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12.0pt'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has the pleasure to
inform you that the GeoNetwork opensource third annual workshop will be
held from 5 to 9 November 2007 at FAO Headquarters, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Rome</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This year we hope to welcome 80-100 participants from several UN
Agencies as well as from the GeoNetwork opensource community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>During the week we have time slots scheduled for half-day to
one-day technical sessions on Open Source Web-Mapping and Desktop
GIS Applications. We strongly encourage workshop submissions on
interoperability and spatial data infrastructures based. Workshops from (OSGeo)
Free and Open Source Software projects will receive preference in the selection
process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Each session should consist of a brief presentation of the
software's functionality as well as a practical hands-on part targeted to
GIS professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you are interested in presenting your project in a technical
session at the workshop, please provide us with a short session proposal
until 19 September. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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presenters. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We look forward to seeing you in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rome</st1:place></st1:City>
as a workshop presenter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Patrizia Monteduro<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<st1:City w:st="on">Rome</st1:City> - <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
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