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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dear all,<br>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="FOSS4G_Belgium_2017_-_Call_for_Maps"></span><span
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0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">The<span> </span><font color="#000000"><a
href="http://2017.foss4g.be/">FOSS4G.be </a><span></span>is
an annual conference focused on open source geospatial
software. This year, the event will be held on <b>October 26
at Tour and Taxi (Brussels)</b>.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
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normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
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0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">As a geospatial conference, maps should
certainly be a part of it! That's why we decided to organise a
Map Gallery exhibit: We invite contributions to the FOSS4G Map
Gallery in order to create an exciting and vibrant exhibit of
the very best in mapping. Contributing to the FOSS4G.be Map
Gallery is simple: make a map involving at least open source
technology or open data.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">Your map can be the result of a commercial
venture or a personal challenge.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">We encourage all attendees to submit their
work on paper (maximumsize A1). If you are unable to print your
map you can send it by e-mail (see instuctions below).
Interactive maps are welcome as well (please provide us with an
URL).</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
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0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">You will also be asked to provide us with a
short description of your map and possibly a brief statement of
the methods, software and data you used in your map design and
production.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
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0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">To make it simple, the two criteria's for
submitting your work are :</font></p>
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url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml%20version%3D%221.0%22%20encoding%3D%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20version%3D%221.1%22%20width%3D%225%22%20height%3D%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%222.5%22%20cy%3D%229.5%22%20r%3D%222.5%22%20fill%3D%22%2300528c%22%2F%3E%0A%3C%2Fsvg%3E%0A");
font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures:
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal;
letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">The Map must have been created in 2016-2017</font></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">At least one step of the production process must
have been achieved using open source technology or open data.</font></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">We invite all users, inventors or map
creators from anywhere in Belgium or elsewhere to contribute to
what will surely be an amazing Map Gallery.</font></p>
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;
text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"><span class="mw-headline"
id="On-Site_Submission_Guidelines">On-Site Submission
Guidelines</span></font></h2>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">E-mail <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:map@foss4g.be">map@foss4g.be</a> (<b>before October 22</b>)
and tell us to reserve a space in the gallery for you. Bring a
paper copy of your map with you to the conference to hang in the
gallery. The gallery map boards accommodate A1 paper maps.
Larger maps are not allowed.</font></p>
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text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"><span class="mw-headline"
id="Online_Submission_Guidelines">Online Submission Guidelines</span></font></h2>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">Submit your map<span> </span><b>by October 8</b><span> </span>via
e-mail (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:map@foss4g.be">map@foss4g.be</a>).</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 14px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">Maps submitted online must meet the following
criteria:</font></p>
<ul>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Must be in .pdf
format only (Include all fonts or convert to outlines.) <br>
</font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Minimum resolution:
2342 x 3311 pixels (we’ll print the maps in A1)</font></li>
</ul>
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font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing:
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">If you made a interactive map, please provide
us with the URL.</font></p>
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text-decoration-color: initial;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"><span class="mw-headline"
id="Include_this_information_with_your_map_submission">Include
this information with your map submission</span></font></h2>
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padding: 0px; list-style-image:
url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml%20version%3D%221.0%22%20encoding%3D%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20version%3D%221.1%22%20width%3D%225%22%20height%3D%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%222.5%22%20cy%3D%229.5%22%20r%3D%222.5%22%20fill%3D%22%2300528c%22%2F%3E%0A%3C%2Fsvg%3E%0A");
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normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal;
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Title of Map</font></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Name</font></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Date</font></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Organization</font></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Additional map authors</font></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Brief description of the map. Please mention
software and data used.</font></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Screenshot (if paper copy)</font></li>
</ul>
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Hope to see your map at <font color="#000000"><a
href="http://2017.foss4g.be/">FOSS4G.be</a>!<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
The OSGeo Belgium team<br>
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