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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'>Thanks Gavin, good idea<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'>It would be great to have an editorial by
someone who knows the history of OS, why and how it came about, what the
strengths and challenges are and how the conference will address these. <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'>Another request to the OS geeks please. I’m
trying to rustle up local interest so am sending out notice every second week
or so with a blurb on the different themes. I’m trying to get people to
engage with the topic so that by the time it arrives, there is a lot of local
hype and they all want to go. I’m an optimist. So a short paragraph on
each one of the following between now and the conference would be great. Below
is one of my attempts at getting the debate going and it would be really great
if we could have similar mail shots on the following. I can do all the
theme ones, but not the technical ones. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● LBS, logistics, routing <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● FOSS Business models<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● Training, support, skills
development <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● Open data, open content<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● GEO, GEOSS, and its 9
societal benefit areas <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● OGC, interoperability<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● New FOSS GIS developments
and applications <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>● Semantic GIS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
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'>Thanks in anticipation<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'>Carrin Martin<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 style='text-align:justify'><b><u><font size=3
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
font-weight:bold'>“Today’s Topic: Millennium Development Goals (MDG)</span></font></u></b><b><font
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow";font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>With the South African
government having committed itself to Open Source Software, and the Spatial
Data Infrastructure (SDI) Act having been enacted in 2006, the country is
poised to face a bright spatially-enable future. Are government departments
at all levels making the most of these mechanisms to ensure that the millennium
goals are met? What is happening to ensure that eGovernment becomes a reality in
SA to fast tract achieving these and other goals?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
font-weight:bold'>MDGs for SA</span></font></b><font face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 1. Eradicate extreme
poverty and hunger<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 2. Achieve universal
primary education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 3. Promote gender
equality and empower women<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 4. Reduce child
mortality<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 5. Improve maternal
health<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other diseases<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 7. Ensure
environmental sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Goal 8. Develop a global
partnership for development<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>What spatial infrastructure
needs to be in place in order to achieve these, and what is Governments’ role
in providing that infrastructure? What role are governments in other
developing nations playing and are there lessons that we can learn from them?
What are the issues that need to be debated about the role that Open Source can
play in achieving the goals? Has proprietary software reached it sell-by
date, what role will vendors play in future, who will develop our systems and
provide training and support? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>Be part of the debate, send
in your abstract and come to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:place></st1:City>.”
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
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> 20 June 2008 12:55 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> FOSS4G2008 local organising
committee<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Foss4g2008loc] please
write an article</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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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'>Hi all<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'>If you’re not already blogging about FOSS4G 2008 then
I invite you to write an editorial article for PositionIT, our South African
GIS magazine and local media sponsor. </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Deadline date for
your editorial contributions is </span></font><strong><b><font
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Tahoma'>18 July 2008</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
and should you require our author's guidelines, please log onto <a
href="http://www.eepublishers.co.za/view.php?sid=1095"
title="http://www.eepublishers.co.za/view.php?sid=1095">http://www.eepublishers.co.za/view.php?sid=1095</a><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'>Anything to communicate to readers about the
conference, be it expanding on some of the topics, introducing the guest
speakers, your thoughts on the impact and relevance of the conference,
whatever. <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 help build the excitement and interest in our
southern African region. <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=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gavin <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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