FOSS4G:UK Local 2023 - Keyworth (Nottingham)
Local Venue Chairs: John Stevenson, Rachel Talbot, Chris Williams
Sponsors
FOSS4G UK are very grateful to the British Geological Survey for sponsoring and hosting FOSS4G:UK Local at this event.
FOSS4G UK are also very grateful to Idox for their local sponsorship support.
Registration
The Keyworth venue is now sold out! But don’t worry, you can still watch talks from other venues live online and we plan to record the presentations so you can watch them back later. Join the OSGEO UK mailing list to keep up to date with news.
Programme - Thursday 7th September 2023
National keynotes - these will be streamed to watch together at the start and end of day
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 | - | Arrival / coffee and networking |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Local organisers | Local welcome and overview |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Helen McKenzie | Geospatial Evangelism Slides YouTube |
Local sessions
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Andres Payo | The journey of Coastal Modeling Environment software (CoastalME) from proof of concept to operational tool and beyond PDF slides |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Jin Igarashi | UNDP’s one stop shop for cloud based geospatial data visualisation and analytical tool PDF slides |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | - | Coffee break |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Chris Jackson | Generating and sharing a two-metre resolution land cover map of London PDF slides |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Peter Wells | Mergin Maps: a platform to extend your QGIS to the field |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | - | Break |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | T.B.C. | |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Tony Brookes | Using QGIS to organise 500,000 years of history PDF slides |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | - | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Matt Arran | Open-source large-dataset geostatistics PDF slides |
| 13:15 - 13:30 | Matthew Paice | Updating the SDTM - challenges and the future PDF slides |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | All | Field data capture discussion / Unconference |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | All | Unconference / Unconference |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | - | Break |
The official call for talks is closed, but there is still scope for adjustment to the programme, particularly to include talks from traditionally under-represented groups. Please contact Rachel if you are interested.
Talks from the local sessions will be recorded and shared on YouTube post conference. There will be Unconference sessions between 13:30 and 14:30. Delegates will suggest topics for discussion on the day and vote on which will run.
National keynotes - these will be streamed to watch together at the start and end of day
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Ujaval Gandhi | Geospatial Careers YouTube |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | - | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Panel Session | FOSS4G 2013, 10 years on YouTube |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | National Chair | Wrap up |
| - | Conference end | - |
| 16:45 - ? | Evening social event in Nottingham | TBC |
Location & Travel
The event will be held in the BGS Conference Suite, accessed via the main reception. The British Geological Survey (BGS) headquarters are located in Keyworth, southeast of Nottingham, in the Midlands of England.
Address
British Geological Survey
Nicker Hill
Keyworth
Nottinghamshire
NG12 5GG
Venue Accessibility
The Conference Suite is wheelchair accessible. Full accessibility information of the venue can be found on the British Geological Survey website.
Getting there
Public transport:
- Bus: Trent Barton buses run “the keyworth” service from Nottingham town centre to Keyworth every 15 minutes.
- Train: The nearest railway stations are Nottingham, Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway. There is a taxi rank at each, and “the keyworth” bus passes Nottingham railway station.
Bike:
There is bike parking next to reception.
Car:
The preferred postcode for satellite navigation is NG12 5GD. See Google maps directions. There is visitor parking on site. You will need to record your car registration number on arrival.
Questions
Any questions, please contact Rachel Talbot, John Stevenson or Chris Williams or email .