<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:1.38;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear Everyone,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:1.38;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">On behalf of the </span><a href="http://eclipse.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a30250907bda1e5c05174e0b2&id=b57113f56d&e=fd0699f496" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);text-decoration:none"><u style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Organizing Team</u></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, we would like to invite you to submit talk & workshop proposals for </span><a href="http://eclipse.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a30250907bda1e5c05174e0b2&id=2489c21829&e=fd0699f496" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);text-decoration:none"><u style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">FOSS4G North America 2016</u></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. The conference will run <strong><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">May 2</span></span>-<span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">5, 2016</span></span></strong> at the <strong>Raleigh Convention Center</strong> in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A..</span><span style="line-height:24px"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:1.38;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Like last year, we will be offering a <strong>free full access pass to speakers</strong> who have their talk or workshop accepted. The 2016 conference will be noticeably bigger than 2015. The list of topics include a number of mature areas as well as emerging ones. <strong>Please see the </strong></span><strong><a href="http://eclipse.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a30250907bda1e5c05174e0b2&id=f0c49e9be8&e=fd0699f496" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><u style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">call for proposals</u></a></strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> for details and to submit a proposal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:1.38;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Also, </span><a href="http://eclipse.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a30250907bda1e5c05174e0b2&id=60a763e361&e=fd0699f496" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);text-decoration:none"><u style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">public community voting</u></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> on submissions has been enabled. Cast your vote for the presentations and workshops you would like to see!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:1.38;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We wish you a safe and happy holiday season!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:1.38;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The FOSS4G NA 2016 Team</span></p><div style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">p.s. Please see <a href="http://eclipse.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a30250907bda1e5c05174e0b2&id=64e0414140&e=fd0699f496" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223)">the sponsor prospectus</a> should you be interested in sponsoring.</div></div>