<div class="gmail_quote">fyi<br><br>Bruce<br><br><br>
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> [mailto:<a href="mailto:foss4g2009-announce-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">foss4g2009-announce-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] On<br>
> Behalf Of Cameron Shorter<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, 23 September 2009 8:57 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:foss4g2009-announce@lists.osgeo.org">foss4g2009-announce@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
> Cc: Stephen Lead<br>
> Subject: [FOSS4G 2009 Announce] Rush on Geospatial Open<br>
> Source Workshops at FOSS4G<br>
><br>
> Sydney, Australia. 23 September 2009. <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org" target="_blank">http://2009.foss4g.org</a><br>
><br>
> Many FOSS4G workshops are close to full, with one workshop<br>
> already at capacity. <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/workshops/" target="_blank">http://2009.foss4g.org/workshops/</a> People<br>
> wanting to learn about Geospatial Standards, Geospatial Open<br>
> Source Software and Business Cases should sign up soon to<br>
> avoid disappointment.<br>
><br>
> Also, in Open Source tradition, there is a breadth of other<br>
> exciting activities to sign up for:<br>
><br>
> * Wed evening: Ignite Spatial <<a href="http://www.ignitespatial.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ignitespatial.com/</a>> - 5<br>
> minute talks about anything spatial. Requires pre-registration<br>
> * Birds of a Feather<br>
> <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_BirdsOfAFeather" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_BirdsOfAFeather</a>> -<br>
> register a discussion topic<br>
> * Live DVD<br>
> <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Live_DVD" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Live_DVD</a>> - beta<br>
> version is ready to test<br>
> * Saturday afterwards: Code Sprint<br>
> <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Code_Sprint" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Code_Sprint</a>><br>
> * Demonstration Theatre<br>
> <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Demonstration_Theatre" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Demonstration_Theatre</a>><br>
> still a few slots free<br>
> * InstallFest<br>
> <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_InstallFest" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_InstallFest</a>> -<br>
> sign up if you will be there<br>
> * OSGeo Annual Meeting<br>
> <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2009" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2009</a>><br>
> * Volunteers <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Volunteers" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Volunteers</a>> -<br>
> do you have a space set of hands that can be put to good use<br>
> * Benchmarking 2009<br>
> <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Benchmarking_2009" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Benchmarking_2009</a>> -<br>
> the famous WMS shootout<br>
> * Posters <<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Posters" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Posters</a>><br>
> * Monday: FME User meeting<br>
><br>
> <<a href="http://www.safe.com/aboutus/events/australia2009/registration.php" target="_blank">http://www.safe.com/aboutus/events/australia2009/registration.php</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
> About FOSS4G<br>
><br>
> FOSS4G is the international Free and Open Source Software for<br>
> Geospatial conference, which comes to Sydney, Australia,<br>
> 20-23 October 2009. FOSS4G offers presentations, workshops,<br>
> demos, an install-fest, and a code sprint. It is presented by<br>
> the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and<br>
> Geospatial Professionals and includes the latest geospatial<br>
> applications, standards, government programs, business<br>
> processes and case studies. Topics include mobile platforms,<br>
> location based applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing,<br>
> development, spatial standards, integration of cross-agency<br>
> data, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web<br>
> Processing Services, Integration of Open Source and<br>
> Proprietary Software and more.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Media Sponsors<br>
><br>
> * Position Magazine: <a href="http://www.positionmag.com.au/" target="_blank">http://www.positionmag.com.au/</a><br>
> * Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: <a href="http://www.asmmag.com" target="_blank">http://www.asmmag.com</a><br>
> * Geoconnexions Magazine: <a href="http://www.geoconnexion.com/" target="_blank">http://www.geoconnexion.com/</a><br>
> * Directions Magazine: <a href="http://directionsmag.com/" target="_blank">http://directionsmag.com/</a><br>
> * GIS Development: <a href="http://gisdevelopment.net/" target="_blank">http://gisdevelopment.net/</a><br>
> * Baliz Media: <a href="http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/" target="_blank">http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/</a><br>
><br>
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> ----------<br>
><br>
> For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G<br>
> Organising Committee, join our email list or twitter feed at:<br>
> <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/about_us/" target="_blank">http://2009.foss4g.org/about_us/</a><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Cameron Shorter<br>
> FOSS4G Chair<br>
> Geospatial Systems Architect<br>
> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050<br>
> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254<br>
><br>
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