January 16, 2014
Present: Evan, John, Dawn, Daman, Chris, Hans, Emily, Cathy
1. Date & Format
The 2014 FSOSS will be held on Thursday/Friday Oct 23, 24, 2014. The format will be determined later. At the moment, we think that we end up with the same format as in 2013: workshops on Thursday, presentations on Friday.
John to prepare a proposal for the Robotic Competition (format, first email blast, leadup events, ...)
2. Key Dates
- January - Book space: Schulich, Seneca
- Feb. 18 - Call for Presentations
- Mar. 31 - Registration Form update
- Mar. 31 - Registration Opening, First email blast. Announcement of t-shirt design and robotic competition
- Sept. 16 - "10 Days Left" reminder
- Sept. 26 - "Soft" Early Bird
- Oct. 6 - "Hard" Early Bird
- Oct. 20 - Regular registration ends
3. Keynote
Need somebody to focus on this task. Decided to extend an invitation to Praveen - she graciously accepted.
4. Sponsorship
Need to involve more faculty in this. Cathy to send an email.
5. Required "fixes"
Registration Form - Dawn, Daman and Emily to form a sub-group to define what we need FSOSS Web Site - Need full access to all aspects of the web site. Emily to contact Calla and obtain as much information as possible.
