<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear QGIS Developers<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Some of you may have noticed Gary's notice to the user's list announcing our sponsorship programme:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A href="http://qgis.org/content/view/131/105/">http://qgis.org/content/view/131/105/</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>We would like to hire someone to work on QGIS to help get 0.8 'out the door'. As stated in the announcement here:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A href="http://qgis.org/content/view/132/106/">http://qgis.org/content/view/132/106/</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>any current developer with SVN access or that has submitted patches to QGIS may apply, including PSC members. In the case that a PSC member applies for the work, they will need to recuse themselves from the developer selection process. All non-applicant PSC members will vote on which developer will win the contract.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The deadline for submissions is Sunday 5 November 2006, 23h59 GMT.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>We really look forward to receiving your applications and hope that this modest beginning will form the basis of a sustainable way to keep momentum and quality in the QGIS project.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best regards</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Tim Sutton (on behalf of the Project Steering Committee)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-- </DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Visit <A href="http://qgis.org">http://qgis.org</A> for a great Open Source GIS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Home Page: <A href="http://linfiniti.com">http://linfiniti.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Skype: timlinux</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">MSN: <A href="mailto:tim_bdworld@msn.com">tim_bdworld@msn.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Yahoo: <A href="mailto:tim_bdworld@yahoo.com">tim_bdworld@yahoo.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jabber: timlinux</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>