<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I am pleased to announce that the process to select a host for FOSS4G 2018 has now opened.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">2018 is designated as a “Rest of the World” year (i.e. not North America or Europe)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Details of the selection process, the RfP document, key dates and useful links are available at <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process" class="">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Any questions should be submitted to <a href="mailto:conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org" class="">conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a> not by replying in the list in which this message has been posted, please start a new mail thread with a subject line beginning FOSS4G 2018</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The Conference Committee are excited at the prospect of reaching new communities in 2018 and sharing our passion for FOSS4G. We look forward to receiving your proposals.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">May the FOSS be with you<br class=""><div class="">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; border-spacing: 0px;">______<br class="">Steven Feldman</span></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; border-spacing: 0px;">Chair of the Conference Committee<br class=""><br class=""></span>
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