From a.ghisla at gmail.com Fri Aug 1 08:42:25 2014 From: a.ghisla at gmail.com (Anne Ghisla) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 17:42:25 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] Sol Katz Award - Call for Nominations Message-ID: <20140801174225.39f5a513@galadriel.localdomain> The Open Source Geospatial Foundation would like to open nominations for the 2014 Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software. The Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software (GFOSS) will be given to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the GFOSS community. Recipients of the award will have contributed significantly through their activities to advance open source ideals in the geospatial realm. Sol Katz was an early pioneer of GFOSS and left behind a large body of work in the form of applications, format specifications, and utilities while at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. This early GFOSS archive provided both source code and applications freely available to the community. Sol was also a frequent contributor to many geospatial list servers, providing much guidance to the geospatial community at large. Sol unfortunately passed away in 1999 from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but his legacy lives on in the open source world. Those interested in making a donation to the American Cancer Society, as per Sol's family's request, can do so at https://donate.cancer.org/index. Nominations for the Sol Katz Award should be sent to SolKatzAward at osgeo.org with a description of the reasons for this nomination. Nominations will be accepted until 23:59 UTC on August 22nd (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=8&day=22&year=2014&hour=23&min=59&sec=59). A recipient will be decided from the nomination list by an OSGeo designated selection committee. The winner of the Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software will be announced at the FOSS4G-Portland event in September. The hope is that the award will both acknowledge the work of community members, and pay tribute to one of its founders, for years to come. It should be noted that past awardees and selection committee members are not eligible. Past Awardees: 2013: Arnulf Christl 2012: Venkatesh Raghavan 2011: Martin Davis 2010: Helena Mitasova 2009: Daniel Morissette 2008: Paul Ramsey 2007: Steve Lime 2006: Markus Neteler 2005: Frank Warmerdam Selection Committee 2014 Jeff McKenna (chair) Frank Warmerdam Markus Neteler Steve Lime Paul Ramsey Sophia Parafina Daniel Morissette Helena Mitasova Martin Davis Venkatesh Raghavan Arnulf Christl -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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A combination of factors are driving this momentum, including the contributions made by hundreds of developers and the leading role played by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), aiming primarily to support and promote the collaborative development of open source geospatial technologies and data. For the geospatial community this has offered exciting opportunities for expanding both research and education for the future. By combining the potential of free and open GI software, open data, open standards, open access to research publications, open hardware, etc. will enable the creation of a sustainable innovation ecosystem for advancing the discipline and accelerating new discoveries to help solve global cross disciplinary societal challenges from climate change mitigation to sustainable cities. We invite original research contributions on all aspects of open source geospatial software and its applications, and particularly encourage submissions focusing on the following themes for this Special Issue special issue of ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (ISSN 2220-9964). - The use of open source geospatial software and data, in and for scientific research - Academic endeavors to conceptualize, create, assess open source geospatial software and data, and teach such usage. - Use of Open Data and Big Data - Data quality, software quality - Open source implementations - Open SDI - Community building - Assessment of costs and benefits of open source applications and open source business models - Architectures and frameworks for open source software and data - Teaching geospatial sciences with open source solutions and open data - Open Source GIS application use cases: government, participatory GIS, location based services, health, energy, water, climate change, etc. - Human computer interfaces and usability in and around Open GI systems More details at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/science-applications Important Dates Abstracts Due: 15/08/2014 Approved Abstracts: 30/08/2014 (put as planned papers online) Manuscripts Due: 28/02/2015 Decision to Authors: 05/04/2015 Final Papers Due: 15/05/2015 We welcome all contributions including case studies, work in progress and demos. 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[1] http://foss4g2014.eventbrite.com/ ** PostgreSQL Day ------------------------------------------------------------ Join the Portland Postgres Users Group [2] (PDXPUG) for PostgreSQL Day on September 6th, the Saturday before FOSS4G. Attendance is free, but an RSVP is required [3]. PostgreSQL Day is hosted by Portland State University and PDXPUG. [2] http://pdxpug.wordpress.com/ [3] http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PDXPUGDay2014 ** Code Sprint ------------------------------------------------------------ The annual FOSS4G Code Sprint is on Saturday Sept 13th at the Eliot Center. More details at the wiki [4]. The industrious GeoServer team is continuing the sprint on Sunday [5]. [4] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2014_Code_Sprint [5] http://blog.geoserver.org/2014/07/25/geoserver-sunday-sprint-foss4g/ ** WhereCampPDX ------------------------------------------------------------ If you are lingering in PDX after FOSS4G, and need a place to put your creative thoughts into action, drop by WhereCampPDX and share them with other friendly geo-nerds. WhereCamps are unconferences that aim to connect geo-enthusiasts, developers, social place hackers, artists, activists, grad students, geographers, earth scientists and anybody else who wants to "know their place". More details at website [6]. (check back for updates). [6] http://wherecamppdx.org/ ** Js.Geo ------------------------------------------------------------ Js.Geo is officially happening during FOSS4G (for reals). This one day conference brings together experts or people deeply interested in spending a full day digging into advanced topics in the Geospatial Javascript realm. We'll convene for a series of curated talks from some leaders in JS + GEO and have plenty of time to explore ideas and concepts. The talks will also leave time for demos and questions and answer sessions More details and speakers will be revealed as the event gets closer, but space is limited and we are down to 80 tickets. So book your spot [7]. [7] http://jsgeo2014.eventbrite.com/ ** LocationTech ------------------------------------------------------------ After an evening of hor d'oeuvres in the exhibit hall, head over to the FOSS4G stop of the LocationTech Tour [8]. [8] http://tour.locationtech.org/2014/ ** Additional guest tickets for Gala ------------------------------------------------------------ The Gala Night at the World Forestry Center is included with regular conference registration. If you would like to bring a guest, then you will need an additional ticket. Note that single day and volunteer registrations do not include the Gala Night; you will need a ticket if you want to attend. Gala Night tickets are available in the registration [1]. [1] http://foss4g2014.eventbrite.com/ ** Field trips and tours ------------------------------------------------------------ You travelled all the way to Portland so be sure to take some time to relax and explore our beautiful little corner of the world with one of our field trips or tours: Sunday, Sept. 7th: * Portland Timbers Soccer Match [9] (football & chainsaws!) Friday, Sept. 12th: * Portland 101 Walking Tour [10] (more than just Portlandia!) * Keep Portland Wired! Walking Tour [11] (wired, and weird!) Saturday, Sept. 13th: * Mount Saint Helens Field Trip [12] (live volcano!) * Willamette Valley Wine Tour [13] (viticulture and sustainable farming!) Sunday, Sept. 14th: * Portland Breweries Tour [14] (Beer Bus!) Space is still available, but limited. To register for an activity, visit the mainregistration [1] page (scroll towards the bottom). Note that you can still register for field trips even if you've already registered for the conference. If you need assistance or have questions, contact support at foss4g-info at osgeo.org. [9] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#Timbers [10] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#WalkingTours [11] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#WalkingTours [12] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#MtStHelens [13] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#WillametteWine [14] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#Breweries ** About FOSS4G ------------------------------------------------------------ About FOSS4G The annual FOSS4G conference is the largest global gathering focused on open source geospatial software. FOSS4G brings together developers, users, decision-makers and observers from a broad spectrum of organizations and fields of operation. Through six days of workshops, presentations, discussions, and cooperation, FOSS4G participants create effective and relevant geospatial products, standards, and protocols. FOSS4G has been held all over the world and draws attendees from over 40 countries. Nottingham, England hosted the conference in 2013. In 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA will host FOSS4G's tenth year. Important Conference Dates See the full calendar [15] for more details. Sep 8th-9th: Workshops Sep 10th-12th: Main Conference Sep 13th: Code Sprint [15] https://2014.foss4g.org/about/calendar/ Links [1] http://foss4g2014.eventbrite.com/ [2] http://pdxpug.wordpress.com/ [3] http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PDXPUGDay2014 [4] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2014_Code_Sprint [5] http://blog.geoserver.org/2014/07/25/geoserver-sunday-sprint-foss4g/ [6] http://wherecamppdx.org/ [7] http://jsgeo2014.eventbrite.com/ [8] http://tour.locationtech.org/2014/ [9] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#Timbers [10] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#WalkingTours [11] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#WalkingTours [12] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#MtStHelens [13] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#WillametteWine [14] https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/field-trips#Breweries [15] https://2014.foss4g.org/about/calendar/ ------------------------------------------------------------ For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organizing Committee, follow at foss4g (https://twitter.com/foss4g) on Twitter, subscribe to our announcements list (http://eepurl.com/N5Q6X) , or contact: foss4g2014-info at osgeo.org ============================================================ Contact us at: ** foss4g2014-info at osgeo.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Technology, Use Cases and Data Quality - Open Geospatial Standards - Open Hardware Development and Sensor Network - Architectures and Frameworks for Open SDI - Approaches to Combine Open and Closed Software - Mobile Mapping and Location Based Services - Data Visualization and Augmented Reality - Teaching Geospatial Sciences with FOSS4G - Community Building and Citizen Participation through FOSS4G - Disaster Management and Mitigation with FOSS4G - Improving Quality of Life and Sustainability through FOSS4G - FOSS4G in Local and Regional Administrations - FOSS4G Application Examples in Health, Water, Energy, Air-quality, Climate Change,Transportation, Agriculture, Forestry, Marketing? - Doing Business with FOSS4G About FOSS4G-Asia ----------------- FOSS4G-Asia 2014 aims to bring together FOSS4G users and developers worldwide and foster closer interactions with and amongst Asian communities in order to share ideas for improving software and applications. The Bangkok conference will cover all aspects of FOSS4G, Open Data and Open Standards, with a particular focus on exchanging experiences between FOSS4G users and developers and providing first-hand information on FOSS4G for developing national/local spatial data infrastructures in Asian countries. FOSS4G-Asia 2014 also commemorates ten years since the FOSS-GRASS User Conference was held at Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand between 12-14 September 2004. Join the conference mailing list to follow discussions on the FOSS4G-ASIA event: http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4ga.discuss -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 819 bytes Desc: not available URL: