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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Hi LOC, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>For your info.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Same mail format can be re-used if we came across another potentially interesting project or organization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>GJ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Van:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting OSGeo.nl [mailto:gert-jan@osgeo.nl] <br><b>Verzonden:</b> zaterdag 5 maart 2016 22:18<br><b>Aan:</b> 'abarrett@wri.org'<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> GWF at the FOSS4G 2016 conference in Bonn?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Alyssa, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>You may (or may not) know about the FOSS4G conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>It's a worldwide, annual conference on open source geospatial software where almost 1000 developers, users, academics , policy makers gather together to share ideas about developing and using free and open source software for geospatial.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>This year the conference is from 24-26 August, in Bonn (Germany)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>By accident I came across the GWF site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Starting with 2016, we have defined key stream topics that would tap into communities with adjacent interests and activates to our geospatial ones. Thus, we have included the land information, remote sensing for Earth Observation and open data and after an analysis on your work, I think a presentation on FOSS4G might fit in perfectly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I, therefore, encourage you to think joining our conference, and submit a presentation on GWF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Our call for submissions is already opened and can be found at <a href="http://2016.foss4g.org/news-entry/call-for-submissions.html">http://2016.foss4g.org/news-entry/call-for-submissions.html</a>. It's open until the 21st of March.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I hope to be able to welcome you at our event!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>On behalf of the FOSS4G 2016 local organizing committee, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Gert-Jan van der Weijden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>