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FOSS4G 2009 InstallFest

==About==
The FOSS4G Installfest provides an informal, unstructured time slot after the workshops and prior to the start of the conference for users to meet project owners and get help installing software applications. All delegates will be given the FOSS4G 2009 Live DVD containing OSGeo software and installers.
Project owners should consider:
# Contacting the Live DVD community to assist with getting their software projects included on the Live DVD;
# Adding their name and project details to the Projects section, including details that will help users install and configure their applications during the InstallFest session;
# Indicating if you intend to attend the InstallFest by adding your name to the Attending section.
Note: If you will be helping out at the Code Sprint, please also consider helping out at the Installfest.
==Coordinators==
Doug White - dougw@omnilink.com.au
* Add your name if you would like to help with the coordination of the InstallFest.
==Time and Date==
16:00 - 17:30 Tuesday 20 October, after workshops on the first day.
==Projects==
Anyone can add their project to the list below.
Project	Contact(s)	Notes
Project	Contact(s)	
==Attending==
* Doug White
* Cameron Shorter, LISAsoft
* Dan Dye, WeoGeo
FOSS4G 2009 Live DVD

This page list specific information about the FOSS4G 2009 release of the OSGeo Live DVD.
== Quick Start ==
Refer to: Live GIS Disc Quick Start to download and trial the LiveDVD.
==About==
Arramagong, the Linux based Live DVD, with windows installers, will be provided to all delegates at the FOSS4G conference. Further, this disk will be available for use at conferences and marketing events around the world long after FOSS4G making it a powerful marketing tool.
Details about the project are available at: Live GIS Disc
Category:FOSS4G2009
Category: Live-demo
FOSS4G 2009 Logo Designs

Back to FOSS4G 2009...
These are the final options for FOSS4G Sydney logos.
Could all FOSS4G2009 parties please add your votes before Friday 4 July 2008.
=Logo Option 1=
Logo Option 1
Votes:
* +1 Simon Hope
* +1 Torsten Brassat
* +1 User: Astrid Emde
* +1 User: Verena Diewald
* +1 Jeff McKenna
* +1 Dave Patton
* +1 Roald de Wit
* +1 Robert Coup
* +1 Bruce Bannerman
=Logo Option 2=
Logo Option 2
Votes:
* +1 Cameron Shorter
* +1 Dan Ames - Suggestion: use this one when a large logo is needed, and the other when a small logo is needed...
Luker Notes:
* +1 Arnulf Christl I support the suggestion to : use this one when a large logo is needed, and the other when a small logo is needed. Good idea. 
Category: FOSS4G2009
FOSS4G 2009 Meeting 2008-06-06 (Tour Hosts / OSGeo Contract review)

Present:
* Cameron Shorter
* Bruce Bannerman
* Dave Patton
* Jeff McKenna
* Inge Garofai (Tour Hosts, contracts)
Apologies:
* Shoib
This meeting reviewed the Tour Hosts / OSGeo contract. Most decisions were incorporated into the contact and have not been noted in these notes.
Tour hosts have probably also taken minutes, which can be reference (TBD add link).
pg 4: We aim not to use volunteers as paid students are more cost effective (based on 2007 experience).
pg 4: Gross Revenue: Percentage from Tour Host, will be calculated on early bird rate for early bird booths.
Complementary booths will be charged at the early bird rate.
Suggested minutes are copied to a wiki, then copied into an email.
Action: Tour Hosts Financial Manager to clarify GST questions from Dave.
 How does GST apply to an overseas company? Please use a concrete example.
 Note that OSGeo is a not-for-profit organisation.
Action: Jeff to determine whether there is sufficient bridging funding for 17 August and 17 Feb 2009. 
Action: Tour Hosts to estimate early costs and provide to Jeff.
Action: Section 13.3 Inge to reword to ensure that OSGeo has a limit to contract.
Offices and Directors insurance for OSGeo representatives is not covered by this contract and should be covered by OSGeo.
Action: Section 18.4 Engagement of Staff: Dave to provide alternative wording.
Category:Meetings
FOSS4G 2009 Meeting 2008-07-02 (Sponsorship and Exhibition Meeting)

FOSS4G Sponsorship Action Notes
In attendance: 
Committee: Cameron Shorter (CS), Bruce Bannerman (BB), Jeff McKenna (JM), Simon Hope 
Tour Hosts (TH): Denisa Adamova, Janelle Driscoll, Samantha Cronan – Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager, Kirsty O’Brien - Sponsorship and Exhibition Sales Representative
CS - to set up a private Wiki. Any finical information relating to the Conference will go on the private Wiki (by 11 July)									
BB - to send Tour Hosts the tender document which has all sponsorship and exhibition information (by 11 July)
TH - to post questions form the marketing and sponsorship questionnaire on Wiki	
(by 11 July)
All – to find out from 2008 organisers how much sponsorship and exhibition sold to date (by 11 July)
TH – once TH reviews the original tender document and will get some answers from the 2008 organisers, TH will create Sponsorship hierarchy and post it on private Wiki (by 18 July)
All – to comment on the Sponsorship hierarchy (by 25 July)
TH – to review the sponsorship hierarchy and post final version on Wiki (by 1 August)
All – final version of the Sponsorship hierarchy to be approved (by 8 August)
TH - to start drafting the Sponsorship and exhibition document (by 22 August)
TH – to post the Sponsorship and exhibition document on Wiki (by 22 August)
All – to comment on the Sponsorship document (by 29 August)
TH – to amend any comments to the Sponsorship and exhibition document (by 5 September)
All - Sponsorship document to be approved (by 12 September)
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FOSS4G 2009 Meeting 2008-07-30 (Integrating free & proprietary conferencing software)

Review of OCS Software:
Present:
From South Africa:
* Gavin Fleming 
* Graeme McFerren
From Tour Hosts:
* Denisa Adamova
* Janelle Driscoll
* Andrew
* Danniel
From OSGeo Australia:
* Cameron Shorter
* Simon Hope sent his appologies
We discussed OCS and Tour Host's Event software.
Key aims are to have continuity of presentations between FOSS4G years.
OCS doesn't support all features required by Tour Hosts, like Finances, Accommodation booking, and a number of others.
The proposed solution is to use OCS for collecting presentations, and some of the registration work flow, then hand the rest over to the ICS software. (I haven't captured all the details here. Will leave that to someone else).
Changes will likely be written in PHP & MySQL, plus contractors might need to be hired to provide hooks into the Events system.
A very rough estimate of effort = 1 to 2 person months effort. If we hire an Australian to do all this work, and costs are added to budget, it will add ~ $50 extra per delegate (based on Cameron's very rough back of envelope calculations)
Next steps:
Either:
# OSGeo Board to commit money to sponsoring OCS integration. This could be factored into the FOSS4G budget and will add ~ $50 / person to the conference.
# A team of OSGeo volunteers take on the OCS development and reduce the cost per delegate.
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FOSS4G 2009 Meeting 2008-09-10 Program And Venue

Present:
* At Tour Hosts offices:
** Committee: Cameron Shorter, Simon Hope
** Tour Hosts (TH): Denisa Adamova, Janelle Driscoll, Kirsty O’Brien, Daniel
This was an impromptu meeting, in the morning between Cameron and Tour Hosts, then also with Simon Hope.
We discussed a number of things that had been floating around on the email lists, summarised below:
=Communication=
* Tour Hosts has nominated Janelle to sit on the FOSS4G-private email list, but initially will not sit on the public list.
* Jannel is still learning how to efficiently handle large volumes of email (ie, skim titles, and only read the content of emails of interest).
* Basic guidelines Jannel will start with are:
** Read all threads that Tour Hosts start.
** Read titles of other emails, possibly no more.
** If we specifically want tour hosts to read an email, include "Tour Hosts" in the title.
Lets try this out for a while and see how it goes. Later we might set up committee email lists to filter traffic.
=Date/Venue/Program=
We are now looking at using the Sydney Convention Center available Wednesday 21 - Saturday 24 October 2008. All votes so far have been to go for quality (instead of the Uni feel) and this is what we will get.
Tour Hosts are currently looking for a venue for workshops which will be held the day before the conference on Tue 20. (Sat was ruled out as many local attendees for the workshop might not come to a weekend activity). This might be in a nearby venue rather than the Convention Center. There are a number of options.
Code Sprint could be on the Monday before or Saturday after.
=Budget=
Tour Hosts are reworking budget so that we can break even at 500, and hopefully still be able to expand to 900 if we get the numbers (by adding extra rooms etc).
Category:Meetings
FOSS4G 2009 Meeting 2008-11-12 Geospatial Integration Showcase

Present:
* Bruce Bannerman (OC)
* Cameron Shorter (OC)
* Greg Buehler (OGC)
=Committments=
# Bruce Bannerman noted that the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) have pledged to sponsor the showcase to the tune of Aust$30,000. BOM will provide a scenario based on Climate Change, and base data. Details in email at: http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g2009/2008-November/000537.html
# The OGC will provide hosting services (wiki, email, issue tracker) using the OGC services, and these will be made publicly available.
Actions:
# The Organising Committee need to select a suitable acronym for the project.
# The OGC will set up a project.
# Bruce will send confirmation email to the FOSS4G list. (Done)
# The OGC will promote the showcase through OGC channels and encourage matching funding and participation from other organisations.
Still to secure:
# A sponsor for hardware (A server with multiple virtual machines)
Category:Meetings
FOSS4G 2009 Postcard text

Back to FOSS4G 2009...
FOSS4G 2009 Conference 
Dates
Venue
www.
‘User driven’ 
<insert FOSS4G 2009 logo>
<insert OSGeo logo>
<insert OSGeo Australia/New Zealand logo>
=Program=
FOSS4G is heralded as the international "gathering of tribes" of open source geospatial communities, where developers and users show off their latest software and projects. The theme for 2009 "User Driven", reflects the migrating focus on users and integration of geospatial components into systems. The spatial industry is undergoing rapid innovations and the open source spatial community is one of the forces driving the change. It also highlights the power of Open Source to solve business problems. 
=Host City=
Sydney, a dazzling and vibrant cosmopolitan city built around one of the world's most beautiful harbours. Sydney has a wide range of attractions including art galleries, museums, theatres, opera and music as well as parks, gardens, sparkling beaches and the harbourside Taronga Zoo. Sydney's restaurants reflect the multicultural diversity with an exemplary choice in all cuisines. Why not try surfing at our glorious beaches, or sailing on our magnificent harbour. For more information about Sydney’s attractions go to the website www.foss4g2009.org.
=Who should attend the FOSS4G 2009 Conference?= 
Geospatial professionals including: 
•	Geospatial technical opinion leaders
•	Developers of geospatial softwares (exploring new tools and techniques for building spatial applications)
•	Managers interested in how open source is being put to practical use around the world
•	Companies looking to connect with open source communities and align their development with open source trends
•	Users of geospatial softwares seeking a more collaborative relationship with their tools and the people who make them
=Trade Exhibition and Sponsorship=
A comprehensive trade exhibition will be held in conjunction with the Conference. The exhibition will cover a wide range of products and services in the field of geospatial and open source software. Any companies wishing to participate as a sponsor or promote their products/services within the trade exhibition, are encouraged to contact the Conference Managers on + 61 2 9265 0700 or foss4g2009@tourhosts.com.au.
=Expression of Interest=
If you are interested in attending the FOSS4G 2009 Conference and would like further information, go to the website www.foss4g2009.org and complete the online expression of interest form.
FOSS4G 2009 Conference Managers
Tour Hosts Pty Limited (insert TH logo)
GPO Box 128
Sydney NSW 2001
Tel: +612 92650 0700
Fax: + 612 9267 5443
Email: foss4g2009@tourhosts.com.au
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 10

For limited distribution, to Community Leaders, Sponsors and media outlets.
= Link to FOSS4G from your website =
Sydney, Australia. 2 April 2009.
In 2007, 26% of delegates learned about the international FOSS4G conference from weblinks. So again, the FOSS4G Organising Committee is asking FOSS4G sponsors, Geospatial Open Source and Open Standards companies, and Community Leaders to add a FOSS4G logo to their websites and blogs.
The following logos are available:
http://2009.foss4g.org/images/web-banner-fancy.jpg
 <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org">
 <img src="http://2009.foss4g.org/images/web-banner-fancy.jpg"
 alt="FOSS4G Conference"
 width=495
 height=150 />
 </a>
http://2009.foss4g.org/images/web-banner-square.jpg
 <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org">
 <img src="http://2009.foss4g.org/images/web-banner-square.jpg"
 alt="FOSS4G Conference" />
 </a>
FOSS4G is the international conference for Free and Open Source Software, to be held in Sydney Australia, 20-23 October 2009. It attracts the best international developers and companies for Geospatial Open Standards and Open Source, as well as agencies deploying Spatial Data Infrastructure solutions, largely from the government sector.
More details about FOSS4G's comprehensive program can be found at: http://2009.foss4g.org
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
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For information about this announcement, contact:
FOSS4G Organising Committee: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009#Contact_Us
or,
Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft
tel +61-8570-5050
c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m
Category:FOSS4G2009 Press Releases
FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 11 Cover

The following are cover emails, sent out with the press release:
=Translators=
Monday 27 April 2009
OSGeo community leaders and translators,
On Monday 4 May, next week, we will be announcing that registration is Open for the FOSS4G conference.
Delegates who came to the FOSS4G conference heard about it:
* 36% from a colleague
* 26% from a weblink
* 20% from a previous conference
* 10% from email
* 7% other
* 1% from a paper mailout 
In order to promote FOSS4G as widely as possible, we are again asking for help from our international OSGeo community to help translate the press release in order to attract an international community to FOSS4G. We are looking to promote FOSS4G to the region by having specific conference threads addressing language and regional specific issues, and to demonstrate this commitment by personalising the message into local languages.
Next Monday, I encourage you to forward your translated press release to your local email lists and contacts, invite work associates to the conference, include the FOSS4G logo in your website. 
The press release has been copied to: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_11_Translations
To make translation easier, we have highlighted the changed text in red font. This font doesn't need to be copied into the final text.
Note: The URL for registrations has not been released yet, and we are using http://2009.foss4g.org as a place-marker for the moment. We will update the URL in the translations at the end of the week.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Cameron Shorter, FOSS4G Organising Committee chair.
=OSGeo Community=
Monday 4 May 2009
OSGeo community leaders,
Could you please help promote FOSS4G by forwarding the attached press release to your communities, along with a personal message from yourself. 
Of the delegates who came to FOSS4G in 2007, 36% reported they heard about it from a colleague and 10% from an email. This reflects the very successful emails that were forwarded via community leaders like yourselves to their projects, and communities. Viral marketing at its best.
Some of the personal messages people have used before include:
* "I'll be presenting ... and look forward to meet you at FOSS4G ..."
* "I've been to previous FOSS4G conferences and highly recommend them because ..."
* "Our project will be represented at FOSS4G ..."
* "At FOSS4G make sure you check out the ... "
Could you please let me know what email lists you have forwarded onto so that we can track the effectiveness of the marketing. (This provides us with useful metrics to attract sponsors).
Also, if you haven't done so already, please add a FOSS4G link to your blog or web page, then reference your site as per:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Marketing. 26% of FOSS4G2007 delegates hear about FOSS4G from web banner adds.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Cameron Shorter, FOSS4G chair.
Press release and translations available at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_11
List of leaders and the communities they lead. Look for your name below.
...
=Media=
FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 12

=FOSS4G Sponsor logos available=
Sydney, Australia. 29 April 2009.
Sponsor logos, as well as other variants of the FOSS4G banner are available for inclusion in your website, blog or other promotional material.
In 2007, 26% of delegates learned about the FOSS4G conference from weblinks. This is an easy and powerful way for you to promote FOSS4G and your own Geospatial Open Source credentials.
Pick your preferred logo at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Marketing.
And make sure you include yourself as one of the sites promoting FOSS4G at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Marketing#List_of_FOSS4G_promotions.
Credit to Volker Mische for creating the new images, and updating the previous images to use Standard banner sizes.
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 15

For distribution to SSSI members, through SSSI email list.
= Professional Development Points & Discount for SSSI members attending FOSS4G conference =
Sydney, Australia. 2 July 2009.
http://2009.foss4g.org
The international conference for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) which is coming to Sydney 20-23 October 2009, is now offering Professional Development Points and a 5% discount to Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) members.
FOSS4G attracts 500-700 international delegates and offers business and technical presentations from the best international practitioners of Geospatial Open Standards and Open Source. The Open Geospatial Consotium (OGC) is underpinning the conference with a Standards Based integration showcase based on a climate change scenario, demonstrating integration between Open Source and proprietary applications. 
This is a rare opportunity for us Australians to have such a high caliber community come to us.
http://2009.foss4g.org
Early bird registration with an SSSI discount (5%) is just $AU690 for 3 days of conference and tutorials, and $AU375 for a day of workshops.
SSSI members can receive up to 30 CPD points for attending the main conference and workshops.
SSSI special membership discount is available by registering at: https://ei.eventinfotech.com.au/ei/rs.esp?id=739&scriptid=LOGINDR.
Use your same Name and Organisation as registered with SSSI, and use Member Number: SSSI2009.
If you are an SSSI member and have already registered please contact the Conference Managers
(foss4g2009@tourhosts.com.au) to arrange your 5% discount.
You can also have your say about which presentations will be selected by participating in the public voting on the 170+ abstracts that have been submitted. Voting is open from Monday 15th June until Sunday 18th June. Information on how to vote is available on the conference website.
== Upcoming FOSS4G milestones ==
* 31 Jul 2009, Early registration deadline
* 14 Sep 2009, Completed program available
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
* 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
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For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising Committee, join our announcement list or twitter feed at: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/
or contact:
Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft
tel +61-2-8570-5050
c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m
Category:FOSS4G2009 Press Releases
FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 16

= Abstract Voting Open =
Sydney, Australia. 15 June 2009.
You can now vote on the papers you'd like to see at FOSS4G 2009! We have had over 170 abstract submissions. Have your say on what you would like to see at the conference. You can read the abstracts and cast your votes for your preferred papers. Voting is open now and will close on Sunday 28th June.
To vote follow the link here: http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/
For instructions on how to vote, please refer to the voting page on the Conference website or http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Program#Presentation_Voting
Successful authors will be notified on the 20th of July. A preliminary program will be in place by August.
== Upcoming FOSS4G milestones ==
* 15-28 June 2009, Abstract Voting is Open
* 31 Jul 2009, Early registration deadline
* 14 Sep 2009, Completed program available
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
* 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
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For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising Committee, join our announcement list or twitter feed at: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/
or contact:
Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft
tel +61-2-8570-5050
c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m
Category:FOSS4G2009 Press Releases