<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Registrations are now open for the <b>Third Open Source GIS Conference</b> at <a href="http://cgs.nottingham.ac.uk/~osgis11/os_home.html">http://cgs.nottingham.ac.uk/~osgis11/os_home.html</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The OSGIS conference series has a strong international focus and takes a holistic approach in bringing together speakers and delegates from government, academe, industry and open source communities. High profile speakers from all over the world are invited for giving presentations and running hands-on workshops for the conference series. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The key aims of OSGIS conference series are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. to hear presentations from government, academic, industry and policy makers on open source, open standards and open data geospatial technologies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. to provide platform to network and develop ideas for future collaborative work in open source GIS <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. to understand current developments in open source GIS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4. to act as a focus for open source, open standards, open data GIS research <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal># OSGIS 2011 Keynote presentation: Professor Thierry Badard (Laval University, Canada) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal># "Open Nottingham" presentation -Prof. Christine Ennew (Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Nottingham) & Prof. Wyn Morgan (University of Nottingham) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal># "The impact of open data, open source software and open standards on the evolution of National SDI's" - Prof. Mike Jackson (Director, Centre for Geospatial Science)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>OSGIS 2011 workshops: <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Open Data Revolution Workshop - (Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute, University of Nottingham and Creative Commons)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mapserver Workshop - (Astun Technology, UK) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One Geology Workshop - (British Geological Survey) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Geoserver Workshop - (GeoSolutions, Italy) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>WMS/QGIS Workshop - (Faunalia,UK) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OGC-OSGeo Interoperability Day will be held on 21 June 2011 (Organised by Tyler Mitchell, Executive Director, Open Source Geospatial Foundation) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>gvSIG Day (Organised by gvSIG Association, Spain) will be held on 22 June 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Full conference agenda will be published in mid April. Early bird registration closes on 22 April 2011.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to welcoming you for joining us in our vision and mission on further building up Open Source, Open Standards, Open data research.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suchith Anand<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>(on behalf of OSGIS Team)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dr Suchith Anand</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Centre for Geospatial Science<br>The Nottingham Geospatial Building <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Nottingham NG7 2 TU<br>Tel: (0)115 82 32750<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~lgzwww/contacts/staffPages/SuchithAnand/Suchith%20Anand.htm">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~lgzwww/contacts/staffPages/SuchithAnand/Suchith%20Anand.htm</a><br><a href="http://www.opensourcegis.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.opensourcegis.org.uk/</span></a><br><a href="http://ica-opensource.scg.ulaval.ca/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://ica-opensource.scg.ulaval.ca/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Mission - Building up Open Source, Open Standards, Open Data research for bridging the digital divide</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br/>
<p>
This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may
contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error,
please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use,
copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment.
Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily
reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.
</p>
<p>
This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment
may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system:
you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the
University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
</p></body></html>