Melbourne - FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020
Overview
FOSS4G SotM Oceania Melbourne 2020 is taking place in person this November.
We're creating an exciting program for you — the FOSS4G and OpenStreetMap community.
Here's all you need to know to attend. Keep reading to learn about: what to expect at the conference, venue information, and how to get involved . Watch this space for information updates.
Where?
The Mint bar and restaurant
318 William Street Melbourne, Vic, 3000 Corner La Trobe and William St
When?
Volunteering
Get in touch if you can help out
FOSS4G SotM Oceania - Yeah, we know that's a mouthful. Here's what it means.
So let's break it down — 'Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial' or FOSS4G if you're a fan of efficiency (we are) is the name given to the conferences of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). OSGeo is a non-profit with a mission to foster and promote the adoption of open source geospatial technology. All of this is done within the broader context of open source software philosophy and participatory community driven development.
'State of the Map' or SotM is the conference of the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) which supports the development of a free and open editable world map. This takes the form of the community driven OpenStreetMap project.
Schedule
The conference schedule is below! All times are in AEST.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| In person presentations | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Arrival, sign-in and conference open |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Conference open and introduction |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Nicholas Metherall: Lessons from the QField - open source app for field data collection and integration in QGIS. |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Wing Ho: Faster Developer experience for Open Source |
| Lightning talks | |
| 11:15 - 11:20 | Wing Ho: Zero coding Terria Maps |
| 11:20 - 11:25 | Henry Walshaw: Calculating your 5km travel bubble |
| 11:25 - 11:30 | Edoardo Neerhut: OSGeo Oceania working groups and how to get involved |
| 11:30 - 11-35 | Philip Mallis: Mapping Melbourne’s Parklets |
| 11:35 - 11:40 | Ewen Hill: Wanderer |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Lightning talks Q&A and break |
| International conference viewing presentations from throughout Oceania | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | International keynote presentation |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Lunch while continuing with international presentations |
| Conference words | |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Conference close |
Call for presentations and workshops
We want you to share your fascinating stories about open source geospatial, open data, and OpenStreetMap in Victoria. We're looking for a diverse range of presenters including: all genders, people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, young and old, urban and rural. To achieve this goal we need you to accept the challenge and put yourself forward, the community can't wait to hear what you have to say!
Time slots come in 15 minute conference presentation or 5 minute lightning talks. Workshops will be approximately 1 - 1.5 hours. Get in touch with us below for more details on what we're looking for and how we can support you in developing your topic.
Of course if you prefer we'd love to hear from you via email as well!
Attend
What can I expect?
FOSS4G SotM Oceania belongs to you! It's the chance to come together as a community to share knowledge and experience through conference sessions, technical workshops, and social events. The topics will be wide ranging and the attendees will be users, creators, business, academics, community mappers, and government.
Who's gonna be there?
This conference is aimed at a broad swath of the community – developers, users, contributors, community mappers, academics, business, government and anyone interested in open source geospatial software and the OpenStreetMap project.
This is your chance to connect with and hear from developers creating the next generation of geospatial technology. Get ahead of the curve and find out what's on the horizon. FOSS4G and State of the Map events attract a very diverse audience on the global stage – so strap in for amazing content.
Why should I go?
You'll learn about cutting edge tech and what's on the horizon, meet the experts and talk to them, and learn new skills. Get the chance to hear what others like yourself are doing and producing with their open source geospatial tools. Along the way you'll meet up with old friends, make new ones, and share your experiences.
COVID safety
We're monitoring the COVID situation closely and will make sure the conference is a safe and clean space in line with the latest guidance.
Our sponsors and partners
Coffee sponsor
Pozi is a Melbourne-based software company, and the developers of the Pozi web GIS platform. Pozi uses and contributes to open source geospatial libraries such as OpenLayers, GDAL and TurfJS to enable clients to integrate with live, open data from trusted sources to build their GIS capabilities and avoid duplication of data and effort. Find out more at pozi.com.
Conference Host
