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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=408 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b871212546ebe0a91f640e01f/images/0d2d5b34-255d-4425-a42f-0979c24b2445.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #EAEAEA 1.5pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 6.75pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:125%'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:firebrick'>Empowered by Open Source</span></b></em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Boston</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>August 14-19 2017</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:125%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#202020'>We’ve made a lot of progress in January and February.<strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> </span></strong></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#202020'> </span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#202020'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Here’s what you need to know: </span></em></span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://foss4g.us14.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b871212546ebe0a91f640e01f&id=7ab3eb2603&e=9ad841a52e"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>attendee registration</span></a> is open</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://foss4g.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b871212546ebe0a91f640e01f&id=e396198af2&e=9ad841a52e"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>call for presentations</span></a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'> <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>deadline is only 4 weeks away on March 21!</span></strong></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://foss4g.us14.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=b871212546ebe0a91f640e01f&id=7f3fde628c&e=9ad841a52e"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>call for workshops</span></a> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>deadline is only 3 weeks away on March 13!</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://foss4g.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b871212546ebe0a91f640e01f&id=a4a3c791c9&e=9ad841a52e"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>sponsor registration</span></a> is open and we have our first 10 sponsors</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#202020'>Don't procrastinate, please engage with us now!</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#202020'><br><br>We need your help with the following: <br><br>Our target for the next 2 weeks is to have over 100 attendees confirmed.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>******************** *** Register now</span></strong>! ***********************<br><br>This conference is about showcasing what <em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>YOU </span></em>are doing with FOSS4G technology, whether making it, or using it in the workplace.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>***************** Submit your abstract soon! ****************</span></strong></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#202020'>Signing up early and getting your abstracts in helps you and helps us too. </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Getting abstracts and workshops in early helps us make decisions quickly and begin sharing the program content on the website.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>And, if you know your presentation has been accepted, then it may be easier for you to sign up for the conference.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> It may also make it easier if you can see what workshops will be given and get an early look at the program. For this reason, we will be doing </span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>“</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>rolling acceptances</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>”</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> so you can see the program emerge before the May early bird deadline.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Boston is a popular place in the summer time and you will have more options and lower costs if you book your travel and lodging sooner. Make sure to take advantage of our competitive conference block hotel rate before it fills up.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Space is limited for both the Tuesday night Ice Breaker at the Harpoon Brewery and for the co-located <a href="http://foss4g.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b871212546ebe0a91f640e01f&id=d82a69c447&e=9ad841a52e" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2BAADF'>JS.Geo</span></a> conference. Sign up early and secure your spot!</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:125%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Thank you for your support. Please register and submit your presentation abstracts as soon as possible!</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>And let us know if you have any questions at <a href="mailto:foss4g2017@gmail.com?subject=foss4g2017" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2BAADF;font-weight:normal'>foss4g2017@gmail.com</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>