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The <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://2024.foss4g-oceania.org/" id="OWA0c3241fd-b6df-b6f7-aa0b-9c1db9c0447f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;">2024 FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference</a></span> will
be held at the C3 Conference Centre from November 5 to 8, 2024.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Results of Community Vote for our Conference Logo</span></div>
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So the votes are in and we have a winner! The logo which was designed by Cholena Smart from Perth in Western Australia and received the most votes from you all. Thank you to all those who took the time to submit a logo, it was pretty close in the end, but there
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You will see the logo (and several variants) appearing now in communications as the conference approaches. It will help us inform our style and we feel it really helps us represent our Oceania community of islands here in the South Pacific.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Tickets now on sale</span></div>
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Sales are starting to trickle in now which is exciting! Our registration page is up and running so you can book your tickets to attend
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Call for papers and workshops</span></div>
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The program committee has received 9 presentation proposals already indicating that the Conference is on the radar. Have you got an interesting project, product or story that involves FOSS4G or OpenStreetMap? Come and share it with your community in Hobart
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<a href="https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-sotm-oceania-2024/cfp" id="OWAd81e68d3-9669-41d2-142d-40ba4c020924" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;">Submit your presentation or workshop here</a></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Travel Grant Program</span></div>
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OSGeo Oceania is pleased to announce that it is again providing a Travel Grant Program (TGP) to facilitate accessibility and diversity at the FOSS4G SoTM 2024 Oceania Conference. You will find below more details about who is eligible, the type of grant tiers
you can apply for, where to submit your application, and who to contact if you need assistance with the process. Applications will be accepted until midnight on the
<span style="font-weight: 700;">30th June 2024</span> (AEST Standard Time).</div>
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For more information, check our website <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://2024.foss4g-oceania.org/#/attend/travel-grant-program" id="OWA59840bb5-14ba-78cf-0b8a-68d597da04d1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;">here</a></span> </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Sponsorship</span></div>
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Sponsoring this event ensures that it stays affordable and any surplus from the event goes towards supporting the day-to-day activities of our organisation, like bookkeeping and web hosting, but also in funding microgrants and sponsoring community projects.</div>
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Please reach out to anyone on the conference committee if you’d like more information, or email us directly at
<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:sponsorship@foss4g-oceania.org" id="OWA5d73fdf2-0b10-d427-e591-39661a29e530" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;">sponsorship@foss4g-oceania.org</a></span>.</div>
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