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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>What about an article on the theme that
includes web sites relevant to the conference topics e.g.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Millennium development goals : <a
href="http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/">http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/</a>
, <a href="http://www.undp.org/mdg/">http://www.undp.org/mdg/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Participatory GIS: <a
href="http://www.ppgis.net/">http://www.ppgis.net/</a> , <a
href="http://www.ppgis.info/">http://www.ppgis.info/</a> , <a
href="http://www.ppgis.net/ppgis_literature.htm">http://www.ppgis.net/ppgis_literature.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Open Source Health Care <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:City>: <a
href="http://www.oshca.org/">http://www.oshca.org/</a> , <a
href="http://www.openhealth.org/">http://www.openhealth.org/</a> , <a
href="http://www.ibiblio.org/pjones/wiki/index.php/Open_Source_Software_for_Public_Health">http://www.ibiblio.org/pjones/wiki/index.php/Open_Source_Software_for_Public_Health</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We can almost start the conference before
it begins, which will hopefully get people thinking about the theme and wanting
to come. We could also send the list to EIS Africa and other lists for
external encouragement. Perhaps we could put it on the conference web
site and ask people to add to it. Somone will need to check them. I
will be compiling a newsletter to GISSA members shortly and could include the
list in that. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Carrin Martin</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
foss4g2008loc-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:foss4g2008loc-bounces@lists.osgeo.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Gavin Fleming<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 11 March 2008 02:10 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">FOSS4G2008
local organising committee</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Foss4g2008loc] articles
for PositionIT</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We have been offered a page of articles in the next
three editions of PositionIT leading up to FOSS4G.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please consider writing a short promotional article
on any aspect of the conference that interests you: the topics, the academic
track, the outreach programme, the idea of debating FOSS and proprietary, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The first deadline is this Friday 14<sup>th</sup>. If
you don’t make that it can queue up for the next edition. Send any
material to me and I’ll forward to the publishers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gavin Fleming </span></font><font
size=1><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt'>MSc, Pr. GISc Technologist</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Senior GISc
and Sustainable Development Researcher <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.foss4g2008.org/">FOSS4G2008</a> conference chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mintek, </span><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">200 Malibongwe Drive</st1:address></st1:Street>
(formerly <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Hans Strijdom Drive</st1:address></st1:Street>)</font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>P/Bag X3015,
Randburg, 2125, </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South
Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>w:
+27-11-709-4668 c: 0845965680 f: 0866164820<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>xmpp: </span></font><font
size=1 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><a
href="mailto:gavinjfleming@gmail.com">gavinjfleming@gmail.com</a></span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Skype:
phlemingo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>27.9782E 26.0896S</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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