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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Just an FYI…I’ve been asked to forward this press release.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject: FOSS4G
2010 Call for Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are
pleased to announce the Call for Abstract for the FOSS4G (Free and Open Source
Software for Geospatial) 2010 conference, being held September 6-9, in
beautiful Barcelona, Spain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Held
annually, FOSS4G is the premier conference for the open source geospatial
community, providing a full-immersion experience in established and leading
edge geospatial technologies for developers, users, and people new to open
source geospatial.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://2010.foss4g.org" target="_blank" title="http://2010.foss4g.org"><span
style='color:#2A5DB0'>http://2010.foss4g.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOSS4G 2010
presentations are 25 minute talks, with 5 minute question and answer sessions
at the end. Presentations cover the use or development of open source
geospatial software. Anyone can can submit a presentation proposal and take
part in the conference as a presenter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some topics
of interest for this year are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Case Studies: Relate
the experiences of you and your organization using open source geospatial.
Where do things work well? Poorly? What problems did you solve, and at what
cost? What do you recommend for others? Why?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Benchmarks:
Comparisons between pieces of geospatial software. How do features compare?
Speed? Ease of use? What do you recommend for others?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Visualization: Tell
about your tips and tricks for effective visualization. How do you present
information in a compelling way? 3D? Cartographic tricks? Labelling and naming
ideas? Graphs and hybrid map/data combinations?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Development: What are
the new developments in your open source geospatial software product? How does
it work, how do people use it, what are the technical issues you are running
into?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hacks and Mashing:
Have you put together something novel or cool this year? What did you stick
together, how did it work, show us your gizmo!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Collaboration: What
techniques are you using to improve collaboration between organizations and
between individuals. Public geodata, collaborative data collection, data
sharing, open standards, de facto standards, and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have
an open source geospatial story to tell, we want to hear it!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more
information, see the FOSS4G site:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://2010.foss4g.org/presentations.php" target="_blank"
title="http://2010.foss4g.org/presentations.php"><span style='color:#2A5DB0'>http://2010.foss4g.org/presentations.php</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The deadline
for abstract submissions is April 1, 2010. Submit early, submit often!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="1268a3c6525c68cc_Academic_Track"></a><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Academic Track<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The FOSS4G
2010 academic track aims to bringing together researchers, developers, users
and practitioners carrying out research and development in the geospatial and
the free and open source fields and willing to share original and recent
research developments and experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The academic
track will act as an inventory of current research topics, but the major goal
is to promote cooperative research between OSGeo developers and the academia.
The academic track is the right forum to highlight the most important research
challenges and trends in the domain, and let them became the basis for an
informal OSGeo research agenda. It will foster interdisciplinary discussions in
all aspects of the geospatial and free and open source domains. It will be
organized in a way to promote networking between the participants, to initiate
and favour discussions regarding cutting-edge technologies in the field, to
exchange research ideas and to promote international collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><a name="1268a3c6525c68cc_Submission_guidelines"></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submission guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
submissions to the academic track must be original unpublished work written in
English. Papers should not exceed the 6000 words limit. Formatting guidelines
will be available soon. Submitted papers will be thoroughly reviewed by three
members of the international scientific committee and refereed for their
quality, originality and relevance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><a name="1268a3c6525c68cc_Important_dates"></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Submission deadline (full
paper for the academic track) - May, 31th, 2010</span><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h2><a name="1268a3c6525c68cc_upcoming_milestones"></a><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>upcoming milestones<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15 Jan 2010, Call for
Workshops/Tutorials opens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>30 Jan 2010, Call for
Workshops/Tutorials closes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 Feb 2010, Call for
Abstracts opens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16 Feb 2010,
Notification of acceptance for workshops/tutorials<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>22 Feb 2010,
Registration for workshop and tutorials opens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 Apr 2010, Abstract
submission deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 May 2010,
Presenters notified of acceptance for talks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15 Jun 2010,
Author/Early registration deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15 Jul 2010 Full
article submission deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Aug 2010, Completed
program available<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6-7 Sep 2010, FOSS4G
Workshops<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7-9 Sep 2010, FOSS4G
Presentations and Tutorials<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10 Sep 2010, FOSS4G
Code Sprint<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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