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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'>Gavin,<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'>Thank you for the notification. Can you
perhaps create a sort of hyperlink at “Reserve your stand by July 7 to
get early bird rates”. By clicking on this link, it must take them to our
web page.<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'>And … I can’t find any
information on the web page regarding the exhibition. Please tell me what type
of information will be suitable for the web page and how I can load the data
onto the web (floor plan, contact details etc). I also can’t remember my login
and password! Please help!<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'>Thanks<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'>Magda<o:p></o:p></span></font></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> Friday, July 04, 2008 3:36
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">FOSS4G2008
local organising committee</st1:PersonName>; Africa local chapter discussions<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Foss4g2008loc] Thinking
of Exhibiting at the most important GIS conference in SA this year? Reserve
your stand by July 7 for Early Bird rates</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><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>2008 Free and Open
Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Conference incorporating GISSA 2008,
September 29 - October 3, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We’ve extended the exhibitor early bird
deadline because of mailing list hitches, so<b><font color="#ff6600"><span
style='color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'> Reserve your stand by July 7 to get
early bird rates</span></font></b><font color="#ff6600"><span style='color:
#FF6600'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></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 style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Commercial
Exhibitors<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Booth size (3mX3m) Early
i.e. reservation by July 7 is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>R17 500 (~$2270
USD)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><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 style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Government/Non-profit/Universities
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Booth size (3mX3m) Early
i.e. reservation by July 7 is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>R12 500 (~$1620
USD)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h2 style='margin-top:0in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Exhibitors to date (4 July) include</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:normal'>: Autodesk; SITA; Google; GIMS; Geograph; Borealis; Open
Spatial Solutions; GIS Global Image; CDSM (Chief Directorate: Surveys and
Mapping); Eskom ESI; MapWindow; United Nations; OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium);
CSIR, Camptocamp, 52North, SAEON, Optron<o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>There
are still <font color="#ff6600"><span style='color:#FF6600'>sponsorship</span></font>
opportunities available</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. Sponsors to date (20
June) are: Platinum: Autodesk; Gold: SITA; Silver: Google and GIMS; Bronze:
WhereGroup, MapGears, LatLon, GeoTerraImage, DM Solutions Group and Mintek.<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><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Conference registration is covers the core 3.5 day
conference, featuring academic, presentation and poster tracks, live demo
theatre, plenaries, exhibition hall, wall-to-wall hands-on mini-workshops
('labs') and more! A fantastic Gala dinner at Moyo in Stellenbosch is an extra
item that will be worth every cent. <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'>By 26 June we had 300 delegates from over 40
countries. Register at </span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration">http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration</a>
</span></font><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>Content<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We have been overwhelmed with quality submissions in
our academic and presentation tracks. You will be able to choose from among 60
academic papers and 140 presentations, that will run in parallel with the labs.
For a taste of the content to expect and to get your mouth watering, use
the ‘Browse’ tools on the right panel of the conference website: <a
href="http://www.foss4g2008.org/">www.foss4g2008.org</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><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>Hands-on
workshops and labs<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>At an additional cost, you get a <b><font
color="#ff9900"><span style='color:#FF9900;font-weight:bold'>full five days</span></font></b>
featuring all of the above PLUS the extremely popular FOSS4G hands-on
workshops. We have added some interesting technical visits too this year. <font
color=green><span style='color:green'>Get a feel for the workshops and labs
here: <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Labs">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Labs</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></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><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>Keynote
speaker<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.edparsons.com/">Ed Parsons</a>,
chief of geospatial technology at Google and ex CTO of the UK Ordnance Survey
will be a keynote speaker at the opening plenary. <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'>We hope to see you in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in September, in just under three months!<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'>For up-to-date information, registration and program details,
please visit the conference website: <a href="http://www.foss4g2008.org/">http://www.foss4g2008.org/</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'>PS: please disseminate this as widely as possible<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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