FOSS4G'13

The working site for the conference committee of FOSS4G 2013

Paper Selection F2F - 2013-04-24/25

Last saved by Steven Feldman on April 25, 2013

WEDNESDAY

Review and agree agenda
Expenses process

Consider overall program structure

  1. How many streams? How many papers?
  2. Any workshops to be used as tutorials?
  3. How many academic papers?

Paper selection
Suggest accepting top 100(?) community papers without review
Then add in any in LOC top 100(?) not in community vote
Then start to look at case studies and papers for non tech audience
Identify questions to presenters, suggestions etc. Where possible send as we go.

Streaming
Agree themes/streams - could be more themes than streams
Tag papers with 1 or 2 potential themes
Draft program by theme (do not need to sort each time slot)
Any further Q's for presenters?

Dinner
Discussion on Legacy

THURSDAY
Brief review of program, any changes

Academic Track
Any action required?

Workshops
Workshop program selection
1 or 2 days
Tutorials for incorporation in main program

Hackathon
Topic
Announcement
Meeting with MO team

Other Program Stuff
Lightning Talks/Unconference
Birds of a feather
Book of Chapters
GeoCom papers?
Codesprints

Entertainment
Weds night - Ice breaker in one of the halls, 2-300 people AP
Thurs night - Gala night - Nerds
Friday night out on the town MI, JM
Saturday Closing Party

Contract
Quick look

Marketing stuff
Bags
Program book
T Shirt
Stuffing
Video
USB Stick

FOSS4G Bursary

Logistics
Tasks/responsibilities for conference period
Volunteers

Exhibitors
Charities

Comments

Steven Feldman on April 24, 2013:

Draft agenda for today's meeting
We will review and refine before we start

Steven Feldman on April 24, 2013:

Paper selection spreadsheet updated