I've just gotten word that San Diego State University has graciously committed to hosting OSG-SD 2008 - the Open Source GIS San Diego gathering, to be held two separate evenings sometime betwen August 3rd and August 7th.
Would anyone here be interested in presenting on PostGIS -- or better yet, conducting training / a workshop? Should be a much larger event this year--we're looking into getting access to computer labs to offer free workshops. The event itself has no admission cost. And with no budget, we unfortunately can't pay anyone. This is an event I helped put together two years ago, coincident with another popular GIS conference. One purpose of the event is to serve as an alternative for those who can't afford to attend FOSS4G. The theme is free open source complements to commercial GIS. And I think the reality is that most people use a mix of open and closed source products. Best tool for the job within organizational and financial constraints. Here's what James Fee said about OSG-SD: OSG-SD 2006 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/08/09/on-the-open-source-gis-san-diego-gathering/ There was another OSG-SD in 2007. I wasn't able to attend: OSG-SD 2007 http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2007/06/11/open-source-gis-san-diego-gathering-osg-sd-is-a-go/ We've just started planning, so there's no place to sign-up for announcements, etc. Hoping to put together a small web site for the event where people can register. People interested in presenting may contact me here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please pass this on to relevant places. We're looking for presenters / trainers in other FOSS GIS technologies. It would be great to provide training on MapServer and Quantum GIS. It's a small conference and we can't cover all the bases. If we get enough interest from attendees and presenters, the event may have two tracks--beginner and advanced--with some "all in" talks, combining both tracks. We'll see what happens. I'm hoping to put an online pre-conf survey to tailor content to potential attendee interest. Dana ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
