FOSS4G2006

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= Workshop Sessions (Tuesday am/pm + Wednesday pm) =
== Rooms ==
UNIL : Placename 	Number of Pcs
Amphipôle (Pol 204.2) 	20+1
Amphipôle (Pol 342 / géolab)	24+1 (enough space for 48)
Amphipôle (Pol 189) 	13+1 (enough space for 28)
Biophore (Bio 1928) 	20+1
Amphipôle (Pol 189.1) 	36+1 laptops (enough space for 48)
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EPFL: Placename 	Number of Pcs
(GR B0 01) 	38+1
(GR B0 02) 	21+1
(LaSIG) 	11+(1)(enough space for 18)
Each room will have a "local admin" to help workshop givers to prepare.
FOSS4G2006 LiveCD.
Some links.
* LiveCD GIS oriented : List
* List of GIS LiveCDs
* Mandriva based : FOSS4G Toolkit CD --> Hum, it's not a LiveCD !!
* Knoppix based : GIS Knoppix
* LiveCD for GRASS Workshops
= Conference Sessions (Wednesday/Thursday/Friday) =
== Rooms ==
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Amphimax 350 	498 seets
Amphimax 351 	302 seets
Amphimax 410 	180 seets
Genopode C 	176 seets
Amphimax 415 	96 seets
Cubotron I 	96 seets
Cubotron II 	48 seets
Cubotron III 	36 seets
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== Timetable ==
See here 
== Session chairs URGENT ==
Missions for session chairs :
* Timing management in session
* Presentation of the speakers and conference
* Animation of session : questions
Contribution level Timetable
Proposition :
Thursday, 14th AM
* Session 1 : T. Kradilis
* Session 2 : D. Morissette
* Session 3 : J. Westervelt
* Session 4 : A. Doyle
* Session 5 : T. Mitchell
* Session 6 : S. Lime
* Session 7 : S. Bayarri 
* Session 8 : M. Kanevski
Thursday, 14th PM
* Session 1 : T. Bowden
* Session 2 : J. Liebermann
* Session 3 : M. Neteler
* Session 4 : A. Doyle
* Session 5 : T. Mitchell
* Session 6 : S. Erle
* Session 7 : C. Holmes
* Session 8 : R. Singh
Friday, 15th AM
* Session 9 : A. Turner & J. Walsh 
* Session 10 : D. Mcilhagga
* Session 11 : F. Warmerdam
* Session 12 : H. Mitasova
* Session 13 : H.-J. Stark
* Session 14 : F. Golay
* Session 15 : M. Ciolli
* Session 16 : T. Mitchell
= BOFs / DEMOs / Lightning Talks =
== BOFs ==
What is a BOF ?
* A meeting in which a topic of specific interest is discussed.
When are BOFs scheduled ?
* eh oui quand ça ? just after conferences ?
How to set up a BOF ?
* ask directly conference@foss4g2006.org (no more submission through InDiCo)
* what duration do you plan ? 
* who are the chairs ?
* how many participants do you expect ?
Some BOFs :
See the list of BoF already submitted.
== DEMOs ==
What is a demo ?
* Large space available with table and seets to show a demo on your PC (wifi connexion available)
When ?
* Demo fest is scheduled on Wednesday afternoon in parallel of workshops. 
* Nonetheless, space will be available during the whole conference for on-the-fly demos. 
Some demos :
Submitted through InDiCo :
* space for a couple GeoServer/GeoTools projects (cholmes@openplans.org)
* A web based GIS solution to capturing everyday "fuzzy" geography. 	Mr. WATERS, Tim
* Native, standalone Image Map Server project based on UMN Mapserver as possible ArcIMS replacement 	Mr. ALBARELLO, Andreas
* GeoTracing	Mr. VAN DEN BROECKE, Just
* Geospatial Virtual Appliance - MapSnack	Dr. SUMBERA, Stanislav
* The Application of MapServer/MapScript to Map and Depict Murals in the City of Winnipeg	BRUCE, Bob
* EduCal 2	Mr. LEAHY, Michael Mr. NATHAN, Engler Dr. HALL, Brent
* Spatial Statistics in C# using Open Source Tools	Mr. LEAHY, Michael
* EO1 GeoBliki - OGC Sensor Web Enabled Data Node	Mr. CAPPELAERE, Patrice
* CampusMapper - a light-weight internet mapping tool using MySQL, Tomcat and SVG	Mr. KöBBEN, Barend
* FIONA - SDI with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, GeoServer, UMN MapServer and Mapbender	Ms. EMDE, Astrid
* Mapbender - an introduction to the Mapbender project	Ms. EMDE, Astrid
* Native, standalone Image Map Server project based on UMN Mapserver as possible ArcIMS replacement	Mr. ALBARELLO, Andreas
* Flash Mapping Applications Utilizing Open Source Web Services: Two Examples	Mr. CRAWFORD, Stephen
* A web based GIS solution to capturing everyday "fuzzy" geography.	Mr. WATERS, Tim
* Enabling Users to Produce personalized Geodata	Mr. TURNER, Andrew
* uDig Demo	Mr. GARNETT, Jody
== Lightning Talks (LT) == 
What ?
* A Lightning Talk is a 5-minute presentation on any topic of interest to the FOSS4G communities.
* Lightning Talks will be presented back to back with strict enforcement of the 5-minute time limit.
When ?
* Scheduled for opening plenary.
Propositions :
# GIS and the Neogeographer by Mr. ERLE, Schuyler
# Growing GRASS by Mr. NETELER, Markus
# OpenSource Web Mapping Update by Mr. LIME, Stephen
# FOSS4G in the Java world by Mr. GARNETT, Jody
# OSGeo's Public Geospatial Data Project by Ms. WALSH, Jo
(synchronize with The Economic Case for Open Public Geodata 	Mr. ERLE, Schuyler)
= Opening and Closing Plenary Activities =
* Keynote: Gary Lang (topic?)
* Keynote: Frank Warmerdam (topic? OSGeo related, but to be non-conflicting with Gary)
* Sol Katz Award
* Lightening talks (discussed earlier) are scheduled for opening plenary.
* Developer round table? Other special events?
== Panel discussions ==
Topic : Global Impact: extending the reach of open source geospatial technologies
Moderator : Tyler Mitchell, confirmed
Participants :
* Jim Westervelt 
* Schuyler Erle, confirmed 
* Frank Warmerdam, confirmed
* Paul Ramsey
* David McIlhagga, confirmed
* Michael Tiemann, confirmed
* Jo Walsh
* Arnulf Christl
* Toru Mori
* Ravi Kumar
* Jean-Philippe Amstein (for geodata pane)
* Jan-Oliver Wagner
* Markus Neteler (if Jo/Jan/.. not available)
= IRC chat and logs =
Please join us : 
* irc://irc.freenode.net/foss4g2006
* IRC Logs: http://logs.qgis.org/foss4g2006/
Agenda :
* Foss4g2006_irc_20060612#Meeting_July_12th
= More documents =
Here : conference Documents & files
* Local committe todo list Foss4g2006 ToDoList
* Debriefing Foss4g2006 Debriefing
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