<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">Hey folks,</span><br style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><br style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">I am happy to announce that we have a signed contract and can now officially begin sharing the date and location of the conference venue. I would like to thank our Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chair, Michael Terner, Delaney Meeting & Event Management, and the OSGEO community for getting us to a signed contract.</span><br style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><br style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">The International FOSS4G Boston 2017 conference will be heldĀ August 14th through the 18th at TheĀ Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center. This venue is in the heart of the Boston Seaport District, which has many restaurants and attractions and is home to many tech companies. Attendees will be able to reach the conference using the Silver Line, giving them direct access to the Airport and South Station.</div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">The LOC is working on some great things for the conference and will be making a bigger splash publicly at the FOSS4G-NA Raleigh 2016 and the FOSS4G Bonn 2016. We hope to carry the torch from this years events and fire up our community to help us build a strong program for our conference.</div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">Thanks for being a part of this (yes being on the mailing list counts),</div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">Guido Stein</div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">LOC Co-Chair</div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px">FOSS4G Boston 2017</div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px;line-height:19.5px"><a href="http://2017.foss4g.org">http://2017.foss4g.org</a></div></div>
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