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<a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/index.html">FOSS4G 2009</a></h1><div id="bodyContent"><div id="contentSub" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 1em; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); width: auto; ">
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<span class="mw-headline">Abstract Voting Open</span></h1><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Sydney, Australia. 15 June 2009.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">
You can now vote on the papers you'd like to see at FOSS4G 2009! We have had over 170 abstract submissions. Have your say on what you would like to see at the conference. You can read the abstracts and cast your votes for your preferred papers. Voting is open now and will close on Sunday 28th June.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">To vote follow the link here: <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/" class="external free" title="http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image: url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">For instructions on how to vote, please refer to the voting page on the Conference website or <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Program#Presentation_Voting" class="external free" title="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Program#Presentation_Voting" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image: url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Program#Presentation_Voting</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Successful authors will be notified on the 20th of July. A preliminary program will be in place by August.</p><a name="Upcoming_FOSS4G_milestones" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; "></a><h2 style="color: black; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px; background-position: initial initial; ">
<span class="mw-headline">Upcoming FOSS4G milestones</span></h2><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/bullet.gif); ">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">15-28 June 2009, Abstract Voting is Open</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">31 Jul 2009, Early registration deadline</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">14 Sep 2009, Completed program available</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">Position Magazine: <a href="http://www.positionmag.com.au/" class="external free" title="http://www.positionmag.com.au/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image: url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">http://www.positionmag.com.au/</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: <a href="http://www.asmmag.com/" class="external free" title="http://www.asmmag.com" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image: url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">http://www.asmmag.com</a></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; ">GIS Development: <a href="http://gisdevelopment.net/" class="external free" title="http://gisdevelopment.net/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image: url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">http://gisdevelopment.net/</a></li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising Committee, join our announcement list or twitter feed at: <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/" class="external free" title="http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 187); background-image: url(http://wiki.osgeo.org/skins/monobook/external.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">or contact:</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">
Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft</p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">tel +61-2-8570-5050</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m</p></div></span>