Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G LiveCD

2008-10-09 Thread Marco Lechner
Hi LiveDVD-Builder, I'm very happy that the concept of live-images also hit FOSS4G-conference. FOSSGIS e.V. (formerly known as GAV e.V.), who will (hopefully) be the institutional form of local chapter DACH soon, startet using live-images about 2 years ago. At the german language conference

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts

2008-10-09 Thread Landon Blake
I've been to Canada, so I can vouch for that. :] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jody Garnett Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts In

[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 22, Issue 14

2008-10-09 Thread Laura Toma
Not really. A regional event would lower travel time and travel expense, and could offer a balanced spread of accommodations. -Laura The original post talked about minimizing expense; breaking into several venues actually updates the expense from where I am sitting. Jody

Mini-conf in Seattle? (was: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts)

2008-10-09 Thread Michael P. Gerlek
(In Seattle, we go out for a latte.) This is a quick troll to see who'd be interested in coming to (and/or helping organize) a mini-conference in Seattle in spring of '09. Send me email, and I'll follow up later with a summary. -mpg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Mini-conf in Seattle? (was: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts)

2008-10-09 Thread Eric Wolf
I would likely attend a regional meeting in Seattle. -Eric Wolf On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Michael P. Gerlek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (In Seattle, we go out for a latte.) This is a quick troll to see who'd be interested in coming to (and/or helping organize) a mini-conference in

RE: Mini-conf in Seattle? (was: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts)

2008-10-09 Thread Chip Taylor
I'd be interested in helping and attending (if the price is right and my company agrees :) ) Chip Taylor Prepared Response, Inc -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael P. Gerlek Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:09 AM To: OSGeo

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code Sprint: How Much?

2008-10-09 Thread Paul Ramsey
I've been thinking about something similar to the Bolsena event in North America, but it's hard to work out a scheme that will be productive, given the geographic dispersal of folks. I think a C tribe sprint would be excellent, but we're pretty spread out (though biased towards Ottawa / Quebec).

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code Sprint: How Much?

2008-10-09 Thread Dave Patton
On 2008/10/09 10:57 AM, Paul Ramsey wrote: I've been thinking about something similar to the Bolsena event in North America, but it's hard to work out a scheme that will be productive, given the geographic dispersal of folks. I think a C tribe sprint would be excellent, but we're pretty spread

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts

2008-10-09 Thread Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)
On Tue, October 7, 2008 22:55, Gavin Fleming wrote: Frank wrote: As an alternative to a stand-alone event, it can also be helpful to work with an existing GIS conference organizer to provide an open source track or something similar. We've just been approached by www.eis-africa.org who are

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts

2008-10-09 Thread Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)
On Tue, October 7, 2008 21:16, Frank Warmerdam wrote: Landon Blake wrote: When I think about the possibility of setting up a local or regional conference I get a little scared about the unknowns. How do you go about locating conference space? Do you approach local hotels and motels about

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code Sprint: How Much?

2008-10-09 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Paul Ramsey wrote: I've been thinking about something similar to the Bolsena event in North America, but it's hard to work out a scheme that will be productive, given the geographic dispersal of folks. I think a C tribe sprint would be excellent, but we're pretty spread out (though biased

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts

2008-10-09 Thread Jody Garnett
Landon Blake wrote: Jody wrote: The original post talked about minimizing expense; breaking into several venues actually updates the expense from where I am sitting. How do you figure? The projects I work on are international; it is hard enough for developers to get enough money together to

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G LiveCD

2008-10-09 Thread Cameron Shorter
Marco, I'm very excited to hear about what seems to be a very successful use of your LiveCD efforts. For FOSS4G2009, we have been discussing whether we should use the LiveDVD as the basis for workshops. (The other high contender will be osgeo4win, based on windows, as many workshop attendees

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] some post-FOSS4G thoughts

2008-10-09 Thread Landon Blake
I assumed the individuals attending a regional conference wouldn't be attending the international conference. For example: I might be able to attend a conference put on in Seattle, but never anything outside of the West Cost. Landon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code Sprint: How Much?

2008-10-09 Thread Steve Lime
Either way it comes out of the attendees since sponsorship is generally earmarked for those same people. Now if we could get an organization to sponsor the event that wouldn't otherwise get involved... Either way I'm in. Steve On 10/9/2008 at 2:09 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Frank

[OSGeo-Discuss] Conference sponsors

2008-10-09 Thread Tim Bowden
The Aust-NZ team is well under way in planning for the Sydney FOSS4G 2009. As part of that we're looking at potential sponsors. We'd love to grab big, small and in between. If there's a company you think should be a sponsor, please drop us a line. In particular we'd like to get talking to the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 22, Issue 14

2008-10-09 Thread Tim Bowden
On Thu, 2008-10-09 at 10:10 -0400, Laura Toma wrote: Not really. A regional event would lower travel time and travel expense, and could offer a balanced spread of accommodations. -Laura Only if you accept that most of the community won't be there. The idea of FOSS4G is that it is the