FOSS4G'13

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Team Call 2013-09-13

Last saved by Antony Scott on September 13, 2013

NOT LONG NOW - 3 DAYS TO KICKOFF!

Attendees :  Antony, Abi, Barend, Jo, Barry, Claire, Jeremy, Mark, Matt, Steven, Ian H, Suchith

Apologies: Ian E

Numbers
T=768, F=764, s=713
Total 833 attending on 1 day or another
IB - sold out - 159
GN = 700
CP = 85
Maps = 76

Badges
Claire is ready to print from delegates spreadsheet.

Unpaid Invoices
9 as at today. No payment, no entry. Send email to remainder telling them.

Deliveries
  • Aero flags: delivered and checked
  • Banners: delivered and checked
  • Popups: delivered and checked
  • Table flags: delivery date 12/9, to be checked (Suchith)
  • Foam boards: delivery date 12/9, to be checked (Suchith)
  • Bunting: delivered and checked
  • T-shirts to EMCC - Jeremy to check
  • Pens delivered
  • Badges due today plus another package

Marquee

  • Now up, check with Shelley to be done
  • It is BIG...
  • Heating booked and being installed

Workshops
AAARGHHHH
  • Still some last minute tech work going on but nearly there
  • OpenGeo want to scale back : WPS With GeoServer - should be fine as it's a free workshop
  • Test sessions scheduled
  • Not heard from GeoCat at all - Barend to chase
  • Registration: advise enquirers to try on the day at registration (Matt to give Claire avaibility list). They must have PayPal or Credit Card. Claire to get email address for AGI PayPal).
 
Academic Bursaries:
  • Not known if all confirmed - 2 outstanding?

Music

  • Addy has done playlist

Programme

  • Print errata sheets from web site page (Antony to put into word doc for printing)
  • Humanities A1 to be refurbished Mon/Tue - OGC board meeting now in Gallery 2
  • Programme for each room to be stuck on door - task for Abi's list?
  • Rollo to try to fill empty programme slots with repeats - to be done the day before on a pot luck basis

Hackathon
  • Ready to go

Booklet and Lanyard
:
  • Arriving Mon.
  • Barry H to be paid today

Signage
  • Mark to do signage round campus (Jeremy to advise)
  • Task to put up aero flags for workshops Mon, remainder after AGI

LOC Tasks / Programming

  • Abi to assign tasks

Gifts


Entertainments
  • Get bank details for Chris Conway (Antony)
  • Awaiting remaining invoice from Nerds
  • Put Mike Parker in for Icebreaker
  • Tech requirements sorted
  • PA to be set up on Mon - we will run, Barry/Brian Norman
  • Conf suite 3 to be dressing room for acts for Gala Night
  • Block booking at dog track cancelled - modify web page (Steven)
  • Also link from alternatives page
  • Dinner on Friday with keynoters - all to let Steven know

Volunteers: Accommodation issue for Elisabet Adeva.
Happy with chair info? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ylwT2XyuxdXqMqWvGYxPylImEvW5lQt7xqLC4WAwRbE/edit?usp=sharing
Everyone happy with additional volunteering tasks list I circulated here: https://asset1.basecamp.com/1920286/projects/762306-foss4g-13/attachments/50578776/Volunteer%20Event%20Details.pdf ?

AOB
Delegate Mail
  1. Workshops - try on day
  2. Car parking - there is more past hotel/EMCC
  3. Programme changes
  4. Rain gear
  5. Directions to C Granger
  6. Train tickets

Sponsor Mail

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Next Call: to be agreed during conference




Comments

Antony Scott on September 13, 2013:

Here is agenda for call this pm for updating.

Ian Edwards on September 13, 2013:

Unsure - but I may miss the call and be locked in a room finishing our workshop.
Hackathon status: Ready

Antony Scott on September 13, 2013:

Details of login for people who manage to get lost in webex (and that is a very very easy place to get lost): 

1. Go to https://metoffice.webex.com/metoffice/j.php?ED=211332817&UID=0&PW=N… 
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3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: met5724foss4g 
4. Click "Join".  

You may have to search for the conference if it doesn't appear - select unlisted meetings from the right hand side menu, enter the meeting number 848 738 248. Then fill in your details and the pw = met5724foss4g and you are in! 

Easy peasy really, don't you love webex? But thanks to Ian E and the Met Office for making it available

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