Don't worry about it Lorenzo - I know how hard it is to sort through the many excellent submissions! I am sure we can sort out something else to do on the email list here.
All the best, Jody On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Lorenzo Becchi <[email protected]> wrote: > Jody, I'm sorry your workshop hasn't been approved. The selection has been > really hard with 61 workshops submissions. > > I think that your effort worth at least a presentation and I still don't > know if we can offer you some more space inside FOSS4G. this is an > un-official comment becuase it would be my personal interest to see the DVD > better promoted but we have to deal with the general organization of the > conference and the LOC should agree. There's a lots of things to do... > > please, keep promoting your effort > thanks > lorenzo > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Cameron Shorter <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Some feedback we got from foss4g2009 was that people would have liked to >> see an introductory overview of upcoming presentations so that people could >> then determine what they would go and see during the rest of the conference. >> >> With the LiveDVD, we have a comprehensive list of applications which could >> be used to create such an introduction, although managing time will be a >> challenge. >> >> We currently have 35 packages on the LiveDVD, probably 40 by foss4g 2010, >> and a 25 minute speaking slots. So there is ~ 40 secs per application if we >> are to cover the full stack. Ie, a lightening slide presentation overview. >> >> Jody has a few other ideas to cover below. >> >> foss4g2010 organsising committee, >> You may wish to add some input into this discussion. >> >> Jody Garnett wrote: >>> >>> Afternoon team: >>> >>> As noted in an earlier conversation I submitted the "A Friendly >>> Hands-on Survey of Popular Geospatial Services" >>> (http://2009.foss4g.org/tutorials/#tutorial_01) for a workshop at >>> FOSS4G 2010. This tutorial walked people through the use of the >>> LiveDVD and provided some background in geospatial, open standards ans >>> so forth in order to understand how the software works together. >>> >>> This workshop request was, sadly to say, rejected. The rejection >>> letter did however ask that I discuss the topic on this email list. I >>> am still a bit sad on this one as the Live DVD is by its nature a >>> hands on experience; and a workshop or tutorial is really one of the >>> best ways to get your head around it ... >>> >>> I am still planning to go to FOSS4G; and I can pull together a >>> presentation on the use of the LiveDVD. However I feel more like I am >>> QA on this Live DVD project, then a core member, and I don't want to >>> step on anyone's toes if they are submitting a presentation >>> themselves. >>> >>> We may also (as an email list) be a bit organize and submit several >>> takes on the LiveDVD topic order to have a better chance of getting >>> in... >>> >>> Here are some examples presentations that could be run .... >>> >>> Live DVD Quickstart and Demo >>> - Have two presenters (or an excited presenter and multiple desktops) >>> - Run a basic set of slides (similar to those used in the tutorial >>> above). Introduction to the Live DVD; What is Open Source, Open Source >>> Spatial, Stack diagram grouping projects into "client" and "server" >>> grouped according to function/ogc standard. >>> - Switch between the slides and a demo of the software being named >>> - Back up plan for demo consisting of a video of the software being >>> used from the live dvd (ie capture using wink) >>> - Considering the demos take a fair time (to load an app and go >>> through the steps required to show a map) I imagine the presenter >>> could talk as a second person went through the steps of the demo. >>> - Ask that people try out the live DVD included with their conference >>> materials prior to the presentation? >>> >>> Live DVD Part I Desktop Applications >>> - Go over pen source risk/reward and how to evaluate an open source >>> product >>> - Focus on desktop applications >>> - but go through one or two documented use cases that can be >>> accomplished in each of the applications >>> - Would be good to specifically target existing (say ESRI) users and >>> offer a feature comparison or at least a translation from ESRI speak >>> to OGC speak >>> >>> Live DVD Part II Server Applications >>> - Go over pen source risk/reward and how to evaluate an open source >>> product >>> - Focus on server applications (PostGIS, MapServer, GeoServer, deegree ) >>> - would be great to look at the configuration of each application >>> - more of a chance to compare capabilities; a slide for each application >>> - could bring in a community leader for each application to run the >>> demo? (would need a "timer" to provide each a set time of 5 mins) >>> - once again provide context for someone familiar with ESRI products >>> >>> OSGeo Products and Using the LiveDVD >>> - really go for the open source spatial software overview; emphasizing >>> the different products and related history >>> - favour the OSGeo accepted products; leave the incubation and non >>> osgeo products for bullet points >>> - have 1/3 of the presentation devoted to starting up the live dvd and >>> showing where the documentation is and how to run one application >>> >>> FOSS4G Advocacy using the LiveDVD >>> - Straight up Live DVD presentation 50% live DVD; 50% "local osgeo >>> chapter" stratagies >>> - how it is run; what the scripts do >>> - how to grab a copy and produce a live dvd for your "local osgeo >>> chapters" event >>> - go over different approaches to FOSS4G advocay >>> - ways to use the live dvd to help different parties: >>> -- government representatives can try it out without installing the >>> software on their provided laptop >>> -- sitting developers down and going over the layered architecture and >>> how the standards slot together >>> -- use in conjunction with tutorials and workshops >>> -- uses in education >>> >>> Other suggestions? >>> >>> Jody >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Live-demo mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo >>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foss4g2010 mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2010 >> > > _______________________________________________ Live-demo mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
