[OSGeo Africa] Press Release: Top 10 Reasons to Attend FOSS4G 2011 in Denver

[Gavin]

Top 10 Reasons to Attend FOSS4G 2011 in Denver
The Event Presents Great Value and Rare Opportunity

DENVER, July 27, 2011 -- The Free and Open Source Software for
Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is the premier international conference
focused on open source geospatial software. The event presents a number
of unique learning opportunities at a great value compared to similar
professional conferences.

Following are the Top 10 reasons to consider attendance at this event.

     1. Open source software for geospatial is gaining strong momentum
        with high performance and high-profile use cases, and you need
        to know what's available. If you are currently using closed
        source commercial software, you owe it to yourself and your
        organization to understand the capabilities, cost
        justifications, and the community of open source geospatial
        software developers.
     2. Location: Denver is the recognized geospatial hub of the United
        States with many commercial geospatial data providers,
        commercial software companies, engaged software developers, and
        a wide array of federal agencies that create and manage
        geospatial data and applications. Coming to this hub will expose
        attendees to an engaged and vibrant community to interact and
        learn from.
     3. Location: This is the first of these global gatherings to take
        place in North America in the past four years, and will likely
        not be repeated soon. The event makes its way around the world
        on a yearly basis, and if you live and work in North America,
        this is a chance to catch it while it’s close.
     4. Location: The weather and touring possibilities make it an
        excellent draw for global participants. The timing coincides
        with peak golden aspen viewing in the mountains, with typically
        clear and crisp autumn weather. Denver is also a key jumping off
        point for tours of the scenic American west, including many of
        the large national parks that are within a day’s drive.
     5. Gain a global perspective with presentations from speakers from
        around the world.
     6. An introductory immersion welcomes newcomers with concentrated
        content to get you up to speed. With an all-day planned as an
        introduction, it’s a prime opportunity to understand what’s
        available and at a very low cost of only $149 for the day.
     7. This is the top educational event for detailed workshops and
        sessions on tools, custom development, and applications. Again,
        there is great value here with Monday workshops at only $149
        each, and one-day registration at only $349.
     8. Evening social gatherings, big party night, and informal
        meetings make this a prime event to meet peers and extend your
        social network.
     9. The event draws top developers in the community who are
        developing the next-generation tools. If you are looking for top
        talent to act as consultants in creating custom tools or to
        integrate FOSS solutions with your commercial implementations,
        this is the marketplace to meet them.
    10. It’s rare to encounter such a dedicated group of individuals on
        a mission to change the world with software. Be part of the
        movement to extend the reach and possibilities of Open Source
        Software for Geospatial and put a little passion in your work.

If you still aren’t convinced, you can watch this video
http://vimeo.com/osgeo/foss4g2011 from the local committee with a
personal appeal, and insistence, that you come to FOSS4G in Denver.



About FOSS4G
FOSS4G is the global conference focused on Free and Open Source Software
for Geospatial that is organized by the Open Source Geospatial
Foundation (OSGeo) with support from an all-volunteer organizing
committee and professional conference management from the Geospatial
Information Technology Association (GITA). The 2011 FOSS4G event in
Denver marks the first North American event in four years, with the
prior three events taking place in Barcelona, Sydney and Cape Town.

SOURCE: FOSS4G Organizing Committee

RELATED LINKS:
http://2011.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G Denver 2011
http://www.osgeo.org/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://stateofthemap.org/ State of the Map Conference
http://www.gita.org/ Geospatial Information Technology Association
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