FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 5 - Revision history

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Wiki-Camerons at 02:40, 2 February 2009

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Wiki-Mleslie: Applying Dougs recommendations.

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Applying Dougs recommendations.

Wiki-Mleslie: /* FOSS4G 2009 Highlights */

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FOSS4G 2009 Highlights

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 Preference will be given to hands-on tutorials.
-Any hands-on aspects to a tutorial will be the responsibility of the presenter and needs to be described in the tutorial description. Presenters making use of the Live DVD or (Climate Change Integration Plugfest) CCIP will be expected to contribute to testing pre-releases to ensure material and software is properly installed.  To discuss your requirements for  LiveDVD, please contact the organising committee: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/.
+Any hands-on aspects to a tutorial will be the responsibility of the presenter and needs to be described in the tutorial description. Presenters making use of the Live DVD or Climate Change Integration Plugfest (CCIP) will be expected to contribute to testing pre-releases to ensure material and software is properly installed.  To discuss your requirements for  LiveDVD, please contact the organising committee: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/.
 All tutorial submissions will be considered, but particular interest will be shown in the following topics:

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 Preference will be given to hands-on tutorials.
-Any hands-on aspects to a tutorial will be the responsibility of the presenter and needs to be described in the tutorial description. Presenters making use of the Live DVD or CCIP will be expected to contribute to testing pre-releases to ensure material and software is properly installed.  To discuss your requirements for  LiveDVD, please contact the organising committee: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/.
+Any hands-on aspects to a tutorial will be the responsibility of the presenter and needs to be described in the tutorial description. Presenters making use of the Live DVD or (Climate Change Integration Plugfest) CCIP will be expected to contribute to testing pre-releases to ensure material and software is properly installed.  To discuss your requirements for  LiveDVD, please contact the organising committee: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/.
 All tutorial submissions will be considered, but particular interest will be shown in the following topics:

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 All workshop submissions will be considered, but particular interest will be shown in the following topics:
 * Practical Introduction to ____
-* Integrating Geospatial Open Source with ____
+* Integrating Open Source
 * Spatial Data Privacy and Security

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 The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is pleased to announce a Call for Workshops and Tutorials for the 2009 conference, being held 20-23 October, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
-FOSS4G is the international "gathering of tribes" for open source geospatial communities, where developers and users show off their latest software and projects. 2009's theme of "User Driven" highlights the power of Open Source to integrate with existing systems. As such, expect to see presentations about Proprietary products integrating with Geospatial Open Source, as well as Pure Open Source presentations.
+FOSS4G is the international "gathering of tribes" for open source geospatial communities. The theme for the FOSS4G 2009 conference will be "User Driven".  Users and developers are encouraged present their latest projects and software to demonstrate the power of Open Source for system integration through a series of workshop sessions and tutorial presentations.  Session participants should expect to see presentations on both geospatial open source and propriety software integration along with pure open source solutions.
 ==Workshops==
-Workshops are expected to be a hands-on experience with participants following along with the instructor, working directly with the application under discussion.  All workshop rooms will be equipped with computers (two students sharing one system) to support this vision.  Workshop computers will pre-installed with a basic image containing standard packages running in a Windows XP environment.  Instructors will need to discuss pre-installation requirements with the Conference Organising Committee if required.
+Workshops are expected to be a hands-on experience with participants following along with the instructor, working directly with the application under discussion.  All workshop rooms will be equipped with computers (two students sharing one system) to support this vision.  Workshop computers will pre-installed with a basic image containing standard packages running in a Windows XP environment.  A projector will be provided for each computer room for use within a workshop.  Instructors will need to discuss pre-installation requirements with the Conference Organising Committee if required.
 Workshops are expected to require considerable effort to create, with past experience showing that three days of preparation per hour of presentation are required to produce a high quality workshop.  Additionally you will be expected to develop material for attendees to take home with them, such as handouts, workbook, CD-ROMs etc.  Due to the effort involved in producing and presenting a workshop, instructors will receive a single complementary registration to the conference for delivering a workshop.
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 The deadline for workshop / tutorial submissions is March 2, 2009.
 == Upcoming milestones ==

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 '''FOSS4G Live DVD''': LiveDVDs, based on the Xubuntu operating system and including Geospatial Open Source Software, will be given to all delegates. Users can boot a Live DVD on their computer and trial the software without installing or effecting the existing system.  http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
-'''Installfest''': The Installfest will give delegates the opportunity to meet in a common area and install a wide variety of FOSS software on their laptops, EEPC or any other system they care to bring in.  Community members will be around to assist with any troubles and provide help and insight into the software.
+'''Installfest''': The Installfest will give delegates the opportunity to meet in a common area and install a wide variety of FOSS software on their laptops, EEPC or any other system they care to bring in.  Community members will be around to assist with any troubles and provide help and insight into the software.  The install fest will take place after workshops on the first day.
 '''Workshops and Tutorials''': Workshops and Tutorials allow presenters to lead attendees through applications, integration solutions, or other topics in an interactive environment.  Half-day workshops (3 hours) will be held in computer rooms on the first day.  Tutorials (90 minutes) will be held in standard presentation rooms, run concurrently with presentations during the third and fourth days.
-'''Presentations''':
+'''Presentations''': The meat of the conference are it's presentations.  Drawing on a huge community of local, regional and international experts we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics in the industry today.
 '''Birds of a Feather''': Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised meetings between like minded groups. Some prominant community initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.

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 * Spatial data accuracy
 * Spatial data privacy
 * Data migration
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−	Due to the effort involved in producing and presenting a workshop, instructors will receive a single complementary registration to the conference for delivering a workshop. Presenters for tutorials will not be provided complementary registration.

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