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<div id="magicdomid6" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Dear developers, users &
community members,</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid7" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid8" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">OSGeo Community Sprint will
come to Athens (Greece) in May 2020 [1]. You are </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid9" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">invited to join us.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid10" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid11" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">When:</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid12" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid13" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">- Mon 2020-05-25 08:30 -
Fri 2020-05-29 17:00</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid14" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid15" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Where:</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid16" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid149" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">- Venue: Serafio - Sports,
Culture and Innovation Center Main Hall [2], Municipality of
Athens</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid18" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid19" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Interested? So read more about
why & where & when...</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid20" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid21" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">The Open Source Geospatial
Foundation (OSGeo) has a long tradition of </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid22" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">organizing code sprints for
developers of Open Source GIS software.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid23" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid24" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">For several years the Open
Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) [3] has </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid25" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">been organizing a yearly Code
Sprint, a come-together of the "C Tribe" </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid27" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">OSGeo projects - now we call
it OSGeo Community Sprint and all "Tribes" <br>
are included/welcome. Leading developers of projects like GDAL,
PostGIS, <br>
MapServer, </span><span class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">GeoServer, </span>GRASS,
QGIS, PDAL and many more get </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid28" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">together to discuss new ideas,
hack, decide, tackle large geospatial </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid29" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">problems & more &
simply to have fun.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid30" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid165" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Last year the OSGeo Community
Sprint was held with success in Minnesota [4].</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid32" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">In 2020 the OSGeo Community
Sprint will come again to Europe after Vienna (2014)[5],</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid33" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Paris (2016) [6] and Bonn
(2018)[7]. This makes is possible to embed </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid34" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">European developers and users.
The tradition started in 2009 in Toronto [8]. </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid35" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Find a list of code sprints at
[9].</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid36" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid350" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">OSGeo Community Sprint 2020 in
Athens</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid361" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">------------------------------------------------------------</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid39" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">The international code sprint
of the OSGeo will take place from 25 to 29 </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid166" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">May 2020. We expect about 60
developers from all over the world to come from </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid41" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">various OSGeo projects [3].</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid42" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid43" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">The code sprint will take
place at Serafio main hall [10] in Athens, kindly </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid44" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">provided by the Municipality
of Athens [11], the largest municipality in Greece</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid45" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">with a variety of geospatial
applications heavily powered by OSGeo projects.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid46" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid47" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid48" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Acommodations</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid378" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">-----------------------</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid200" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Working zones will be created
for you in the main hall area. </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid201" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Healthy and not-so-healthy
catering of drinks and snacks will </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid52" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">be provided by us.
Participation in codesprint is free of charge. </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid53" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">However, overnight stays will
have to be reserved and paid for by </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid54" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">yourself.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid55" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid225" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Several hotels and apartments
are close to the venue [12]. </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid209" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">The venue neighborhood is
called "Gazi", while the nearby </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid211" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">neighborhood closer to
Acropolis is called "Thiseion". Using </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid218" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">those search terms, you will
be able to find lots of options </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid219" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">within walking distance.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid221" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid362" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Register for the OSGeo
Community Sprint</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid367" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">-------------------------------------------------------------</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid245" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">And don't forget to sign up in
the OSGeo wiki at our OSGeo Community</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid252" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Spint 2020 page:</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid256" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m"> </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020#Participants">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020#Participants</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid257" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid80" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">This is important for us, not
only for the planning of snacks and </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid81" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">drinks.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid83" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid368" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">The OSGeo Community Sprint is
open to all who wish to participate in one or </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid85" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">more projects. There is always
plenty to do – it’s not all about </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid86" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">programming. Translation,
documentation, feedback, discussions, testing </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid87" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">– all this is also important
for projects so everyone is cordially </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid88" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">invited to attend the code
sprint!</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid89" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid369" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">The Community Sprint
Organizing Team is looking forward to see you there!</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid91" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid108" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Questions?</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid109" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid110" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">If you have
questions/comments/ideas please let us know.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid111" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid267" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">Send an email to tzotsos at
osgeo.org. You are welcome!</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid113" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid114" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">You would like to sponsor the
event? Please contact </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid285" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">tzotsos at osgeo.org directly.
Read more about sponsoring the event </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid295" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[13]</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid117" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid317" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">See you in Athens in May 2020!</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid119" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid329" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">The OSGeo Community Sprint
2020 Team</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid121" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid122" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[1] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid123" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[2] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/37.97325/23.70656">https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/37.97325/23.70656</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid124" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[3] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="http://www.osgeo.org">http://www.osgeo.org</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid125" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[4] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2019">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2019</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid126" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[5] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Vienna_Code_Sprint_2014">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Vienna_Code_Sprint_2014</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid127" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[6] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Paris_Code_Sprint_2016">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Paris_Code_Sprint_2016</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid128" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[7] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Code_Sprint_2018">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Code_Sprint_2018</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid129" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[8] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Toronto_Code_Sprint_2009">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Toronto_Code_Sprint_2009</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid130" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[9] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Code_Sprints">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Code_Sprints</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid131" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[10] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="http://www.serafio.gr/portfolio/main-hall/">http://www.serafio.gr/portfolio/main-hall/</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid226" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[11] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://www.cityofathens.gr/en/">https://www.cityofathens.gr/en/</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid286" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[12] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020#Accommodation">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020#Accommodation</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid293" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">[13] </span><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020#Sponsoring">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020#Sponsoring</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid332" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid139" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid348" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">**********************************************************************</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid141" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">See you in Athens at OSGeo
Community Sprint 2020</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid142" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">25 to 29 May 2020</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid143" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid144" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m url"><a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2020</a></span></div>
<div id="magicdomid349" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-g-1l1mwppdyvc7lp2m">**********************************************************************</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid146" class="ace-line"><br>
</div>
<div id="magicdomid147" class="ace-line"><span class=""> </span></div>
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
Charter Member
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos">http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos</a></pre>
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