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<p>The Call for Talks is now open for FOSS4G:UK Local 2022: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2022local/">https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2022local/</a>
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<p>We have 3 great keynotes signed up (Regina Obe, Tim Sutton and
Anita Graser) which we will stream nationally, and we have 9
venues across the UK which we plan to fill with sessions. <br>
</p>
<p>If you would like to tell us what you have been up to with
FOSS4G, please submit your talk. The call for talks will be open
until Sun 18th Sept 2022. <br>
</p>
<p>Talks will be at one of nine different venues (Birmingham, Bovey
Tracy [Dartmoor National Park], Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds,
London, Manchester or Southampton [Ordnance Survey]). Please
specify which venue you would like to present at. We will aim to
stream presentations from these venues to the other venues, those
unable to get to a venue and to record them for the OSGeo:UK
YouTube channel. <br>
</p>
<p>There are a range of talk options available (lightning talks 5-10
min, presentations 30 min, workshops 1hr or 2 hr, or show and
tell, which are short and variable). Or if you would like to do
something else, please submit your talk, and/or reach out to one
of the local venue chairs to discuss. <br>
</p>
<p>For more details, please check out the website, <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2022local/">https://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2022local/</a>,
follow us on Twitter (@OSGeoUK) or Matrix (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://matrix.to/#/#OSGeoUK:matrix.org">https://matrix.to/#/#OSGeoUK:matrix.org</a>).
Any questions, please reach out via details on the website, or to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:osgeouk@gmail.com">osgeouk@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
Nick Bearman (Chair OSGeo:UK) and the OSGeo:UK committee</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/03/2022 17:04, OSGeo:UK wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At OSGeo:UK we are determined to run another FOSS4G UK meeting in 2022. This would give us all an opportunity to hear about the latest developments in open source Geo and meet up for some Geo socialising. We are proposing a new approach and are aiming to meet both in person and 'in the cloud' on PostGIS day: Thu 17th Nov 2022. This will be a hybrid conference, but with a twist: there will be no central physical location. The idea is to have a range of venues, geographically dispersed, where you can physically meet up, with some sessions streamed to all venues, and other sessions run locally. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope to have at least four meet up locations, but will aim for a lot more. There is no minimum size location, so you can meet up with a couple of friends locally, or get together with a much larger number in a big town or city. You will also be able to join remotely, from wherever you are, if you can't get to a venue. </span></p>
<br>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The schedule for 17th Nov is still to be decided. We plan to have some keynote presentations which will be streamed to all venues, along with other workshops and events. These can be streamed to venues for people who want to participate if equipment is available, or just run locally if not. We plan to have a range of presentations, demonstrations and workshops at a variety of levels. We will also have physical and virtual social events. Sessions that can be recorded will be hosted on the </span><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0wX857AHUGM3qCzR6PcwQ"
style="text-decoration-line:none" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OSGeo:UK YouTube channel</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> after the event. </span></p>
<br>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is where we need you! We need local organisers to step forward and offer to host an event at their location. Please contact us if you are interested in helping to deliver FOSS4G UK 2022. OSGeo:UK will be coordinating the events and are planning to be able to cover costs of room hire and catering where needed. We will also be looking for sponsorship, so if you are interested in any or all of these please get in touch. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We particularly need people to organise sessions in:</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- The Midlands</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Wales</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- North East England</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- North West England</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Northern Ireland</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We will list these on <a href="http://uk.osgeo.org" moz-do-not-send="true">uk.osgeo.org</a> as we get volunteers. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We also need volunteers to help us plan, coordinate and run the event. We are having a planning meeting on Wed 30th March, 12:00 - 13:00 on </span><a
href="https://meet.google.com/wvi-mnri-wah"
style="text-decoration-line:none" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Google Meet</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, so please come along if you want to run a local venue, or volunteer in some other way. If you can't make it but want to be involved, just let us know. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Looking forward to a great day of events!</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best wishes,</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nick Bearman (Chair OSGeo:UK) and the OSGeo:UK committee</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please send emails to <a href="mailto:osgeouk@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">osgeouk@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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