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OSGeo at Where PressEvent

2006-06-08T22:26:57Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Logistics */

The main Where 2.0 event page is here: [[OSGeo at Where 2.0]]

=== Logistics ===

* Wednesday, June 14
* Time: during lunchtime (~60 mins)
* Location: Redwood Room
* Participants: 5 OSGeo folk. Members of the press will be invited. Room capacity is 20 people.

This will follow the keynotes on Wednesday morning so this is nice timing. There is nothing going on during this lunch hour and there is no exhibit hall during this time.

Michael Gerlek is coordinating this event, but will not be able to attend. Rich Gibson will be the on-site volunteer to help host and execute this event. Kirsten Davidson is the Autodesk coordinator for this. Here's the official description: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9493. Please RSVP if you want a lunch!

Rich will be doing an audio recording the event for future podcast fodder.

=== Agenda ===

* moderator introduces self, 4 panel members

* moderator introduces theme: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

* each panel member gives a 1-2 minute (no more!) opening

* <much active discussion ensues>
** this is where the press gets to ask questions
** moderator gently aids in keeping discussion alive, as needed
** moderator may interject preplanned, leading questions

* at the end of the session, each panel member gets a 1 minute wrap-up

* moderator concludes, thanks panel and attendees

=== Discussion Topic ===

TOPIC: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

This topic is suitably broad enough to be something readily consumable by the press and still give decent discussion, sound-bites/quotes, etc. Note we want to have some of the session be not too technical, as in addition to the usual GIS media there may well be mainstream tech press there from Big Media like San Jose Merc, WSJ, or NYT.

Some leading questions for the moderator:

* What role do Open Standards play? Where do players like OGC fit into the Open Source ecosystem?

* There has been recent interest in geo and GIS topics in the consumer space -- look at the blooming of interest in the past year or so in things like Google Earth / Google Maps, cheap GPS, a Mapping Hacks book, etc. How does Open Source help out in the consumer / prosumer space?

* What are the leading/popular/coolest/etc Open Source packages today?

* For the corporate manager, what should he or she be thinking about when considering adopting Open Source as part of his solution? Are there any risks or cautions?

* Can "closed" (proprietary) companies and Open Source work together? Where is that happening today?

* How do people make money off open source? Is it just about "selling support"? Are companies like Red Hat just well-publicized exceptions? Or are there any commercial success stories around "selling" open source in the GIS arena?

* When we talk about adopting Open Source in the GIS industry, aren't we really talking about more than just "source code that only programmers care about"? For example, are there end-user applications available, e.g. for GIS analysts, armchair cartography fans, etc?

* What about open "data" and related services and service architectures? Is the increase in these areas driving interest and adoption of "open source"?

=== Participants ===

* Rich Gibson (Moderator)
** email: Rich@testingrange.com
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com, http://geocoder.us
** employer and title: Locative Technologies, Chief Scientist
** city, state/province, country: Sebastopol, CA, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Associate Member
** bio: Rich Gibson operates Locative Technologies, a Bay Area startup that provides geocoding and consulting services and other product development. He is a co-author, with Jo Walsh and Schuyler Erle, of Mapping Hacks, and co-author with Schuyler of Google Maps Hacks.

* Dave McIlhagga (Panelist)
** email: dmcilhagga@dmsolutions.ca
** URL: http://www.dmsolutions.ca
** employer and title: President and Founder, DM Solutions Group Inc.
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Board Member
** bio: Dave McIlhagga is the president and founder of DM Solutions Group Inc., a leader in web mapping solutions delivery since 1998. Dave has positioned DM Solutions Group as a leading provider of commercial products and services to the open source web mapping community, and premiere web mapping solutions provider to select vertical markets such as Healthcare and Real Estate. Dave is a Board member of the newly formed Open Source GeoSpatial (OSGeo) Foundation and an active contributor to the open source geospatial movement.

* Frank Warmerdam (Panelist)
** email: warmerdam@pobox.com
** URL: https://gdal.osgeo.org
** employer and title: Lead GDAL Developer
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board President
** bio:

* Gary Lang - (Panelist)
** email: gary.lang@autodesk.com
** URL: http://www.autodesk.com
** employer and title: Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions Division, Autodesk
** city, state/province, country: San Francisco, California, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board Member
** bio: Gary Lang first joined Autodesk as a programmer in 1989. After serving in a variety of roles including director of internet technology, he left in 1996 to co-found a management consulting firm that focused on strategic consulting, product development, and business development. As a principal of the firm, Lang consulted with numerous technology companies including Intuit, Iomega, Giftcertificates.com, Thomson Financial Services, and General Magic, helping to manage and fine tune their engineering and product development organizations. During this time Lang also managed the start up of three companies as vice president of engineering. In 2003, Lang rejoined Autodesk in his current role in which he leads the engineering, quality assurance, technical publications, and product design teams for the Infrastructure Solutions Division. Most recently, Lang became a driving force behind Autodesk’s first open source product offering, MapGuide Open Source, and he is a founder and board member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Lang has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

* Schuyler Erle - (Panelist)
** email: schuyler@nocat.net
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com
** employer and title: MetaCarta
** city, state/province, country: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member
** bio: Schuyler Erle is a free software developer and activist. His interests include digital cartography, wireless networking, intelligent search engines, and the Semantic Web. He is the lead developer of NoCatAuth, the leading open source wireless captive portal.

=== To Do ===

* Need to a one-page handout for the press with names spelled properly, critical URLs, key messages, etc. -- '''Kirsten'''

* need press list to send above info to (with copy of list to mpg) -- '''Kirsten'''

* We are investigating getting lunch catered -- '''Kirsten?'''

OSGeo at Where PressEvent

2006-06-08T22:26:22Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Logistics */

The main Where 2.0 event page is here: [[OSGeo at Where 2.0]]

=== Logistics ===

* Wednesday, June 14
* Time: during lunchtime (~60 mins)
* Location: Redwood Room
* Participants: 5 OSGeo folk. Members of the press will be invited. Room capacity is 20 people.

This will follow the keynotes on Wednesday morning so this is nice timing. There is nothing going on during this lunch hour and there is no exhibit hall during this time.

Michael Gerlek is coordinating this event, but will not be able to attend. Rich Gibson will be the on-site volunteer to help host and execute this event. Kirsten Davidson is the Autodesk coordinator for this. Here's the official description http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9493. Please RSVP if you want a lunch!

Rich will be doing an audio recording the event for future podcast fodder.

=== Agenda ===

* moderator introduces self, 4 panel members

* moderator introduces theme: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

* each panel member gives a 1-2 minute (no more!) opening

* <much active discussion ensues>
** this is where the press gets to ask questions
** moderator gently aids in keeping discussion alive, as needed
** moderator may interject preplanned, leading questions

* at the end of the session, each panel member gets a 1 minute wrap-up

* moderator concludes, thanks panel and attendees

=== Discussion Topic ===

TOPIC: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

This topic is suitably broad enough to be something readily consumable by the press and still give decent discussion, sound-bites/quotes, etc. Note we want to have some of the session be not too technical, as in addition to the usual GIS media there may well be mainstream tech press there from Big Media like San Jose Merc, WSJ, or NYT.

Some leading questions for the moderator:

* What role do Open Standards play? Where do players like OGC fit into the Open Source ecosystem?

* There has been recent interest in geo and GIS topics in the consumer space -- look at the blooming of interest in the past year or so in things like Google Earth / Google Maps, cheap GPS, a Mapping Hacks book, etc. How does Open Source help out in the consumer / prosumer space?

* What are the leading/popular/coolest/etc Open Source packages today?

* For the corporate manager, what should he or she be thinking about when considering adopting Open Source as part of his solution? Are there any risks or cautions?

* Can "closed" (proprietary) companies and Open Source work together? Where is that happening today?

* How do people make money off open source? Is it just about "selling support"? Are companies like Red Hat just well-publicized exceptions? Or are there any commercial success stories around "selling" open source in the GIS arena?

* When we talk about adopting Open Source in the GIS industry, aren't we really talking about more than just "source code that only programmers care about"? For example, are there end-user applications available, e.g. for GIS analysts, armchair cartography fans, etc?

* What about open "data" and related services and service architectures? Is the increase in these areas driving interest and adoption of "open source"?

=== Participants ===

* Rich Gibson (Moderator)
** email: Rich@testingrange.com
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com, http://geocoder.us
** employer and title: Locative Technologies, Chief Scientist
** city, state/province, country: Sebastopol, CA, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Associate Member
** bio: Rich Gibson operates Locative Technologies, a Bay Area startup that provides geocoding and consulting services and other product development. He is a co-author, with Jo Walsh and Schuyler Erle, of Mapping Hacks, and co-author with Schuyler of Google Maps Hacks.

* Dave McIlhagga (Panelist)
** email: dmcilhagga@dmsolutions.ca
** URL: http://www.dmsolutions.ca
** employer and title: President and Founder, DM Solutions Group Inc.
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Board Member
** bio: Dave McIlhagga is the president and founder of DM Solutions Group Inc., a leader in web mapping solutions delivery since 1998. Dave has positioned DM Solutions Group as a leading provider of commercial products and services to the open source web mapping community, and premiere web mapping solutions provider to select vertical markets such as Healthcare and Real Estate. Dave is a Board member of the newly formed Open Source GeoSpatial (OSGeo) Foundation and an active contributor to the open source geospatial movement.

* Frank Warmerdam (Panelist)
** email: warmerdam@pobox.com
** URL: https://gdal.osgeo.org
** employer and title: Lead GDAL Developer
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board President
** bio:

* Gary Lang - (Panelist)
** email: gary.lang@autodesk.com
** URL: http://www.autodesk.com
** employer and title: Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions Division, Autodesk
** city, state/province, country: San Francisco, California, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board Member
** bio: Gary Lang first joined Autodesk as a programmer in 1989. After serving in a variety of roles including director of internet technology, he left in 1996 to co-found a management consulting firm that focused on strategic consulting, product development, and business development. As a principal of the firm, Lang consulted with numerous technology companies including Intuit, Iomega, Giftcertificates.com, Thomson Financial Services, and General Magic, helping to manage and fine tune their engineering and product development organizations. During this time Lang also managed the start up of three companies as vice president of engineering. In 2003, Lang rejoined Autodesk in his current role in which he leads the engineering, quality assurance, technical publications, and product design teams for the Infrastructure Solutions Division. Most recently, Lang became a driving force behind Autodesk’s first open source product offering, MapGuide Open Source, and he is a founder and board member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Lang has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

* Schuyler Erle - (Panelist)
** email: schuyler@nocat.net
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com
** employer and title: MetaCarta
** city, state/province, country: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member
** bio: Schuyler Erle is a free software developer and activist. His interests include digital cartography, wireless networking, intelligent search engines, and the Semantic Web. He is the lead developer of NoCatAuth, the leading open source wireless captive portal.

=== To Do ===

* Need to a one-page handout for the press with names spelled properly, critical URLs, key messages, etc. -- '''Kirsten'''

* need press list to send above info to (with copy of list to mpg) -- '''Kirsten'''

* We are investigating getting lunch catered -- '''Kirsten?'''

Face to Face Meeting Summer 2006

2006-06-08T17:58:42Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Attendees */

== Meeting ==

The board has been discussing the idea of getting people together for a face-to-face meeting to establish, and work on, priorities. A meetup / workshop needs clear goals. If we could set them, this could be a really useful occasion.

=== When and Where ===

June 11th and 12th at the Autodesk San Rafael offices.

This is just preceeding the Where 2.0 conference June 13/14 in San Jose which is relatively nearby. (According to Google, San Rafael to San Jose is 67 miles / 74 minutes.)

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of VisCom, WebCom and the Fundraising committees are encouraged to attend.
# Frank Warmerdam (Board, FunCom)
# mpg (VisCom)
# Arnulf Christl (Board, VisCom)
# Jo Walsh (Board)
# Dave McIlhagga (Board, FunCom) - likely arrive Sunday AM
# Gary Lang (Board, FunCom)
# Tyler Mitchell (VisCom)
# Mark Lucas (Board)
# Chris Holmes (Board, VisCom)
# Peter Moran (VisCom)
* ''please add availability for other people''

=== Agenda ===
*Sunday
**08:30-10:00 - Muster at Autodesk HQ
**10:00-12:00 - General discussion re: Where 2.0 planning - large group (as below under goals)
**12:00-1:00 - Lunch break
**1:00-3:00 - Breakout Viscom/Funcom groups
**3:00-5:00 - Continued large group discussion re: Board items
**5:00-6:00 - Dinner break
**6:00-9:00 - Continue large group discussion

*Monday
**08:30-09:00 - Gather
**09:00-12:00 - Board and Viscom breakouts
**1:00-3:00 - Large group session and wrap-up
**- Travel to San Jose

=== Goals ===
For a one- or two- day meeting there need to be clear goals identifiable.

==== General ====

* We should soon figure out what the title and requirements of membership are. At Where 2.0 many people will want to know how to become a member (also at FOSS4G2006 Lausanne)
* Presentation / material planning for Where
* Assessing needs for online tools for next year

==== WebCom ====
* OSGeo Web style established.
* Project style guidelines.
* Content plan completed.

==== Board ====
* Briefing by Mark Lucas on open source related activities within DOD.
* Develop a 2005/2006 budget.
* General strategy discussions.
* Discuss the stated priorities and how we meet them
* Make sure that the VisCom is as focused on promoting OSGeo projects as it is OSGeo itself, (if not more?)
* Try to reach consensus on new projects to admit to incubation.
* Discuss ideas for starting cross-collaboration between projects

==== VisCom ====
* Prepare conference presentation materials (for Where 2.0, and more general use).
* General strategy discussions.
* Outreach strategy
* Decide migration of GRASS Newsletter Vol 4 to OSGeo Newsletter Vol 1

==== FunCom ====
* Develop sponsorship model
* Identify sources of income

=== Lodging and Travel ===
* See Itineraries section below for other attendee arrival times/places
* What hotels are near to venue?
** Embassy Suites is next door to Autodesk HQ. Use Autodesk Corporate rate of $119.
** [http://www.embassysuites.com/en/es/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SFORFES Embassy Suites]
* Best way to get from SFO to San Rafael?
** From SFO to Central San Rafael Transit Center by Marin Airporter [http://www.marinairporter.com/schedules_sfo_to_marin.html Marin Airporter Service] (approx. 50 minutes) for $17
** Then take taxi from Central San Rafael Transit Center to Embassy Suites (5-10 minutes) approx. $10
** Meet up at SFO or SJC to share rental (see Itineraries below)
* Best way to get from San Rafael to San Jose at end of meeting? Share a bus/van?

=== Itineraries ===

Possibly futile attempt at collaborative scheduling as follows:

'''Saturday, June 10 (day before meeting)'''

* 5:00 pm - mpg arrives SJC
* 5:30 pm - mpg drives to San Rafael '''with pickups at SFO''' ''(space available, will rent large car if needed)''
* 5:00 pm - TM arrives SFO ''would like to catch/share ride to San Rafael''
* 12:15 pm - cholmes arrives OAK, spends day with friends.

'''Sunday, June 11 (1st meeting day)'''
* morning - cholmes is looking for a ride to San Rafael from SF area
* 11:00 pm - mlucas arrives SFO, rents car, drives to San Rafael

'''Monday, June 12 (2nd meeting day)'''

* evening - mpg drives to Where 2.0 ''(space available, will rent large car if needed)''
* evening - mlucas drives to Where 2.0 " "
* evening - cholmes rides with one of the above to Where 2.0
* PixieHunt starts 7:30(?)

'''Tuesday, June 13 (day after meeting)'''
* Where 2.0

'''Wednesday, Jun 14
* Where 2.0
* evening - mlucas drives to SFO to catch a 10pm flight

Sixth VisCom Meeting

2006-06-07T23:24:19Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* New Business */

=== Date and Time ===

The meeting will be on June 8th, 2006, at 15:00 UTC [[http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=8&year=2006&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=234 worldclock link]]] (8:00am PST)

The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a conference call
* US and Canada: 877-326-2337
* International: 303-928 3232
* id code: 3206046#

=== Standing Agenda ===

# Rollcall (chair)
# New Business ''(below)''
# Old Business ''(below)''
# Review action items (chair)
# Set next meeting date (chair)
# Adjourn

=== New Business ===

# Where 2.0 topics
# Planning for Face-to-Face meeting
# osgeo-news-publish mailing list - status, inviting others to join
# Posting completed marketing assets - where in library and how - create folder
# Completing and posting the presentation template
# ''add new items here''

=== Old Business ===

# review of open issues in CollabNet (chair)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' [[Operate OSGeo Booth]] (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Work on https://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org contents (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Organize translation volunteers. (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' prepare Web page contents about "What OSGeo is doing" to attract sponsors. This is related to [[Fundraising]]. Then forward this material to WebCom (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Setup feedback mechanism for web site. I suppose this ought to be creating artifacts in the bug system, but a feedback email list might be more appropriate. (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Recruit more members on discuss list. What skills are most valuable? (arnulf?)
# ''(held over from 3rd mtg)'' Can we move the Event List to its own page (from the main VisComm page)? (mpg)
# ''(held over from 5th mtg)'' [[Newsletter Notes]] (not Tyler)

Sixth VisCom Meeting

2006-06-07T23:09:48Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* New Business */

=== Date and Time ===

The meeting will be on June 8th, 2006, at 15:00 UTC [[http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=8&year=2006&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=234 worldclock link]]] (8:00am PST)

The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a conference call
* US and Canada: 877-326-2337
* International: 303-928 3232
* id code: 3206046#

=== Standing Agenda ===

# Rollcall (chair)
# New Business ''(below)''
# Old Business ''(below)''
# Review action items (chair)
# Set next meeting date (chair)
# Adjourn

=== New Business ===

# Where 2.0 topics
# Planning for Face-to-Face meeting
# osgeo-news-publish mailing list - status, inviting others to join
# Posting completed marketing assets - where in library and how - create folder
# ''add new items here''

=== Old Business ===

# review of open issues in CollabNet (chair)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' [[Operate OSGeo Booth]] (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Work on https://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org contents (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Organize translation volunteers. (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' prepare Web page contents about "What OSGeo is doing" to attract sponsors. This is related to [[Fundraising]]. Then forward this material to WebCom (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Setup feedback mechanism for web site. I suppose this ought to be creating artifacts in the bug system, but a feedback email list might be more appropriate. (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Recruit more members on discuss list. What skills are most valuable? (arnulf?)
# ''(held over from 3rd mtg)'' Can we move the Event List to its own page (from the main VisComm page)? (mpg)
# ''(held over from 5th mtg)'' [[Newsletter Notes]] (not Tyler)

OSGeo at Where PressEvent

2006-06-06T21:56:32Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Logistics */

The main Where 2.0 event page is here: [[OSGeo at Where 2.0]]

=== Logistics ===

* Wednesday, June 14
* Time: during lunchtime (~60 mins)
* Location: Redwood Room
* Participants: 5 OSGeo folk. Members of the press will be invited. Room capacity is 20 people.

This will follow the keynotes on Wednesday morning so this is nice timing. There is nothing going on during this lunch hour and there is no exhibit hall during this time.

Michael Gerlek is coordinating this event, but will not be able to attend. Rich Gibson will be the on-site volunteer to help host and execute this event. Kirsten Davidson is the Autodesk coordinator for this.

Rich will be doing an audio recording the event for future podcast fodder.

=== Agenda ===

* moderator introduces self, 4 panel members

* moderator introduces theme: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

* each panel member gives a 1-2 minute (no more!) opening

* <much active discussion ensues>
** this is where the press gets to ask questions
** moderator gently aids in keeping discussion alive, as needed
** moderator may interject preplanned, leading questions

* at the end of the session, each panel member gets a 1 minute wrap-up

* moderator concludes, thanks panel and attendees

=== Discussion Topic ===

TOPIC: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

This topic is suitably broad enough to be something readily consumable by the press and still give decent discussion, sound-bites/quotes, etc. Note we want to have some of the session be not too technical, as in addition to the usual GIS media there may well be mainstream tech press there from Big Media like San Jose Merc, WSJ, or NYT.

Some leading questions for the moderator:

* What role do Open Standards play? Where do players like OGC fit into the Open Source ecosystem?

* There has been recent interest in geo and GIS topics in the consumer space -- look at the blooming of interest in the past year or so in things like Google Earth / Google Maps, cheap GPS, a Mapping Hacks book, etc. How does Open Source help out in the consumer / prosumer space?

* What are the leading/popular/coolest/etc Open Source packages today?

* For the corporate manager, what should he or she be thinking about when considering adopting Open Source as part of his solution? Are there any risks or cautions?

* Can "closed" (proprietary) companies and Open Source work together? Where is that happening today?

* How do people make money off open source? Is it just about "selling support"? Are companies like Red Hat just well-publicized exceptions? Or are there any commercial success stories around "selling" open source in the GIS arena?

* When we talk about adopting Open Source in the GIS industry, aren't we really talking about more than just "source code that only programmers care about"? For example, are there end-user applications available, e.g. for GIS analysts, armchair cartography fans, etc?

* What about open "data" and related services and service architectures? Is the increase in these areas driving interest and adoption of "open source"?

=== Participants ===

* Rich Gibson (Moderator)
** email: Rich@testingrange.com
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com, http://geocoder.us
** employer and title: Locative Technologies, Chief Scientist
** city, state/province, country: Sebastopol, CA, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Associate Member
** bio: Rich Gibson operates Locative Technologies, a Bay Area startup that provides geocoding and consulting services and other product development. He is a co-author, with Jo Walsh and Schuyler Erle, of Mapping Hacks, and co-author with Schuyler of Google Maps Hacks.

* Dave McIlhagga (Panelist)
** email: dmcilhagga@dmsolutions.ca
** URL: http://www.dmsolutions.ca
** employer and title: President and Founder, DM Solutions Group Inc.
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Board Member
** bio: Dave McIlhagga is the president and founder of DM Solutions Group Inc., a leader in web mapping solutions delivery since 1998. Dave has positioned DM Solutions Group as a leading provider of commercial products and services to the open source web mapping community, and premiere web mapping solutions provider to select vertical markets such as Healthcare and Real Estate. Dave is a Board member of the newly formed Open Source GeoSpatial (OSGeo) Foundation and an active contributor to the open source geospatial movement.

* Frank Warmerdam (Panelist)
** email: warmerdam@pobox.com
** URL: https://gdal.osgeo.org
** employer and title: Lead GDAL Developer
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board President
** bio:

* Gary Lang - (Panelist)
** email: gary.lang@autodesk.com
** URL: http://www.autodesk.com
** employer and title: Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions Division, Autodesk
** city, state/province, country: San Francisco, California, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board Member
** bio: Gary Lang first joined Autodesk as a programmer in 1989. After serving in a variety of roles including director of internet technology, he left in 1996 to co-found a management consulting firm that focused on strategic consulting, product development, and business development. As a principal of the firm, Lang consulted with numerous technology companies including Intuit, Iomega, Giftcertificates.com, Thomson Financial Services, and General Magic, helping to manage and fine tune their engineering and product development organizations. During this time Lang also managed the start up of three companies as vice president of engineering. In 2003, Lang rejoined Autodesk in his current role in which he leads the engineering, quality assurance, technical publications, and product design teams for the Infrastructure Solutions Division. Most recently, Lang became a driving force behind Autodesk’s first open source product offering, MapGuide Open Source, and he is a founder and board member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Lang has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

* Schuyler Erle - (Panelist)
** email: schuyler@nocat.net
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com
** employer and title: MetaCarta
** city, state/province, country: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member
** bio: Schuyler Erle is a free software developer and activist. His interests include digital cartography, wireless networking, intelligent search engines, and the Semantic Web. He is the lead developer of NoCatAuth, the leading open source wireless captive portal.

=== To Do ===

* Need to a one-page handout for the press with names spelled properly, critical URLs, key messages, etc. -- '''Kirsten'''

* need press list to send above info to (with copy of list to mpg) -- '''Kirsten'''

* We are investigating getting lunch catered -- '''Kirsten?'''

OSGeo at Where PressEvent

2006-06-06T21:56:03Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Logistics */

The main Where 2.0 event page is here: [[OSGeo at Where 2.0]]

=== Logistics ===

* Wednesday, June 14
* Time: during lunchtime (~60 mins)
* Location: Redwood Room
* Participants: 5 OSGeo folk. Members of the press will be invited. Room capacity is 20 people.

This will follow the keynotes on Wednesday morning so this is nice timing. There is nothing going on during this lunch hour and there is no exhibit hall during this time.

Michael Gerlek is coordinating this event, but will not be able to attend. Rich Gibson will be the on-site volunteer to help host and execute this event. Kirsten Davidson (kirsten.davidson@autodesk.com) is the Autodesk coordinator for this.

Rich will be doing an audio recording the event for future podcast fodder.

=== Agenda ===

* moderator introduces self, 4 panel members

* moderator introduces theme: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

* each panel member gives a 1-2 minute (no more!) opening

* <much active discussion ensues>
** this is where the press gets to ask questions
** moderator gently aids in keeping discussion alive, as needed
** moderator may interject preplanned, leading questions

* at the end of the session, each panel member gets a 1 minute wrap-up

* moderator concludes, thanks panel and attendees

=== Discussion Topic ===

TOPIC: "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?"

This topic is suitably broad enough to be something readily consumable by the press and still give decent discussion, sound-bites/quotes, etc. Note we want to have some of the session be not too technical, as in addition to the usual GIS media there may well be mainstream tech press there from Big Media like San Jose Merc, WSJ, or NYT.

Some leading questions for the moderator:

* What role do Open Standards play? Where do players like OGC fit into the Open Source ecosystem?

* There has been recent interest in geo and GIS topics in the consumer space -- look at the blooming of interest in the past year or so in things like Google Earth / Google Maps, cheap GPS, a Mapping Hacks book, etc. How does Open Source help out in the consumer / prosumer space?

* What are the leading/popular/coolest/etc Open Source packages today?

* For the corporate manager, what should he or she be thinking about when considering adopting Open Source as part of his solution? Are there any risks or cautions?

* Can "closed" (proprietary) companies and Open Source work together? Where is that happening today?

* How do people make money off open source? Is it just about "selling support"? Are companies like Red Hat just well-publicized exceptions? Or are there any commercial success stories around "selling" open source in the GIS arena?

* When we talk about adopting Open Source in the GIS industry, aren't we really talking about more than just "source code that only programmers care about"? For example, are there end-user applications available, e.g. for GIS analysts, armchair cartography fans, etc?

* What about open "data" and related services and service architectures? Is the increase in these areas driving interest and adoption of "open source"?

=== Participants ===

* Rich Gibson (Moderator)
** email: Rich@testingrange.com
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com, http://geocoder.us
** employer and title: Locative Technologies, Chief Scientist
** city, state/province, country: Sebastopol, CA, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Associate Member
** bio: Rich Gibson operates Locative Technologies, a Bay Area startup that provides geocoding and consulting services and other product development. He is a co-author, with Jo Walsh and Schuyler Erle, of Mapping Hacks, and co-author with Schuyler of Google Maps Hacks.

* Dave McIlhagga (Panelist)
** email: dmcilhagga@dmsolutions.ca
** URL: http://www.dmsolutions.ca
** employer and title: President and Founder, DM Solutions Group Inc.
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Board Member
** bio: Dave McIlhagga is the president and founder of DM Solutions Group Inc., a leader in web mapping solutions delivery since 1998. Dave has positioned DM Solutions Group as a leading provider of commercial products and services to the open source web mapping community, and premiere web mapping solutions provider to select vertical markets such as Healthcare and Real Estate. Dave is a Board member of the newly formed Open Source GeoSpatial (OSGeo) Foundation and an active contributor to the open source geospatial movement.

* Frank Warmerdam (Panelist)
** email: warmerdam@pobox.com
** URL: https://gdal.osgeo.org
** employer and title: Lead GDAL Developer
** city, state/province, country: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board President
** bio:

* Gary Lang - (Panelist)
** email: gary.lang@autodesk.com
** URL: http://www.autodesk.com
** employer and title: Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions Division, Autodesk
** city, state/province, country: San Francisco, California, USA
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member, Board Member
** bio: Gary Lang first joined Autodesk as a programmer in 1989. After serving in a variety of roles including director of internet technology, he left in 1996 to co-found a management consulting firm that focused on strategic consulting, product development, and business development. As a principal of the firm, Lang consulted with numerous technology companies including Intuit, Iomega, Giftcertificates.com, Thomson Financial Services, and General Magic, helping to manage and fine tune their engineering and product development organizations. During this time Lang also managed the start up of three companies as vice president of engineering. In 2003, Lang rejoined Autodesk in his current role in which he leads the engineering, quality assurance, technical publications, and product design teams for the Infrastructure Solutions Division. Most recently, Lang became a driving force behind Autodesk’s first open source product offering, MapGuide Open Source, and he is a founder and board member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Lang has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

* Schuyler Erle - (Panelist)
** email: schuyler@nocat.net
** URL: http://mappinghacks.com
** employer and title: MetaCarta
** city, state/province, country: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
** OSGeo affiliation: Founding Member
** bio: Schuyler Erle is a free software developer and activist. His interests include digital cartography, wireless networking, intelligent search engines, and the Semantic Web. He is the lead developer of NoCatAuth, the leading open source wireless captive portal.

=== To Do ===

* Need to a one-page handout for the press with names spelled properly, critical URLs, key messages, etc. -- '''Kirsten'''

* need press list to send above info to (with copy of list to mpg) -- '''Kirsten'''

* We are investigating getting lunch catered -- '''Kirsten?'''

Where 2.0 2006

2006-06-05T18:59:58Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Speakers */

''' Look for plenty of OSGeo visibility and participation at Where 2.0.'''

''' Join us at the booth, the Birds of a Feather gathering, or Developer Roundtable!'''

== Speakers ==
Several people from OSGeo (and some non-OSGeo) are doing presentations at the conference.
* Chris Holmes: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9403 Lightning Talk on Geoserver]
* Bob Bray: Lightning Talk on MapGuide Open Source
* Gary Lang: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390 "Opening” the Possibilities: API’s and Open Source Code]
* Frank Warmerdam: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9404 GDAL]
* Dylan Beaudette: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9344 GRASS]
* Schuyler Erle: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9310 Schuyler will likely do some OSGeo open geodata stuff]
* Frank Warmerdam [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9389 OSGeo Foundation Intro]
* ''More to come''

== Booth Area ==
A 10 foot x 10 foot OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects, on Tuesday June 13.

* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)
* 2 counter height stools
* 8’ high draped backwall to hang banner
* High speed Internet connection
* Electrical connection for two computers

If you are planning to attend the event and would like to participate and represent your project, ADD YOUR NAME AND PROJECT below by May 31.

* Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo in general
* Dave McIlhagga, OSGeo in general
* Jo Walsh, OSGeo in general
* mpg, OSGeo in general (Tuesday only)
* Arnulf Christl, OSGeo in detail, Mapbender
* Chris Holmes, OSGeo (and GeoServer).
* Rich Gibson, OSGeo in general
* Dylan Beaudette, GRASS, general stuff
* David Enns, OSGeo in general, MapServer user
* John Graham, OSGeo in general
* Tim Schaub, OSGeo in general
* Josh Livni, OSGeo in general
* Toru Mori, OSGeo in general, for AsiaPac region
* Paul Spencer, ka-Map and MapGuide Open Source
* Bob Bray, MapGuide Open Source

Booth staffing and scheduling will be determined once interested participants are known.

'''Exhibit Move-in Hours:'''

Monday, June 12, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 am – 10:00 am

'''Exhibit Show Hours: '''
Tuesday, June 13, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm

(Actual open time: 10-11, 12-2, 3-4:30, 6-7:30 reception)

'''Exhibit Move-out Hours:'''

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

== Birds of a Feather Gathering ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Tuesday, June 13
* now at 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
* Location: Plaza Room

Tyler is now running the BOF.

The "agenda" will be something like this:

* Welcome (BOF Host: Tyler)

* "What is OSGeo?" (5-10 mins) (Speaker 1)

* "OSGeo and the Open Geodata Project" (5 mins) (Speaker: Jo Walsh)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 3)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 4)

* open discussion (remainder of time, until wee small hours)

The actual agenda will firm up closer to the time, when we get a better feel for who is going to be presenting what on the main stage, e.g. we don't want to repeat a "What is OSGeo" talk -- and who is actually going to be at the conference.

Preference for "Project" speakers will be those who don't get main-stage airtime. Also, note that I'm explicitly including the "Edu" and "OpenData" groups as projects.

== Press Event: Developer Roundtable ==

Section got too big -- moved to separate page: [[OSGeo at Where PressEvent]]

== Pre-Conference Messaging ==
OSGeo has the opportunity to email conference attendees who have opted in to receive communications regarding the event. The conference organizers at O'Reilly will provide a list 7-10 days prior to the conference. Chris Holmes has volunteered to craft a message promoting OSGeo activities at Where 2.0 and invite others to join us.

== Flyers and Posters ==
Tyler has taken on gathering content from the current OSGeo projects and producing flyers for each project. Posters for use in the booth are also a possibility...

== Advertisement ==
Look for a one page ad promoting OSGeo in the conference program. It is a minimalist design, as our resources are limited here. The ad will also be repurposed as a flyer and distributed at the booth. Banner ads will also be running on selected O'Reilly web sites.

== Library ==
The following materials will be posted after the conference for re-use at other OSGeo events:

* Artwork for banners
* Flyers
* Posters (if available)
* Advertisement
* Banner ads
* Presentations
* Presentation template

Where 2.0 2006

2006-06-05T17:52:19Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Booth Area */

''' Look for plenty of OSGeo visibility and participation at Where 2.0.'''

''' Join us at the booth, the Birds of a Feather gathering, or Developer Roundtable!'''

== Speakers ==
Several people from OSGeo (and some non-OSGeo) are doing presentations at the conference.
* Chris Holmes: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9403 Lightning Talk on Geoserver]
* Sean Sternfeldt: Lightning Talk on MapGuide Open Source
* Gary Lang: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390 "Opening” the Possibilities: API’s and Open Source Code]
* Frank Warmerdam: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9404 GDAL]
* Dylan Beaudette: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9344 GRASS]
* Schuyler Erle: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9310 Schuyler will likely do some OSGeo open geodata stuff]
* Frank Warmerdam [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9389 OSGeo Foundation Intro]
* ''More to come''

== Booth Area ==
A 10 foot x 10 foot OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects, on Tuesday June 13.

* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)
* 2 counter height stools
* 8’ high draped backwall to hang banner
* High speed Internet connection
* Electrical connection for two computers

If you are planning to attend the event and would like to participate and represent your project, ADD YOUR NAME AND PROJECT below by May 31.

* Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo in general
* Dave McIlhagga, OSGeo in general
* Jo Walsh, OSGeo in general
* mpg, OSGeo in general (Tuesday only)
* Arnulf Christl, OSGeo in detail, Mapbender
* Chris Holmes, OSGeo (and GeoServer).
* Rich Gibson, OSGeo in general
* Dylan Beaudette, GRASS, general stuff
* David Enns, OSGeo in general, MapServer user
* John Graham, OSGeo in general
* Tim Schaub, OSGeo in general
* Josh Livni, OSGeo in general
* Toru Mori, OSGeo in general, for AsiaPac region
* Paul Spencer, ka-Map and MapGuide Open Source
* Bob Bray, MapGuide Open Source

Booth staffing and scheduling will be determined once interested participants are known.

'''Exhibit Move-in Hours:'''

Monday, June 12, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 am – 10:00 am

'''Exhibit Show Hours: '''
Tuesday, June 13, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm

(Actual open time: 10-11, 12-2, 3-4:30, 6-7:30 reception)

'''Exhibit Move-out Hours:'''

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

== Birds of a Feather Gathering ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Tuesday, June 13
* now at 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
* Location: Plaza Room

Tyler is now running the BOF.

The "agenda" will be something like this:

* Welcome (BOF Host: Tyler)

* "What is OSGeo?" (5-10 mins) (Speaker 1)

* "OSGeo and the Open Geodata Project" (5 mins) (Speaker: Jo Walsh)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 3)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 4)

* open discussion (remainder of time, until wee small hours)

The actual agenda will firm up closer to the time, when we get a better feel for who is going to be presenting what on the main stage, e.g. we don't want to repeat a "What is OSGeo" talk -- and who is actually going to be at the conference.

Preference for "Project" speakers will be those who don't get main-stage airtime. Also, note that I'm explicitly including the "Edu" and "OpenData" groups as projects.

== Press Event: Developer Roundtable ==

Section got too big -- moved to separate page: [[OSGeo at Where PressEvent]]

== Pre-Conference Messaging ==
OSGeo has the opportunity to email conference attendees who have opted in to receive communications regarding the event. The conference organizers at O'Reilly will provide a list 7-10 days prior to the conference. Chris Holmes has volunteered to craft a message promoting OSGeo activities at Where 2.0 and invite others to join us.

== Flyers and Posters ==
Tyler has taken on gathering content from the current OSGeo projects and producing flyers for each project. Posters for use in the booth are also a possibility...

== Advertisement ==
Look for a one page ad promoting OSGeo in the conference program. It is a minimalist design, as our resources are limited here. The ad will also be repurposed as a flyer and distributed at the booth. Banner ads will also be running on selected O'Reilly web sites.

== Library ==
The following materials will be posted after the conference for re-use at other OSGeo events:

* Artwork for banners
* Flyers
* Posters (if available)
* Advertisement
* Banner ads
* Presentations
* Presentation template

Where 2.0 2006

2006-06-02T22:56:00Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

''' Look for plenty of OSGeo visibility and participation at Where 2.0.'''

''' Join us at the booth, the Birds of a Feather gathering, or Developer Roundtable!'''

== Speakers ==
Several people from OSGeo (and some non-OSGeo) are doing presentations at the conference.
* Chris Holmes: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9403 Lightning Talk on Geoserver]
* Sean Sternfeldt: Lightning Talk on MapGuide Open Source
* Gary Lang: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390 "Opening” the Possibilities: API’s and Open Source Code]
* Frank Warmerdam: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9404 GDAL]
* Dylan Beaudette: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9344 GRASS]
* Schuyler Erle: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9310 Schuyler will likely do some OSGeo open geodata stuff]
* Frank Warmerdam [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9389 OSGeo Foundation Intro]
* ''More to come''

== Booth Area ==
A 10 foot x 10 foot OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects, on Tuesday June 13.

* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)
* 2 counter height stools
* 8’ high draped backwall to hang banner
* High speed Internet connection
* Electrical connection for two computers

If you are planning to attend the event and would like to participate and represent your project, ADD YOUR NAME AND PROJECT below by May 31.

* Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo in general
* Dave McIlhagga, OSGeo in general
* Jo Walsh, OSGeo in general
* Arnab Ganguly, MapGuide Open Source
* mpg, OSGeo in general (Tuesday only)
* Arnulf Christl, OSGeo in detail, Mapbender
* Chris Holmes, OSGeo (and GeoServer).
* Rich Gibson, OSGeo in general
* Dylan Beaudette, GRASS, general stuff
* David Enns, OSGeo in general, MapServer user
* John Graham, OSGeo in general
* Tim Schaub, OSGeo in general
* Josh Livni, OSGeo in general
* Toru Mori, OSGeo in general, for AsiaPac region
* Paul Spencer, ka-Map and MapGuide Open Source
* Add your name and project here

Booth staffing and scheduling will be determined once interested participants are known.

'''Exhibit Move-in Hours:'''

Monday, June 12, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 am – 10:00 am

'''Exhibit Show Hours: '''
Tuesday, June 13, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm

(Actual open time: 10-11, 12-2, 3-4:30, 6-7:30 reception)

'''Exhibit Move-out Hours:'''

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

== Birds of a Feather Gathering ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Tuesday, June 13
* now at 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
* Location: Plaza Room

Tyler is now running the BOF.

The "agenda" will be something like this:

* Welcome (BOF Host: Tyler)

* "What is OSGeo?" (5-10 mins) (Speaker 1)

* "OSGeo and the Open Geodata Project" (5 mins) (Speaker: Jo Walsh)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 3)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 4)

* open discussion (remainder of time, until wee small hours)

The actual agenda will firm up closer to the time, when we get a better feel for who is going to be presenting what on the main stage, e.g. we don't want to repeat a "What is OSGeo" talk -- and who is actually going to be at the conference.

Preference for "Project" speakers will be those who don't get main-stage airtime. Also, note that I'm explicitly including the "Edu" and "OpenData" groups as projects.

== Press Event: Developer Roundtable ==

Section got too big -- moved to separate page: [[OSGeo at Where PressEvent]]

== Pre-Conference Messaging ==
OSGeo has the opportunity to email conference attendees who have opted in to receive communications regarding the event. The conference organizers at O'Reilly will provide a list 7-10 days prior to the conference. Chris Holmes has volunteered to craft a message promoting OSGeo activities at Where 2.0 and invite others to join us.

== Flyers and Posters ==
Tyler has taken on gathering content from the current OSGeo projects and producing flyers for each project. Posters for use in the booth are also a possibility...

== Advertisement ==
Look for a one page ad promoting OSGeo in the conference program. It is a minimalist design, as our resources are limited here. The ad will also be repurposed as a flyer and distributed at the booth. Banner ads will also be running on selected O'Reilly web sites.

== Library ==
The following materials will be posted after the conference for re-use at other OSGeo events:

* Artwork for banners
* Flyers
* Posters (if available)
* Advertisement
* Banner ads
* Presentations
* Presentation template

Where 2.0 2006

2006-06-02T22:53:44Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

''' Look for plenty of OSGeo visibility and participation at Where 2.0.'''

''' Join us at the booth, the Birds of a Feather gathering, or Developer Roundtable!'''

== Speakers ==
Several people from OSGeo (and some non-OSGeo) are doing presentations at the conference.
* Chris Holmes: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9403 Lightning Talk on Geoserver]
* Sean Sternfeldt: Lightning Talk on MapGuide Open Source
* Gary Lang: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390 "Opening” the Possibilities: API’s and Open Source Code]
* Frank Warmerdam: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9404 GDAL]
* Dylan Beaudette: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9344 GRASS]
* Schuyler Erle: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9310 Schuyler will likely do some OSGeo open geodata stuff]
* Frank Warmerdam [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9389 OSGeo Foundation Intro]
* ''More to come''

== Booth Area ==
A 10 foot x 10 foot OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects, on Tuesday June 13.

* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)
* 2 counter height stools
* 8’ high draped backwall to hang banner
* High speed Internet connection
* Electrical connection for two computers

If you are planning to attend the event and would like to participate and represent your project, ADD YOUR NAME AND PROJECT below by May 31.

* Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo in general
* Dave McIlhagga, OSGeo in general
* Jo Walsh, OSGeo in general
* Arnab Ganguly, MapGuide Open Source
* mpg, OSGeo in general (Tuesday only)
* Arnulf Christl, OSGeo in detail, Mapbender
* Chris Holmes, OSGeo (and GeoServer).
* Rich Gibson, OSGeo in general
* Dylan Beaudette, GRASS, general stuff
* David Enns, OSGeo in general, MapServer user
* John Graham, OSGeo in general
* Tim Schaub, OSGeo in general
* Josh Livni, OSGeo in general
* Toru Mori, OSGeo in general, for AsiaPac region
* Paul Spencer, ka-Map and MapGuide Open Source
* Add your name and project here

Booth staffing and scheduling will be determined once interested participants are known.

'''Exhibit Move-in Hours:'''

Monday, June 12, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 am – 10:00 am

'''Exhibit Show Hours: '''
Tuesday, June 13, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm

(Actual open time: 10-11, 12-2, 3-4:30, 6-7:30 reception)

'''Exhibit Move-out Hours:'''

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

== Birds of a Feather Gathering ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Tuesday, June 13
* now at 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
* Location: Plaza Room

Tyler is now running the BOF.

The "agenda" will be something like this:

* Welcome (BOF Host: Tyler)

* "What is OSGeo?" (5-10 mins) (Speaker 1)

* "OSGeo and the Open Geodata Project" (5 mins) (Speaker: Jo Walsh)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 3)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 4)

* open discussion (remainder of time, until wee small hours)

The actual agenda will firm up closer to the time, when we get a better feel for who is going to be presenting what on the main stage, e.g. we don't want to repeat a "What is OSGeo" talk -- and who is actually going to be at the conference.

Preference for "Project" speakers will be those who don't get main-stage airtime. Also, note that I'm explicitly including the "Edu" and "OpenData" groups as projects.

== Press Event: Developer Roundtable ==

Section got too big -- moved to separate page: [[OSGeo at Where PressEvent]]

== Pre-Conference Messaging ==
OSGeo has the opportunity to email conference attendees who have opted in to receive communications regarding the event. The conference organizers at O'Reilly will provide a list 7-10 days prior to the conference. Chris Holmes has volunteered to craft a message promoting OSGeo activities at Where 2.0 and invite others to join us.

== Flyers and Posters ==
Tyler has taken on gathering content from the current OSGeo projects and producing flyers for each project. Posters for use in the booth are also a possibility...

== Advertisement ==
Look for a one page ad promoting OSGeo in the conference program. It is a minimalist design, as our resources are limited here. The ad will also be repurposed as a flyer and distributed at the booth. Banner ads will also be running on selected O'Reilly web sites.

The following materials will be posted after the conference for re-use at other OSGeo events:

* Artwork for banners
* Flyers
* Posters (if available)
* Advertisement
* Banner ads
* Presentations
* Presentation template

Where 2.0 2006

2006-06-02T22:48:05Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Advert */

''' Look for plenty of OSGeo visibility and participation at Where 2.0.'''

''' Join us at the booth, the Birds of a Feather gathering, or Developer Roundtable!'''

== Speakers ==
Several people from OSGeo (and some non-OSGeo) are doing presentations at the conference.
* Chris Holmes: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9403 Lightning Talk on Geoserver]
* Sean Sternfeldt: Lightning Talk on MapGuide Open Source
* Gary Lang: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390 "Opening” the Possibilities: API’s and Open Source Code]
* Frank Warmerdam: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9404 GDAL]
* Dylan Beaudette: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9344 GRASS]
* Schuyler Erle: [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9310 Schuyler will likely do some OSGeo open geodata stuff]
* Frank Warmerdam [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9389 OSGeo Foundation Intro]
* ''More to come''

== Booth Area ==
A 10 foot x 10 foot OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects, on Tuesday June 13.

* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)
* 2 counter height stools
* 8’ high draped backwall to hang banner
* High speed Internet connection
* Electrical connection for two computers

If you are planning to attend the event and would like to participate and represent your project, ADD YOUR NAME AND PROJECT below by May 31.

* Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo in general
* Dave McIlhagga, OSGeo in general
* Jo Walsh, OSGeo in general
* Arnab Ganguly, MapGuide Open Source
* mpg, OSGeo in general (Tuesday only)
* Arnulf Christl, OSGeo in detail, Mapbender
* Chris Holmes, OSGeo (and GeoServer).
* Rich Gibson, OSGeo in general
* Dylan Beaudette, GRASS, general stuff
* David Enns, OSGeo in general, MapServer user
* John Graham, OSGeo in general
* Tim Schaub, OSGeo in general
* Josh Livni, OSGeo in general
* Toru Mori, OSGeo in general, for AsiaPac region
* Paul Spencer, ka-Map and MapGuide Open Source
* Add your name and project here

Booth staffing and scheduling will be determined once interested participants are known.

'''Exhibit Move-in Hours:'''

Monday, June 12, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 am – 10:00 am

'''Exhibit Show Hours: '''
Tuesday, June 13, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm

(Actual open time: 10-11, 12-2, 3-4:30, 6-7:30 reception)

'''Exhibit Move-out Hours:'''

Tuesday, June 13, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

== Birds of a Feather Gathering ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Tuesday, June 13
* now at 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
* Location: Plaza Room

Tyler is now running the BOF.

The "agenda" will be something like this:

* Welcome (BOF Host: Tyler)

* "What is OSGeo?" (5-10 mins) (Speaker 1)

* "OSGeo and the Open Geodata Project" (5 mins) (Speaker: Jo Walsh)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 3)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 4)

* open discussion (remainder of time, until wee small hours)

The actual agenda will firm up closer to the time, when we get a better feel for who is going to be presenting what on the main stage, e.g. we don't want to repeat a "What is OSGeo" talk -- and who is actually going to be at the conference.

Preference for "Project" speakers will be those who don't get main-stage airtime. Also, note that I'm explicitly including the "Edu" and "OpenData" groups as projects.

== Press Event: Developer Roundtable ==

Section got too big -- moved to separate page: [[OSGeo at Where PressEvent]]

== Pre-Conference Messaging ==
OSGeo has the opportunity to email conference attendees who have opted in to receive communications regarding the event. The conference organizers at O'Reilly will provide a list 7-10 days prior to the conference. Chris Holmes has volunteered to craft a message promoting OSGeo activities at Where 2.0 and invite others to join us.

== Advertisement ==
Look for a one page ad promoting OSGeo in the conference program. It is a minimalist design, as our resources are limited here. The ad will also be repurposed as a flyer and distributed at the booth.

Sixth VisCom Meeting

2006-05-31T22:53:13Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* New Business */

=== Date and Time ===

The meeting will be on June 8th, 2006, at 15:00 UTC [[http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=8&year=2006&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=234 worldclock link]]] (8:00am PST)

The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a conference call
* US and Canada: 877-326-2337
* International: 303-928 3232
* id code: 3206046#

=== Standing Agenda ===

# Rollcall (chair)
# New Business ''(below)''
# Old Business ''(below)''
# Review action items (chair)
# Set next meeting date (chair)
# Adjourn

=== New Business ===

# Where 2.0 topics
# Planning for Face-to-Face meeting
# osgeo-news-publish mailing list - status, inviting others to join
# ''add new items here''

=== Old Business ===

# review of open issues in CollabNet (chair)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' [[Operate OSGeo Booth]] (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Work on https://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org contents (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Organize translation volunteers. (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' prepare Web page contents about "What OSGeo is doing" to attract sponsors. This is related to [[Fundraising]]. Then forward this material to WebCom (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Setup feedback mechanism for web site. I suppose this ought to be creating artifacts in the bug system, but a feedback email list might be more appropriate. (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Recruit more members on discuss list. What skills are most valuable? (arnulf?)
# ''(held over from 3rd mtg)'' Can we move the Event List to its own page (from the main VisComm page)? (mpg)
# ''(held over from 5th mtg)'' [[Newsletter Notes]] (not Tyler)

Press Release Process

2006-05-31T22:38:03Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* 4) Distribution */

== Press Release Process - Draft ==

The goal is to have a simple and understandable process for creating, reviewing and issuing press releases.

Once initiated, the process will be driven by a member of the Visibility Committee. There are five basic steps:

=== 1) Conception ===
Something newsworthy happens - a new software release of an OSGeo project, for example. The "owner" of said event wishes to publish this development to a wider audience.

=== 2) Creation ===
The owner of their OSGeo-related newsworthy event or their proxy writes the release to the wiki using the [[Press Release Template]] and notifies the foundation of the url by emailing dev@visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org and board@visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org.

=== 3) Review and Approval ===
* Review and approval - members of the Board and the Visibility Committee will have two days to review and comment on the content of the release.

* Legal review - because the foundation is a legal entity a quick review by our legal representative (on the board alias), will also be performed. This need will be reduced depending on the content of the release and as we ascend the learning curve.

* If other organizations are mentioned in the release, then they will also need to be included in the review process.

The review and approval process is driven by a member of the Visibility Committee, in concert with the initiator.

=== 4) Distribution ===
A) The press release gets published to the osgeo-news-publisher mailing list. Journalists, bloggers and others potentially interested in OSGeo activities will be invited to join the list.

B) The press release will also be submitted to:

* GeoPlace.com online
* news:comp.infosystems.gis
* submit.news@consortiuminfo.org (see: http://www.consortiuminfo.org/bulletins/ )
* http://slashgeo.org/submit.pl
* http://linuxtoday.com/contribute.php3
* http://www.newsforge.com/submit.pl
* http://programming.newsforge.com/submit.pl
* http://osx.macnn.com/ (email to news tips)
* http://www.gis-news.de/ (news AT gismngt.de)
* http://www.giscafe.com/ (link: submit material, needs registration)
* http://www.freegis.org
* http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases.php (News -> Post Press Release)
* http://www.gismonitor.com/news/submit_news.php
* http://www.gisdevelopment.net (click on 'Submit Press Release')
* http://news.eoportal.org
* http://www.foss4g.org/FOSS4G/modules.php?name=Submit_News

C) The Visibility Committee will also investigate the feasability and desirability of using an electronic news service such as http://www.prnewswire.com that reaches AP and UPI. Accounts are free, but distribution costs are $300-400 per release. Content gets submitted as a Word file.

=== 5) Translation ===

The final press release will be posted on the OSGeo site for translation by volunteers for localization and distribution to local news agencies.

OSGeo Description

2006-05-31T18:43:46Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

Following is proposed 'boilerplate' language to describe the foundation and our activities in press releases, listings, event descriptions, and other public media.

=== About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation ===
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration. The foundation's projects are all freely available at www.osgeo.org and useable under an OSI-certified open source license.

Following is more personable language that has been used in ad copy.

=== Building the Future is a Collaborative Process ===
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the collaborative development of geospatial technologies and data. Our projects represent the highest quality of open, shared resources — code from low-level libraries to high-level servers, and content from map data to educational curriculum. We are developers and executives, authors and educators, users and marketers. We’re a community that provides financial, organizational, and legal support to open source geospatial projects. Join us at www.osgeo.org. Working together, our future is wide open.

OSGeo Description

2006-05-31T18:42:55Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

Following is proposed 'boilerplate' language to describe the foundation and our activities in press releases, listings, event descriptions, and other public media.

=== About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation ===
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration. The foundation's projects are all freely available at www.osgeo.org and useable under an OSI-certified open source license.

Following is more lively language that has been used in ad copy.

=== Building the Future is a Collaborative Process ===
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the collaborative development of geospatial technologies and data. Our projects represent the highest quality of open, shared resources — code from low-level libraries to high-level servers, and content from map data to educational curriculum. We are developers and executives, authors and educators, users and marketers. We’re a community that provides financial, organizational, and legal support to open source geospatial projects. Join us at www.osgeo.org. Working together, our future is wide open.

OSGeo Description

2006-05-30T23:41:56Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

Following is proposed 'boilerplate' language to describe the foundation and our activities in press releases, listings, event descriptions, and other public media.

=== About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation ===
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration. The foundation's projects are all freely available at www.osgeo.org and useable under an OSI-certified open source license.

Following is more lively language that has been used in ad copy.

=== Building the Future is a Collaborative Process ===
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the collaborative development of geospatial technologies and data. Our projects represent the highest quality of open, shared resources — code from low-level libraries to high-level servers, and content from map data to educational curriculum. We are developers and executives, authors and educators, users and marketers. We’re a community that provides financial, organizational, and legal support to open source geospatial projects. Join us at www.osgeo.org. Working together, our future is wide open.

Fifth VisCom Meeting Minutes

2006-05-26T18:23:48Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Where 2.0 Event */

=== Logistics ===

The fifth meeting was held May 25th, 2006. The agenda can be found at [[Fifth_VisCom_Meeting]].

The meeting was held via conf call, lasting an hour. mpg ran the meeting.

Attendees: Tyler, Daniel, Peter, Arnulf, mpg

=== Newsletter ===

Tyler disavowed any responsibility for the "newsletter" agenda item; it later was discovered mpg had tried to pin this one on him.

Daniel is looking into getting RSS feeds for the main site and the project-specific sites -- this will form a sort of a newsletter.

Discussed that a "real" newsletter -- by email or (gasp) hardcopy is still valuable to some. The GRASS newsletter is a good role model for this. No work on this until after Where and the F2F; mpg to put up a wiki page for ideas. Go here: [[Newsletter Notes]].

=== Motto and Logo Status ===

Daniel reports motto voting well underway, due to be done tomorrow. He will hand off to Peter for legal review before announcing.

Peter reports logo is A-OK as far as trademarking, etc, etc. He will be providing general trademark usage guidelines for us, a la the privacy policy, etc, etc.

We will have (soon!) a page with formal downloaded files for the logo, etc. Noted that we will be wanting version with just the compass, compass plus name but not motto, etc, etc. Having Pantone numbers would be nice, too.

=== Where 2.0 Event ===

* attendees: mpg has a list going on his [[Shirts]] page, we're at ~15ish already.

* shirts: mpg is forging ahead, budget issues notwithstanding. $400 rush fee will be required. See [[Shirt]]. Good response from members so far. Will be sending out shirt style requests in a day or two.

* press event
** mpg just about done, Kristen will take over from here
** mpg will get participant bios finished and handed off
** mpg will try to get Rich G. to agree to be on-site coordinator
** Kristen to get mpg list of press contacts

* speakers and BOFfers: Tyler (and Chris) working to coordinate. Good coverage for almost all OSGeo constituencies. Goal is to be sure and give a BOF spot to those without a main-stage spot.

* Ad status: Peter has sent this off for publication.

* Flyer status: Peter will provide 300 handouts of the flyer (same as the ad); Tyler is working on the per-project handouts.

* Passes: Autodesk has some, Tyler has some (from Nat). We are distributing to the needy as per emailed policy.

* Booth
** Peter has some Autodesk event coordinators in control of this. It will be a 10x10, have power, etc. Bring your own laptop, probably.
** Still working out details of who will be manning the booth when.
** Tyler to look into getting larger posters, like Arnulf had for LinuxTag.

* Pixie Hunt: mpg unsure what this is, but sounded fun. Tyler and/or mpg to try and get an OSGeo team together.

=== InterGeo Event ===

Discussion of lack of action on this, as only Arnulf is German. No action taken; agreed we need locale-specific Vis/Outreach support in general.

=== Next Meeting ===

Our next regular meeting will be in two weeks, same time and number and channel.
* agenda here [[Sixth_VisCom_Meeting]].
* we will focus on Face-to-Face planning

Shirts

2006-05-26T17:26:25Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Attendees */

This page is about our shirt order for Where 2.0 (and beyond).

=== Design/Style ===

Using [http://ocs.landsend.com/ Lands' End].

We will be using fabric style "W", which gives lots of style choices for the order (Tees, etc). However, the style you select must support color=BLACK. The logo will be done up in OSGeo Green.

Two images (PDF and EPS) are stored in the VisCom file repository at osgeo.org.

Logo submitted morning of May 24th, work started 25th. Within the 3 week "rush" window, so the $400 rush fee applies.

=== Attendees ===

'''Confirmed (Where purchase)'''

# Tyler Mitchell (tylermitchell-AT-shaw.ca)
# Dave McIlhagga (dmcilhagga-AT-dmsolutions.ca)
# Jo Walsh (jo-AT-frot.org) ["small/girlie-sized"]
# mpg (mpg-AT-osgeo.org)
# Frank (warmerdam-AT-pobox.com)
# Gary Lang (gary.lang-AT-autodesk.com)
# Schuyler (schuyler-AT-nocat.net) [med or lg]
# Rich Gibson (rich.gibson-AT-gmail.com)
# Mark Lucas (mlucas17-AT-mac.com) [large T]
# Andrew Mackles (andrew.mackles-AT-autodesk.com)
# Sean Sternfeldt (sean.sternfeldt-AT-autodesk.com)
# Allan Doyle (adoyle-AT-eogeo.org) [large]
# Chris Holmes (cholmes-AT-openplans.org)
# Arnulf Christl (arnulf.christl-AT-ccgis.de)
# Dylan Beaudette (dylan.beaudette-AT-gmail.com)
# David Enns (david.enns-AT-mapitout.com)
# 3 other Autodesk folks (as per Peter) [T's]

'''Confirmed (self-purchase)'''

# Daniel Morissette (dmorissette-AT-mapgears.com) [size L]

'''Unconfirmed'''

# Mikel Maron

'''VIP Give-Aways'''

# Nat T. ''(two votes - mpg + others)''
# Mike Liebhold ''(two votes - Schuyler, Tyler)''
# an extra for Nat T., for Jack D.? ''(might be dangerous!)''
# ''other suggestions?''

=== Lands' End Account ===

* set up under mpg's name and address (Seattle, WA)
* username: osgeo
* password: ''(ask mpg)''

Contact info:
* work order #0637017W
* Jef Riley (fef.riley-AT-landsend.com)
* 800-535-3060 x8296

=== To Do ===

* logo now being set up, will confirm price
* get order date deadline
* get shirt orders collected
* set delivery to San Jose
* arrange payment via Arnulf

Press Release Process

2006-05-25T23:38:37Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Press Release Process - Draft */

== Press Release Process - Draft ==

The goal is to have a simple and understandable process for creating, reviewing and issuing press releases.

Once initiated, the process will be driven by a member of the Visibility Committee. There are five basic steps:

=== 1) Conception ===
Something newsworthy happens - a new software release of an OSGeo project, for example. The "owner" of said event wishes to publish this development to a wider audience.

=== 2) Creation ===
The owner of their OSGeo-related newsworthy event or their proxy writes the release to the wiki using the [[Press Release Template]] and notifies the foundation of the url by emailing dev@visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org and board@visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org.

=== 3) Review and Approval ===
* Review and approval - members of the Board and the Visibility Committee will have two days to review and comment on the content of the release.

* Legal review - because the foundation is a legal entity a quick review by our legal representative (on the board alias), will also be performed. This need will be reduced depending on the content of the release and as we ascend the learning curve.

* If other organizations are mentioned in the release, then they will also need to be included in the review process.

The review and approval process is driven by a member of the Visibility Committee, in concert with the initiator.

=== 4) Distribution ===
A) The press release gets published to the osgeo-news-publisher alias. This alias will be seeded with journalists and others known to be interested in OSGeo activities. About 100 additional press contacts will also be invited to join the alias.

B) The press release will also be submitted to:

* GeoPlace.com online
* news:comp.infosystems.gis
* submit.news@consortiuminfo.org (see: http://www.consortiuminfo.org/bulletins/ )
* http://slashgeo.org/submit.pl
* http://linuxtoday.com/contribute.php3
* http://www.newsforge.com/submit.pl
* http://programming.newsforge.com/submit.pl
* http://osx.macnn.com/ (email to news tips)
* http://www.gis-news.de/ (news AT gismngt.de)
* http://www.giscafe.com/ (link: submit material, needs registration)
* http://www.freegis.org
* http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases.php (News -> Post Press Release)
* http://www.gismonitor.com/news/submit_news.php
* http://www.gisdevelopment.net (click on 'Submit Press Release')
* http://news.eoportal.org
* http://www.foss4g.org/FOSS4G/modules.php?name=Submit_News

C) The Visibility Committee will also investigate the feasability and desirability of using an electronic news service such as http://www.prnewswire.com that reaches AP and UPI. Accounts are free, but distribution costs are $300-400 per release. Content gets submitted as a Word file.

=== 5) Translation ===

The final press release will be posted on the OSGeo site for translation by volunteers for localization and distribution to local news agencies.

Where 2.0 2006

2006-05-25T23:37:02Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Booth Area */

Where 2.0 2006

2006-05-24T21:21:15Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Speakers */

Fifth VisCom Meeting

2006-05-24T18:02:25Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* New Business */

=== Date and Time ===

May 25th, 2006, at 15:00 UTC [[http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=5&day=25&year=2006&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=234 worldclock link]]] (8:00am PST)

The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a conference call
* US and Canada: 877-326-2337
* International: 303-928 3232
* id code: 3206046#

=== Standing Agenda ===

# Rollcall (chair)
# New Business ''(below)''
# Old Business ''(below)''
# Review action items (chair)
# Set next meeting date (chair)
# Adjourn

=== New Business ===

# The OSGeo Newsletter (Tyler)
# status of "due diligence" legal review of new logo (and motto...) (Daniel?)
# Where 2.0 topics
## attendee list (mpg)
## shirt status (mpg)
## press event status (mpg)
## press event status (mpg)
## ad/flyer status (Peter)
## conference passes (Peter)
# ''add new items here''

=== Old Business ===

# review of open issues in CollabNet (chair)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' [[Operate OSGeo Booth]] (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Work on https://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org contents (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Organize translation volunteers. (arnulf)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' prepare Web page contents about "What OSGeo is doing" to attract sponsors. This is related to [[Fundraising]]. Then forward this material to WebCom (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Setup feedback mechanism for web site. I suppose this ought to be creating artifacts in the bug system, but a feedback email list might be more appropriate. (arnulf?)
# ''(from old TODO list)'' Recruit more members on discuss list. What skills are most valuable? (arnulf?)
# ''(held over from 3rd mtg)'' Can we move the Event List to its own page (from the main VisComm page)? (mpg)

2006-05-18T16:40:36Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

'''Note this "extra" meeting is being held for issues regarding [[OSGeo at Where 2.0]]'''

=== Date and Time ===

May 18th, 2006, at 17:00 UTC [[http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=5&day=18&year=2006&hour=10&min=0&sec=0&p1=234 worldclock link]]] (10:00am PST)

The meeting will take place on IRC at #osgeo and as a conference call
* US and Canada: 877-326-2337
* International: 303-928 3232
* id code: 3206046#

=== Agenda ===

* Rollcall (chair)
* Review action items from [[Third_VisCom_Meeting_Minutes]] (chair)
* BOF: coordinator? speakers? (mpg)
* Press Event status (mpg)
* Lightning talks: speakers? (Chris)
* Review tagline short-list (Daniel)
* Discuss banners (Peter)
* Update on brochures (Tyler)
* Booth Management
** Discuss attendance at conference
** Free conference passes? Autodesk? Nat?
** Search out all members who will be there
* OSGeo committee meeting June 11/12th in San Rafael ([[Face_to_Face_Meeting_Summer_2006]])
** Who is attending?
** Agenda
* ''add items here''

Where 2.0 2006

2006-05-15T23:05:53Z

Wiki-PeterMoran: /* Booth Area */

Look for plenty of OSGeo visibility and participation at Where 2.0. Join us at booth area, the Birds of a Feather gathering, or Developer Roundtable.

== Speakers ==
Chris Holmes and Gary Lang will have speaking opportunities:
* [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9403 Lightning Talk on Geoserver]
* [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390 "Opening” the Possibilities: API’s and Open Source Code]

== Booth Area ==
An OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects.

* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)
* 2 counter height stools
* 8’ high draped backwall to hang banner
* High speed Internet connection
* Electrical connection for two computers

If you are planning to attend the event and would like to participate and represent your project, ADD YOUR NAME AND PROJECT below by May 31.

* Add your name and project here
* Add your name and project here

Booth staffing and scheduling will be determined once interested participants are known.

== Birds of a Feather Gathering ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Tuesday, June 13
* 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
* Location: Plaza Room

Chris Holmes and Michael Gerlek are coordinating this event.

The "agenda" will be something like this:

* Welcome (BOF Host)

* "What is OSGeo?" (5-10 mins) (Speaker 1)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 2)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 3)

* "An OSGeo Project" (5 mins) (Speaker 4)

* open discussion (remainder of time, until wee small hours)

The actual agenda will firm up closer to the time, when we get a better feel for who is going to be presenting what on the main stage, e.g. we don't want to repeat a "What is OSGeo" talk -- and who is actually going to be at the conference.

Preference for "Project" speakers will be those who don't get main-stage airtime. Also, note that I'm explicitly including the "Edu" and "OpenData" groups as projects.

I, or someone like me, will be the BOF Host.

== Developer Roundtable ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Wednesday, June 14
* Time: During Lunchtime - we are investigating getting lunch catered.
* Location: TBD
* Participants: 4-6 developers. Members of the press will be invited. Room capacity is 20 people.

This will follow the keynotes on Wednesday morning so this is nice timing. There is nothing going on during this lunch hour and there is no exhibit hall during this time.

Michael Gerlek is coordinating this event, but may not be able to attend. We are looking for an on-site volunteer to help host and execute this event.

Suggested agenda:

* moderator introduces 4 panel members

* moderator introduces theme
** I'm thinking of something readily consumable by the press and suitable for sound-bites along the lines of "What is Driving Open Source Adoption in GIS Today?" (alternatives welcome)
** I'm inclined to not make it too technical, as in addition to the usual GIS media there may well be mainstream tech press there from Big Media like San Jose Merc, WSJ, or NYT

* each panel member gives a 1-2 minute (no more!) opening

* <much active discussion ensues>
** this is where the press gets to ask questions
** moderator gently aids in keeping discussion alive, as needed
** moderator may interject preplanned, leading questions like
*** "So just how many copies of MapServer were downloaded last year?"
*** "Is it true that both ESRI and Google Earth wouldn't exist today without GDAL?" ''(tee-hee)''

* at the end of the session, each panel member gets a 1 minute wrap-up

Possible Participants:

* Moderator
** '''who would be best for this?'''

* Dave McIlhagga - President & CEO of DM Solutions
** voice for: corporate provider of open source solutions (small team division)
** (confirmed)

* '''SUGGESTION:''' Frank Warmerdam - President of OSGeo and GDAL Lead
** voice for: OSGeo Foundation
** voice for: developer community

* '''SUGGESTION:''' Gary Lang - (title?) of Autodesk
** voice for: corporate provider of open source solutions (large team division), corporate acceptance and transition)''
** voice for: mainstream/close-source corporate acceptance of and transition to open source

* Speaker 4
** voice for: developer community? open data? open source in general? ...?
** '''suggestions?'''

== Pre-Conference Messaging ==
OSGeo has the opportunity to email conference attendees who have opted in to receive communications regarding the event. The conference organizers at O'Reilly will provide a list 7-10 days prior to the conference. Chris Holmes has volunteered to craft a message promoting OSGeo activities at Where 2.0 and invite others to join us.

== Advert ==
Look for a one page ad promoting OSGeo in the conference program. It will likely be a minimalist design, as our resources are limited here.

Where 2.0 2006

2006-05-15T18:43:25Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

Where 2.0 2006

2006-05-15T18:07:02Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

Where 2.0 2006

2006-05-15T17:59:11Z

Wiki-PeterMoran:

Look for plenty of OSGeo visibility and participation at Where 2.0. Join us at booth area, the Birds of a Feather gathering, or Developer Roundtable.

== Speakers ==
Chris Holmes and Gary Lang will have

An OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects.
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2006/view/e_sess/9390
* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)

== Booth Area ==
An OSGeo booth area will be available for use by OSGeo members and projects.

* Two 6’ draped counters (20 linear feet)
* 2 counter height stools
* 8’ high draped backwall to hang banner
* High speed Internet connection
* Electrical connection for two computers

Booth staffing is to be determined. If you are planning to attend the event and would like to participate and represent your project, add your project below.

* Add your project here
* Add your project here

Scheduling will be determined once interested participants are known.

== Birds of a Feather Gathering ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Tuesday, June 13
* 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
* Location: Plaza Room

Chris Holmes and Michael Gerlek are coordinating this event.

== Developer Roundtable ==
An informal gathering of the open source geospatial community will occur at:

* Wednesday, June 14
* Time: During Lunchtime - we are investigating getting lunch catered.
* Location: TBD
* Participants: 4-6 developers. Members of the press will be invited. Room capacity is 20 people.

This will follow the keynotes on Wednesday morning so this is nice timing. There is nothing going on during this lunch hour and there is no exhibit hall during this time.

Michael Gerlek is coordinating this event, but may not be able to attend. We are looking for an on-site volunteer to help host and execute this event.

== Pre-Conference Messaging ==
OSGeo has the opportunity to email conference attendees who have opted in to receive communications regarding the event. The conference organizers at O'Reilly will provide a list 7-10 days prior to the conference. Chris Holmes has volunteered to craft a message promoting OSGeo activities at Where 2.0 and invite others to join us.

Press Release Template

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