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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>2008 Free and Open Source Software for
Geospatial (FOSS4G) Conference incorporating GISSA 2008, September 29 - October
3, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'>Register</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <b><font
color="#ff6600"><span style='color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'>here</span></font></b>:
<a
href="http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration">www.foss4g2008.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Book now to get the early bird rates</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: Conference
registration before the deadline is just <b><font color="#ff6600"><span
style='color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'>R2900 (ZAR) (~$365 USD)</span></font></b>;
after June 20, registration is R3900 (~$491USD). This covers the core 3.5
day conference, featuring academic, presentation and poster tracks, live demo
theatre, plenaries, exhibition hall, wall-to-wall hands-on mini-workshops
('labs') and more! A fantastic Gala dinner at Moyo in Stellenbosch is an extra
item that will be worth every cent. The early bird really does get the worm!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>WORKSHOPS,
TECHNICAL VISITS and CODE SPRINT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For <b><font color="#ff9900"><span style='color:#FF9900;
font-weight:bold'>R4900 (ZAR) (~$618 USD)</span></font></b> if you register
before 20 June, you get a <b><font color="#ff9900"><span style='color:#FF9900;
font-weight:bold'>full five days</span></font></b> featuring all of the above
PLUS the extremely popular FOSS4G hands-on workshops. We have added some
interesting technical visits too this year. So register now and as soon as the
items listed below have been confirmed on the programme we will let you know so
you can make your choices, first come-first served. If you wait till after June
20, full registration goes up to R5900 (ZAR) (~$744 USD).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Workshop summary</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993300" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993300'>Getting Started with
MapServer</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>; <font color=olive><span style='color:olive'>Setting up a
geospatial catalog using GeoNetwork</span></font>; <font color="#993300"><span
style='color:#993300'>Building Web Mapping Applications with OpenLayers</span></font>;
<font color=olive><span style='color:olive'>Practical Introduction to MapGuide
Open Source</span></font>; <font color="#993300"><span style='color:#993300'>Practical
Introduction to GRASS and related software for beginners</span></font>; <font
color=olive><span style='color:olive'>The Open-Geo Stack: OpenLayers,
GeoServer, PostGIS</span></font>; <font color="#993300"><span style='color:
#993300'>QGIS for beginners, with Python plugins and GRASS</span></font>; <font
color=olive><span style='color:olive'>FOSS4G routing with pgRouting tools and
OpenStreetMap road data</span></font>; <font color="#993300"><span
style='color:#993300'>A Hitchhiker's guide to Ruby On Rails stack for geoWeb</span></font>;
<font color=olive><span style='color:olive'>gvSIG and Sextante</span></font>; <font
color="#993300"><span style='color:#993300'>Mapserver OGC Web Services</span></font>;
<font color=olive><span style='color:olive'>Collaborative Mapmaking with
GeoDjango</span></font>; <font color="#993300"><span style='color:#993300'>Standardized
Geoprocessing with FOSS</span></font>; <font color=olive><span
style='color:olive'>Hydrological and Geomorphological Terrain Analysis with
JGrass</span></font>; <font color="#993300"><span style='color:#993300'>Introduction
to Geoportal Management using Mapbender</span></font>; <font color=olive><span
style='color:olive'>Web based GIS and domain model integration</span></font>; <font
color="#993300"><span style='color:#993300'>MapWindow GIS: Custom GIS
Application Development for Windows</span></font>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(Remember there are an additional 20 hands-on labs that form
part of the conference programme at NO EXTRA COST)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Technical visits</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*Sunspace in Stellenbosch - building <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s
satellites<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (~ ordnance survey,
national mapping agency)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw –
Institute for Satellite and Software Application (very FOSS) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>*GIS on a wine farm, with tasting! In Grabouw<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Code Sprint</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>An option on the Friday will be the Code Sprint, being
coordinated by Tim Sutton from QGIS. For developers and hackers or interested
onlookers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.edparsons.com/">Ed Parsons</a>, chief of
geospatial technology at Google and ex CTO of the UK Ordnance Survey will be
our keynote speaker at the opening plenary. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>James McFee whom many of you will know from his <a
href="http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/">blog</a> will feature in our closing
plenary. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>EXHIBITOR
AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Early bird rates apply to exhibitors too! If you are
planning to exhibit, reserve your stand BEFORE 30 JUNE for big savings! For information
on exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities, see <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/555ade">http://tinyurl.com/555ade</a> or contact Gavin
Fleming, Conference Chair via email: gavinf at mintek dot co.za.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We hope to see you in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cape
Town</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in September, in just over three months!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For up-to-date information, registration and program
details, please visit the conference website: <a
href="http://www.foss4g2008.org/">http://www.foss4g2008.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PS: please disseminate this as widely as possible<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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