Hi there, same question here. One submits and there is no preview, no prompt, not notification email. Is there a way to be sure?
Thanks, Andrea On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Alex Borrell <[email protected]> wrote: > Jeff, is there a list of workshops and tutorials received? How do I know > if you got any proposal? > > Thanks > Alex Borrell > Mexico > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Jeff McKenna > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Just a quick update that we haven't received many abstracts for >> workshops or tutorials yet, and the deadline is the 30th. So please >> head to the online form to submit: http://2011.foss4g.org/workshops >> >> Also, an important note is that if your workshop submission is not >> accepted as a workshop, it will be considered for as a tutorial instead. >> >> -Workshop Committee 2011 >> >> >> >> ********** >> Denver, CO, USA. 14 January 2011. The Free and Open Source Software for >> Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is pleased to announce the Call for >> Workshops and Tutorials for the 2011 conference, being held September 12 >> - 16, 2011, in Denver, CO, USA. FOSS4G is the premier international >> conference focused on open source geospatial software. Users and >> developers are encouraged to present their latest projects and software >> to demonstrate the power of open source geospatial solutions through a >> series of workshop sessions and tutorial presentations. Sessions may >> cover systems that are solely open source, or a combination of open and >> closed source solutions. >> >> Workshops >> --------- >> >> Workshops are 3 hour hands-on experiences with participants following >> along with the instructor, working directly with the application under >> discussion. All workshop rooms will be equipped a projector, and with >> computers for participants to use. Instructors will need to discuss >> pre-installation requirements with the Conference Organizing 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 complimentary registration to the conference for >> delivering a workshop. >> >> Tutorials >> --------- >> >> Tutorials are 90 minute sessions during the regular presentations >> portion of the conference. Tutorial rooms will not be equipped with >> computers. However, presenters may make use of delegate laptops and the >> FOSS4G LiveDVD. 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 LiveDVD 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 >> LiveDVD community: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Contact_Us >> >> Topics of Interest >> ------------------ >> >> All submissions will be considered, but particular interest will be >> shown in the following topics: >> >> * Practical Introductions to FOSS4G software >> * Interoperability / Spatial Data Infrastructure >> * Integration between open and closed source solutions >> * Free and open geospatial data >> * Performance tuning >> >> Application form >> ---------------- >> >> Follow this link to submit your proposals: >> http://2011.foss4g.org/workshops Please add a 300 word abstract, in >> plain text format (pasting a text with style markup could make the >> process fail). The deadline for workshop / tutorial submissions is >> January 30. >> >> Communication >> ------------- >> >> All workshop and tutorial applicants are encouraged to use the workshop >> mailing list to ask questions to the workshop committee: >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops >> >> General FOSS4G 2011 questions and discussion should occur on the main >> conference mailing list: >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2011 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
