August 19
Portland, Oregon, USA
Extracurricular adventures, don’t forget the Map Gallery, and schedule updates
Your registration is paid (what? not yet? register now! [1]), your bags are near-packed, and now you’re wondering what else to do in Portland — in addition to a fantastic week of development, networking, and geo-geek revelry. See below for things you map have forgotten, an update on lodging, info on the program schedule, field trips, and a party on Null Island.
Map gallery reminder
Tick-Tock, tick-tock…. what was that one thing you were forgetting? Something about a map? Oh yes! Submissions to the FOSS4G Map Gallery [2] are rolling in and the deadline of August 31st is looming large.
Have you toiled over a great map recently using open tools and/or data? Your map may be the result of a commercial venture or a personal challenge. Use whatever combination of technologies and data you choose. Map makers of all kinds are encouraged to participate, fame, glory and fabulous prizes await! Submit your map now! [3]
Tuesday! You are here!
FOSS4G Welcome Reception hosted by Ecotrust and Point 97
Kick off the FOSS4G conference like a local in the heart of Portland’s Pearl District. The Natural Capital Center offers visitors a first hand experience with convention challenging principles that put Portland on the map as a leader in creativity, design, and impact in a time of tremendous change and pressure on social and environmental resources.
Your hunger for maps, pre-conference conversation, and local flavor will be well satisfied. An assortment of beverages and food will be available, with free drink tokens for those who RSVP. Guests are invited to connect with people and place through Ecotrust and Point 97 mapping technologies, which are shaping the long-term economic and environmental health of terrestrial and marine environments. Feel free to take a tour of the 120-year old Natural Capital Center — headquarters for Ecotrust, Point 97 and home to over two dozen social enterprises that are changing the way we live, work, and do business.
- Where: Natural Capital Center, 721 NW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
- When: Tuesday September 9th
Wednesday! Maptime! Null Island! Party!
Maptime is a conglomeration of hands-on, beginner-focused meetup groups for learning about web maps, open-source spatial analysis, and geographic concepts. They recently hit 30 (THIRTY!) meetup groups around the world, and figured it was time for a party! Come join them as they celebrate the growth of their organization, the first birthday of Maptime Null Island (with t-shirts), and the awesome community being creating. They’ll buy the first round…
- Where: White Owl Social Club, 1305 SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
- When: Wednesday, September 10th, 8pm-11pm
Wednesday (again)! LocationTech BOF!
Organized during FOSS4G week in Portland, this LocationTech Birds of a Feather Meetup is a chance to meet members, project developers, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people for an enjoyable evening of good food, drinks, and camaraderie.
- Where: Spirit of 77, 500 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
- When: Wednesday, 10 September from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Field trips and tours
You traveled all the way to Portland so be sure to take some time to relax and explore our beautiful little corner of the world with one of our field trips or tours:
- Sunday, Sept. 7th: Portland Timbers Soccer Match (football, cheering, chainsaws!) [7]
- Friday, Sept. 12th: DIY PDX Walking Tour (crafty crafters!), Keep Portland Wired! Walking Tour (wired and weird!) [8]
- Saturday, Sept. 13th:Willamette Valley Wine Tour (viticulture and sustainable farming!) [9]
- Sunday, Sept. 14th:Portland Breweries Tour (Beer Bus!) [10]
Space is still available, but limited. To register for an activity, visit the main registration page (scroll towards the bottom for tours etc). You can register for field trips separately from the main conference.
Updated conference schedule
The schedule [11] has been updated with the latest details and is full of great workshops, presentations, and events. Take a look and start sketching out your conference now to ensure that you don’t miss any crucial content.
Lodging Update
Our room blocks at the Doubletree and Staybridge have filled. However, the Staybridge is offering a limited number of additional rooms at the group rate based on availability. We recommend calling them ASAP to try and get a room.
If you are unable to find a room at either of those locations, there are numerous other hotels in the area around the Oregon Convention Center; many attendees have also had luck with AirBnB [12] or one of a number of the guesthouses in Portland (search Portland Guesthouse).
Important Conference Dates
See the full calendar for more details.
- Sep 8th-9th: Workshops
- Sep 10th-12th: Main Conference
- Sep 13th: Code Sprint
Important Links
About FOSS4G
The annual FOSS4G conference is the largest global gathering focused on open source geospatial software. FOSS4G brings together developers, users, decision-makers and observers from a broad spectrum of organizations and fields of operation. Through six days of workshops, presentations, discussions, and cooperation, FOSS4G participants create effective and relevant geospatial products, standards, and protocols.
FOSS4G has been held all over the world and draws attendees from over 40 countries. Nottingham, England hosted the conference in. In, Portland, Oregon, USA will host FOSS4G’s tenth year.