)
* Open Source - Community websites (Content Management, Wiki etc)
* Open Street Map - Free Wiki Based Road Data
* Open Source Business Case (slides available from lisasoft)
* LiveDVD GIS
* Helena Mitasova - Advanced Open Source GIS (Can't come)
* Brian Hamlin - Intro to PostGIS

Other Ideas:
*Plan A
**Session 1:Introduction to FOSS in Geography
**Session 2:FOSS Case Studies - What you did, what you used and why.
**Session 3:Technical FOSS - talks that throw in the technical talk.

*Plan B
**Session 1:FOSS in Qualitative Geography
**Session 2:FOSS in Quantitative Geography
[[Category:Events]]

AAG 2009

2009-03-19T04:49:26Z

Wiki-Mtreichler: /* Schedule */

[[AAG| Association of American Geographers]] annual conference.

=2009 Conference=
Las Vegas, March 22-27, 2009
[http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/index.htm Meeting Homepage]

== OSGeo Sessions ==
We'd like to try and organize 2 or 3 sessions on Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) in Geography
[[User:Wildintellect|Alex Mandel]] and [[User:StaceyEllis|Stacey Ellis]] from the University of California, Davis will be organizing please contact them if you plan to give a talk and would like to be part of the sessions.

'''Deadline''' to submit for talks is <strike>'''Oct 16, 2008'''</strike>(Extended until '''Nov 13, 2008'''), see the [http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/papers.htm call for abstracts]

The sessions are now being co-sponsored by the [http://cisg.gmu.edu AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group].

What's on the books:

=== Session I: Papers ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source solutions for Geographers I (#3439)
'''Details''' 3/24/09, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''Case studies and general overviews of free software and data sources as applied to geography.
Including neogeography tools, virtual globes, collaborative web portals, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing and statistics.
This session aims to educate the general geography community about end user opportunities to implement cutting edge
Free and Open Source solutions in your research.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

# Stacey Ellis - A Wiki for every Geography : Talk will be given by alternate speaker
#<s>Ron Buliung - Opening up the Geographers' Craft: Open Source Spatial Analysis with R</s> - Cancelled
# Michael Treichler - Case Study in Sales Territory Definition using Open Source Software
# Andrew Turner - OpenStreetMap As A Successful Model for User-Generated Geospatial Content
# Joshua Campbell - The Disruptive Potential of GIS 2.0

=== Session II: Panel ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source Software solutions for Geographers II (#3539) (Text needs editing)
'''Details''' Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 3:10 PM - 4:50 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''The Free and Open Source Software movement is built on the idea that software can be functional and free.
Programs such as QGIS (a GIS program), GRASS (GIS and remote sensing) and R (a statistics program) offer the same tools,
if not more, as their proprietary counterparts but without the expensive price tag.
Panelist from university, government and private consulting backgrounds will discuss how everyone can use
free sofware as tools in their research. Database programs, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing, and statistics software
are just some of the topics that will be covered. Come with questions or just come to listen.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

(Up to 6 panelists)
# Alex Mandel - Graduate Student (University of California, Davis)
# Eric Wolf - Federal Government (United States Geological Survey)
# Andrew Turner - Private Industry (FortuisOne)
# Bruce Ralston - Professor (University of Tennessee)
# Shriram Ilavajhala - University Researcher (University of Maryland)
# -Open Spot-

=== Session III: Papers ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source Software solutions for Geographers III (#3639)
'''Details''' Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 5:20 PM - 7:00 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''Case studies and in depth technical discussions of free software and data sources as applied to geography.
Including neogeography tools, virtual globes, collaborative web portals, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing and statistics.
This session aims to explore the complexities and specifics of using cutting edge
Free and Open Source solutions in geographical research.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

# Dan Goldberg - A Framework for Evaluating Geocoding Research and Practice
# Jay Parsons - NASA World Wind Java
# Shriram Ilavajhala - Providing Effective Fire/Hotspot Information Access through the Open Source Fire Information Resource Management System (FIRMS)
# Eric Wolf - Functional Analysis for The National Map Server-side Computing
# -Open Spot-

=== Schedule of all FOSS speakers ===

There are at least 10 talks that identify Open Source or Open Standards, they will be added here when the AAG publishes it's schedule.

== OSGeo Booth ==
It's about time we have booth at the US's largest geography conference. Also note it does attract a considerable foreign crowd.

=== To Do List ===

==== Materials ====
#<s>Table Throw - Order([http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/exhibitionpack Design] Ordered)</s>
#Pop-up Banner - Order(Design finished, ready to order)
#<s>FOSS4G Postcards - Received</s>
#Printed Materials - Prepare for printing
##OSGeo Brochure - [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/brochures/two-side-overview Overview]/Case Study Bound Book (x5): spiral bound, anchored to the booth
##[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/bookmark Bookmarks](x1000 ~ 250 pages) - clean up
##[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/cards/OSGeo_Projects_Card_2sided_10up_a4.pdf Business Cards](x2000 ~ 200 pages) - ready to print
#Business Card holder(x1-2)
#Magazine Racks(x1-3)
#Configure Demo Machines
##Download latest [http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/ live DVD] and install to partition

==== Booth ====
#<s>Get support from marketing team for a booth</s>
#<s>Get booth</s>
#Send in final paperwork for booth
##<s>Conference Personnel - Due Feb 23 - Tyler is submitting</s>
###<s>Figure out what to do with the 2 conference passes - Hurricane and Josh if they can come.</s>
##<s>Booth Items - Due March 9th</s>
###Get a union exemption for setup by volunteers
###<s>Money for Table and electrical outlet($150)</s>
#Volunteers for booth
##Volunteer Schedule
##Setup
##Take Down
#<s>T-shirts - Send size list to Tyler</s>

==== Sessions ====
#<s>Get speakers for the sessions</s>
##<s>Ask the Edu group to talk about it at FOSS4G.</s>
#<s>Register the sessions</s>
#Confirm speakers
#Arrange for laptop in room
#Bring some handouts to session

=== Volunteers ===
Name and specialty
(These are all the people with exhibit hall passes for setup/takedown, other volunteers will be welcome during normal hours)
* Alex Mandel - QGIS, GRASS, R, Postgis, GDAL, OSM,
* Michael Treichler - QGIS, Postgis, Private Industry
* Michele Tobias - QGIS, R, Teaching, University
* Alyssa Nelson - Open Source Philosophy, Community Organizing
* Andrew Turner -?
* Hurricane McEwan - OSM, public geodata
* Josh Livni - Openlayers, Postgis, mapserver,?

Other Volunteers
* (Add your name here and contact [[User:Wildintellect|Alex]])

=== Schedule ===
Should we set this based on session times for talks so people can go to talks when not at the booth?
Exhibit hall is only open 3 days out of the 7 day conference.
* Setup is Monday 8am – 4pm
* Monday, March 23, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
* Tuesday, March 24, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
* Wednesday, March 25, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
* Thursday, March 26, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
* Tear down is Thursday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
{|border="1"
!Day!!9:30-11:50AM!!11:55-12:55 PM!!1:00-2:40 PM!!3:10-4:30 PM!!6-8:30PM
|-
|Monday
|Setup
|Setup
|Setup
|Setup - Alex-Mike
|Alex
|-
|Tues
|Mike
|
|Alex
|
|Closed
|-
|Wed
|Mike
|
|
|
|Closed
|-
|Thur
|Mike
|
|Clean Up
|Clean Up
|Closed
|}

=== Proposed Budget ===
List of Items we need and proposed budget request from the [[Marketing]] team.
{| border="1"
!Item!!Cost!!Notes
|-
|Banner
|$175(Guess)
|Get an [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|Table Skirt
|$250(Guess)
|Get an [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|Handouts
|$500
|How many - 1000? there will be 7000+ attendees at the conference.
|-
|Booth
|$1000+$150 (non-profit price)+(power & table)
|Tables & power are the +150, Internet is too expensive. [http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/exhibitor.htm Booked, #620.]
|-
|Live CD/DVD or Software
|$200
|In the works, [[Live GIS Disc]], how many?
|-
|T-shirts/hats/pins
|$100
|How many tablers? New collared shirts?
|-
|Demo Machines
|Borrow?
|[Live DVD]
|-
|Comp Fees for Staffing?
|$0
|A few meals maybe?
|-
|Banner/Skirt to next event
|$0
|To be stored in California
|-
!Total
|$2375/1000~TBD
|Estimate/~Final(?)
|}

=== Sponsors/Funding Sources ===
These are ideas for where to try and get funds for the booth.
We will be sending them a [[Media:Draft_Sponsorhsip_Letter_Jan09.pdf]] soon requesting funding, after a few more revisions.

* OSGEO - ?
* Universities - Davis, Berkeley,Santa Barbara
* Open Source specialized companies - ? CloudMade? FortiusOne?
* O'Reilly (Napa/Sonoma)
* [http://cirgis.org/ CIRGIS] members
* Other trade org members focused on GIS
* Google (Bay Area)
* Apress (Berkeley)
* Companies using OS - CoreMark,

Sponsor
{| border="1"
!Sponsor!!Donation!!Notes
|-
|OSGeo
|$1000?
|Initial Booth fee and subsidy on the [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|University of Calfornia, Davis - Information Center for the Environment
|$?
|Photocopies and Live DVDs, maybe a plotted poster
|-
|Cloudmade/OSM
|Booth Staff
|Maybe some OSM handouts?
|-
|}

== OSGeo Social ==
Anyone want to schedule a social?

'''Time''': TBD

'''Place''': TBD

'''Who''': Anyone interested in Open Source Geo

'''Why''': To get together to chat socially about stuff over some beer
and bar food or maybe a buffet?

Directions:

Last years AAG was in Boston, see the list of [[AAG 2008| osgeo related speakers]]

== Ideas ==
#Do we want to do a [http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/workshop_planning.htm workshop], '''Deadline is Oct 1'''

=== Other Ideas: ===
Ideas (Claim one and move it up above with your name, and submit your abstract ASAP)
* Open Source - Community websites (Content Management, Wiki etc)
* Open Street Map - Free Wiki Based Road Data
* Open Source Business Case (slides available from lisasoft)
* LiveDVD GIS
* Helena Mitasova - Advanced Open Source GIS (Can't come)
* Brian Hamlin - Intro to PostGIS

Other Ideas:
*Plan A
**Session 1:Introduction to FOSS in Geography
**Session 2:FOSS Case Studies - What you did, what you used and why.
**Session 3:Technical FOSS - talks that throw in the technical talk.

*Plan B
**Session 1:FOSS in Qualitative Geography
**Session 2:FOSS in Quantitative Geography
[[Category:Events]]

AAG 2009

2009-03-19T04:27:12Z

Wiki-Mtreichler: /* Schedule */

[[AAG| Association of American Geographers]] annual conference.

=2009 Conference=
Las Vegas, March 22-27, 2009
[http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/index.htm Meeting Homepage]

== OSGeo Sessions ==
We'd like to try and organize 2 or 3 sessions on Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) in Geography
[[User:Wildintellect|Alex Mandel]] and [[User:StaceyEllis|Stacey Ellis]] from the University of California, Davis will be organizing please contact them if you plan to give a talk and would like to be part of the sessions.

'''Deadline''' to submit for talks is <strike>'''Oct 16, 2008'''</strike>(Extended until '''Nov 13, 2008'''), see the [http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/papers.htm call for abstracts]

The sessions are now being co-sponsored by the [http://cisg.gmu.edu AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group].

What's on the books:

=== Session I: Papers ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source solutions for Geographers I (#3439)
'''Details''' 3/24/09, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''Case studies and general overviews of free software and data sources as applied to geography.
Including neogeography tools, virtual globes, collaborative web portals, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing and statistics.
This session aims to educate the general geography community about end user opportunities to implement cutting edge
Free and Open Source solutions in your research.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

# Stacey Ellis - A Wiki for every Geography : Talk will be given by alternate speaker
#<s>Ron Buliung - Opening up the Geographers' Craft: Open Source Spatial Analysis with R</s> - Cancelled
# Michael Treichler - Case Study in Sales Territory Definition using Open Source Software
# Andrew Turner - OpenStreetMap As A Successful Model for User-Generated Geospatial Content
# Joshua Campbell - The Disruptive Potential of GIS 2.0

=== Session II: Panel ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source Software solutions for Geographers II (#3539) (Text needs editing)
'''Details''' Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 3:10 PM - 4:50 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''The Free and Open Source Software movement is built on the idea that software can be functional and free.
Programs such as QGIS (a GIS program), GRASS (GIS and remote sensing) and R (a statistics program) offer the same tools,
if not more, as their proprietary counterparts but without the expensive price tag.
Panelist from university, government and private consulting backgrounds will discuss how everyone can use
free sofware as tools in their research. Database programs, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing, and statistics software
are just some of the topics that will be covered. Come with questions or just come to listen.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

(Up to 6 panelists)
# Alex Mandel - Graduate Student (University of California, Davis)
# Eric Wolf - Federal Government (United States Geological Survey)
# Andrew Turner - Private Industry (FortuisOne)
# Bruce Ralston - Professor (University of Tennessee)
# Shriram Ilavajhala - University Researcher (University of Maryland)
# -Open Spot-

=== Session III: Papers ===
'''Title:''' Free and Open Source Software solutions for Geographers III (#3639)
'''Details''' Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 5:20 PM - 7:00 PM in Skybox 211, Riviera Hotel, 2nd Floor
'''Description:'''Case studies and in depth technical discussions of free software and data sources as applied to geography.
Including neogeography tools, virtual globes, collaborative web portals, web mapping, GIS, remote sensing and statistics.
This session aims to explore the complexities and specifics of using cutting edge
Free and Open Source solutions in geographical research.
'''Anticipated Attendance:''' 50

# Dan Goldberg - A Framework for Evaluating Geocoding Research and Practice
# Jay Parsons - NASA World Wind Java
# Shriram Ilavajhala - Providing Effective Fire/Hotspot Information Access through the Open Source Fire Information Resource Management System (FIRMS)
# Eric Wolf - Functional Analysis for The National Map Server-side Computing
# -Open Spot-

=== Schedule of all FOSS speakers ===

There are at least 10 talks that identify Open Source or Open Standards, they will be added here when the AAG publishes it's schedule.

== OSGeo Booth ==
It's about time we have booth at the US's largest geography conference. Also note it does attract a considerable foreign crowd.

=== To Do List ===

==== Materials ====
#<s>Table Throw - Order([http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/exhibitionpack Design] Ordered)</s>
#Pop-up Banner - Order(Design finished, ready to order)
#<s>FOSS4G Postcards - Received</s>
#Printed Materials - Prepare for printing
##OSGeo Brochure - [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/brochures/two-side-overview Overview]/Case Study Bound Book (x5): spiral bound, anchored to the booth
##[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/bookmark Bookmarks](x1000 ~ 250 pages) - clean up
##[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/marketing/cards/OSGeo_Projects_Card_2sided_10up_a4.pdf Business Cards](x2000 ~ 200 pages) - ready to print
#Business Card holder(x1-2)
#Magazine Racks(x1-3)
#Configure Demo Machines
##Download latest [http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/ live DVD] and install to partition

==== Booth ====
#<s>Get support from marketing team for a booth</s>
#<s>Get booth</s>
#Send in final paperwork for booth
##<s>Conference Personnel - Due Feb 23 - Tyler is submitting</s>
###<s>Figure out what to do with the 2 conference passes - Hurricane and Josh if they can come.</s>
##<s>Booth Items - Due March 9th</s>
###Get a union exemption for setup by volunteers
###<s>Money for Table and electrical outlet($150)</s>
#Volunteers for booth
##Volunteer Schedule
##Setup
##Take Down
#<s>T-shirts - Send size list to Tyler</s>

==== Sessions ====
#<s>Get speakers for the sessions</s>
##<s>Ask the Edu group to talk about it at FOSS4G.</s>
#<s>Register the sessions</s>
#Confirm speakers
#Arrange for laptop in room
#Bring some handouts to session

=== Volunteers ===
Name and specialty
(These are all the people with exhibit hall passes for setup/takedown, other volunteers will be welcome during normal hours)
* Alex Mandel - QGIS, GRASS, R, Postgis, GDAL, OSM,
* Michael Treichler - QGIS, Postgis, Private Industry
* Michele Tobias - QGIS, R, Teaching, University
* Alyssa Nelson - Open Source Philosophy, Community Organizing
* Andrew Turner -?
* Hurricane McEwan - OSM, public geodata
* Josh Livni - Openlayers, Postgis, mapserver,?

Other Volunteers
* (Add your name here and contact [[User:Wildintellect|Alex]])

=== Schedule ===
Should we set this based on session times for talks so people can go to talks when not at the booth?
Exhibit hall is only open 3 days out of the 7 day conference.
* Setup is Monday 8am – 4pm
* Monday, March 23, 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
* Tuesday, March 24, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
* Wednesday, March 25, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
* Thursday, March 26, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
* Tear down is Thursday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
{|border="1"
!Day!!9:30-11:50AM!!11:55-12:55 PM!!1:00-2:40 PM!!3:10-4:30 PM!!6-8:30PM
|-
|Monday
|Setup
|Setup
|Setup
|Setup - Alex
|Alex
|-
|Tues
|Mike
|
|Alex
|
|Closed
|-
|Wed
|Mike
|
|
|
|Closed
|-
|Thur
|Mike
|
|Clean Up
|Clean Up
|Closed
|}

=== Proposed Budget ===
List of Items we need and proposed budget request from the [[Marketing]] team.
{| border="1"
!Item!!Cost!!Notes
|-
|Banner
|$175(Guess)
|Get an [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|Table Skirt
|$250(Guess)
|Get an [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|Handouts
|$500
|How many - 1000? there will be 7000+ attendees at the conference.
|-
|Booth
|$1000+$150 (non-profit price)+(power & table)
|Tables & power are the +150, Internet is too expensive. [http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/exhibitor.htm Booked, #620.]
|-
|Live CD/DVD or Software
|$200
|In the works, [[Live GIS Disc]], how many?
|-
|T-shirts/hats/pins
|$100
|How many tablers? New collared shirts?
|-
|Demo Machines
|Borrow?
|[Live DVD]
|-
|Comp Fees for Staffing?
|$0
|A few meals maybe?
|-
|Banner/Skirt to next event
|$0
|To be stored in California
|-
!Total
|$2375/1000~TBD
|Estimate/~Final(?)
|}

=== Sponsors/Funding Sources ===
These are ideas for where to try and get funds for the booth.
We will be sending them a [[Media:Draft_Sponsorhsip_Letter_Jan09.pdf]] soon requesting funding, after a few more revisions.

* OSGEO - ?
* Universities - Davis, Berkeley,Santa Barbara
* Open Source specialized companies - ? CloudMade? FortiusOne?
* O'Reilly (Napa/Sonoma)
* [http://cirgis.org/ CIRGIS] members
* Other trade org members focused on GIS
* Google (Bay Area)
* Apress (Berkeley)
* Companies using OS - CoreMark,

Sponsor
{| border="1"
!Sponsor!!Donation!!Notes
|-
|OSGeo
|$1000?
|Initial Booth fee and subsidy on the [[Exhibition Pack]]
|-
|University of Calfornia, Davis - Information Center for the Environment
|$?
|Photocopies and Live DVDs, maybe a plotted poster
|-
|Cloudmade/OSM
|Booth Staff
|Maybe some OSM handouts?
|-
|}

== OSGeo Social ==
Anyone want to schedule a social?

'''Time''': TBD

'''Place''': TBD

'''Who''': Anyone interested in Open Source Geo

'''Why''': To get together to chat socially about stuff over some beer
and bar food or maybe a buffet?

Directions:

Last years AAG was in Boston, see the list of [[AAG 2008| osgeo related speakers]]

== Ideas ==
#Do we want to do a [http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/workshop_planning.htm workshop], '''Deadline is Oct 1'''

=== Other Ideas: ===
Ideas (Claim one and move it up above with your name, and submit your abstract ASAP)
* Open Source - Community websites (Content Management, Wiki etc)
* Open Street Map - Free Wiki Based Road Data
* Open Source Business Case (slides available from lisasoft)
* LiveDVD GIS
* Helena Mitasova - Advanced Open Source GIS (Can't come)
* Brian Hamlin - Intro to PostGIS

Other Ideas:
*Plan A
**Session 1:Introduction to FOSS in Geography
**Session 2:FOSS Case Studies - What you did, what you used and why.
**Session 3:Technical FOSS - talks that throw in the technical talk.

*Plan B
**Session 1:FOSS in Qualitative Geography
**Session 2:FOSS in Quantitative Geography
[[Category:Events]]

California/Meeting Minutes

2009-02-25T16:48:46Z

Wiki-Mtreichler: /* 2009-02-21 Annual Meeting @ UC Davis */

== 2009-02-21 Annual Meeting @ UC Davis ==
'''Meeting Attendees'''

Alex Mandel (Student - UC Davis Geography Department)

Mike Treichler (Student - UC Davis Geography Department, IT Manager - Core-Mark International, Sacramento)

Bob Moskovitz (Research Analyst - California Geologic Survey)

Josh Livni (GIS Consultant - Umbrella Consulting)

Stacey Ellis (Student – UC Davis Geography Department)

Michele Tobias (Student – UC Davis Geography Department)

Allan Hollandar (Research Analyst – UC Davis)

Brian Hamlin (Software Developer)

'''Remote Meeting Attendees'''

Joe Larson (GIS Technician – City of Lompoc)

'''Items covered'''

* Decided on a proposed mission statement.

* Reviewed chapter objectives. Decided to narrow initial chapter focus on outreach.

* Discussed geodata access award for California organizations.

* Discussed speakers at local events and professional societies and groups.

* Discussed OSGeo California Chapter booth at upcoming events and funding needs for these events.

* Discussed storage of booth materials and supplies. Alex Mandel will store the booth material and supplies at UC Davis and will ship to other locations in California as needed.

* Discussed method of handling chapter donations. Landon will serve as treasurer for the chapter’s first year. Donations will be sent to his mailing address and forwarded to the OSGeo in $500 increments. This will allow donations to be tax deductible.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: California]]

California/InauguralMeeting

2009-02-21T18:04:48Z

Wiki-Mtreichler: /* RSVP */

==Purpose==
Formalizing a [[California|California Chapter]] of the OSGeo.

== Location ==
[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100074636993855183144.0004633cc500974dd20c6 Map]
2124 Wickson Hall,
One Shields Ave.
University of California, Davis

* Parking should be free in the nearby lots.
* Meeting room is in the middle of the building on the second floor at the top of the stairs.
* Someone will be at the building door to let people in.

=== Locations for future meetings ===
#. Stockton, California
#. Google, California (Google Campus, one of them)
#. San Diego

== Possible Dates ==
February 2009
* Saturday 21
* Saturday 28

== Agenda ==
(aka Discussion topics)
9:30am - 12 noon
* Intros
* Mission
* Objectives
* Business - Operating Guideline, Bylaws etc
** [[California Chapter Report 2008]]
* Events Planning
** Events
*** Conference Booths
*** Workshops
** Funding - Sponsorship Goals
* Future Meetings

12 noon (Optional)
Social networking lunch at a local food establishment
(see [http://daviswiki.org DavisWiki])

== RSVP ==
* Landon Blake
* Alex Mandel
* Mike Treichler
* Michele Tobias
* Bob Moskovitz
* Joe Larson

== Tentative Interest ==
* [http://www.ca4h.org/projresource/gisgps/ Univ of CA 4-H Youth Development Program] (c/o Steven Worker, 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology Coordinator & Bill Woodall, San Diego 4-H Volunteer)

== Todo List ==
* Setup remote conferencing solution
* Arrange facilities (Alex)
* Publicity
* Get more input on Agenda, Mission and Objectives

[[Category:Events]]

California

2008-12-11T15:19:02Z

Wiki-Mtreichler: /* Membership */

== Introduction ==

== Mission ==

== Objectives ==
* Work on something not related to ESRI GIS :] (See the section entitiled "Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008").

== Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008 ==
'''Programming'''

* Simple cross-platform and open source metadata editor similar to Metavist or Corpsmet.

* Python Extension Scripts for Inkscape that enable cartographic/technical drawing.

'''Non-Programming'''

* Catalog of Public GIS Data Sources For California

* Set up OSGeo liason/ambassador with California Land Surveyors Asssociation.

* Prepare documentation on cartographic map production using open source tools like the GIMP, Scribus, and Inkscape.

== Events ==

=== Future ===
* [[AAG 2009]]
* [[CGS 2009]]
* [[California Central Valley Chapter Incubation Meeting]] - We need to fix a date and place.

=== Proposed ===
* [[AGM 2008]]
* [[AGU 2008]]
* [[Where 2.0 2009]]

=== Past ===
* GIS Day 2008 - UC Berkeley GIF Lab, US EPA Region IX
* [[OSBootCamp OSBootCamp 2008]] - Open Source day at UC Berkeley
* [[CGS 2008]] - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
* [[4H Workshop]] - [[User:bwoodall|Bill]] will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS

== Membership ==

[[User:Cwhitney|Cwhitney]] (Chris Whitney) - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM

[[User:SunburnedSurveyor]] (Landon Blake) [A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor]

[[User:Hollander]] (Allan Hollander)

[[User:cgs_bob|cgs_bob]] (Bob Moskovitz)

[[User:Wildintellect|Wildintellect]] (Alex Mandel) - UC Davis

[[User:mdhancher|Matt Hancher]] - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities

[[User:bwoodall|bwoodall]] (Bill Woodall) San Diego

Stacey Ellis - UC Davis

Michele Tobias - UC Davis

[[User:Mtreichler|Mtreichler]] (Mike Treichler) - UC Davis

[[User:TaraAthan|Tara Athan]]

[[User:darkblue_b|darkblue_b]] (Brian Hamlin) Berkeley

[[User:j03lar50n]] joe larson

== Community ==

[http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/california Mailing List Info Page] (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)

== California GIS Links ==

[http://gis.ca.gov/ The California Spatial Information Library]

[http://gio.ca.gov/ The California Geospatial Information Office]

[http://www.sangis.org/ San Diego Data Downloads]

[http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?subclassid=100&fuseaction=home.subclasshome San Diego Data from SANDAG]

== California Open Source Links ==

[http://opensource.ca.gov/ California Open Source Working Group]

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: California]]

California

2008-12-11T14:47:07Z

Wiki-Mtreichler: /* Membership */

== Introduction ==

== Mission ==

== Objectives ==
* Work on something not related to ESRI GIS :] (See the section entitiled "Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008").

== Proposed Chapter Goals For 2008 ==
'''Programming'''

* Simple cross-platform and open source metadata editor similar to Metavist or Corpsmet.

* Python Extension Scripts for Inkscape that enable cartographic/technical drawing.

'''Non-Programming'''

* Catalog of Public GIS Data Sources For California

* Set up OSGeo liason/ambassador with California Land Surveyors Asssociation.

* Prepare documentation on cartographic map production using open source tools like the GIMP, Scribus, and Inkscape.

== Events ==

=== Future ===
* [[AAG 2009]]
* [[CGS 2009]]
* [[California Central Valley Chapter Incubation Meeting]] - We need to fix a date and place.

=== Proposed ===
* [[AGM 2008]]
* [[AGU 2008]]
* [[Where 2.0 2009]]

=== Past ===
* GIS Day 2008 - UC Berkeley GIF Lab, US EPA Region IX
* [[OSBootCamp OSBootCamp 2008]] - Open Source day at UC Berkeley
* [[CGS 2008]] - Booth at the Calfornia Geographical Society meeting in Chico.
* [[4H Workshop]] - [[User:bwoodall|Bill]] will be running a workshop at UC Davis for 4H high schoolers on GPS/GIS

== Membership ==

[[User:Cwhitney|Cwhitney]] (Chris Whitney) - UC San Diego / NASA ISS EarthKAM

[[User:SunburnedSurveyor]] (Landon Blake) [A.K.A. - The Sunburned Surveyor]

[[User:Hollander]] (Allan Hollander)

[[User:cgs_bob|cgs_bob]] (Bob Moskovitz)

[[User:Wildintellect|Wildintellect]] (Alex Mandel) - UC Davis

[[User:mdhancher|Matt Hancher]] - NASA Ames Research Center - interested in Bay Area local activities

[[User:bwoodall|bwoodall]] (Bill Woodall) San Diego

Stacey Ellis - UC Davis

Michele Tobias - UC Davis

[[User:MtreichlerWildintellect|Mtreichler]] (Mike Treichler) - UC Davis

[[User:TaraAthan|Tara Athan]]

[[User:darkblue_b|darkblue_b]] (Brian Hamlin) Berkeley

[[User:j03lar50n]] joe larson

== Community ==

[http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/california Mailing List Info Page] (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)

== California GIS Links ==

[http://gis.ca.gov/ The California Spatial Information Library]

[http://gio.ca.gov/ The California Geospatial Information Office]

[http://www.sangis.org/ San Diego Data Downloads]

[http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?subclassid=100&fuseaction=home.subclasshome San Diego Data from SANDAG]

== California Open Source Links ==

[http://opensource.ca.gov/ California Open Source Working Group]

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: California]]