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9 years ago today was the first ever meeting of the OSGeo
foundation, in Chicago U.S.A.
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.osgeo.org/content/news/news_archive/open_source_geospatial_foundation_initial_press_release.html.html">http://www.osgeo.org/content/news/news_archive/open_source_geospatial_foundation_initial_press_release.html.html</a>).
Thanks to those passionately involved back then, and the thousands
contributing since, now our community has expanded and has reached
many countries all over world. Congratulations to everyone for
continuing to share the passion for Open Source geospatial.<br>
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Here is a glimpse at some of the exciting events happening around
the world this year:<br>
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- OSGeo Code Sprint
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015</a>) 10-13
February, Philadelphia U.S.A.<br>
- FOSS4G-NA (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://2015.foss4g-na.org/">https://2015.foss4g-na.org/</a>) 9-12 March, San Fransisco
U.S.A.<br>
- Bolsena Code Sprint
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Bolsena_Code_Sprint_2015">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Bolsena_Code_Sprint_2015</a>) 31 May - 6
June, Bolsena Italy<br>
- FOSS4G-Europe (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/">http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/</a>) 14-17 July, Como
Italy<br>
- FOSS4G (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://2015.foss4g.org/">http://2015.foss4g.org/</a>) 14-19 September, Seoul South
Korea<br>
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Jeff McKenna<br>
OSGeo Foundation President<br>
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