[OSGeo-Announce] FOSS4G Update: Keynotes, Travel Grants, Volunteer Discounts

[Anne Ghisla]

** Two new keynote speakers added to 2014 lineup
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We are delighted to announce Sarah Novotny of NGINX and Al Shaw of
ProPublica as keynote speakers for FOSS4G 2014. They join Mike Bostock
of the New York Times in this year's lineup.

Novotny is a technical evangelist and community manager for NGINX,
founder of Blue Gecko, and is currently a program chair for O’Reilly
Media’s OSCON. Shaw is a news applications developer at ProPublica and
the creator of an award winning series of interactive maps documenting
FEMA's response to Hurricane Sandy.


** Travel Grant Program
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To make sure that as many deserving people as possible can attend
FOSS4G, we have created a travel grant program with funds to help
cover registration, lodging, and travel costs. If you are excited
about open source geospatial work but have economic barriers to
attendance, we strongly encourage you to apply. Applications are due
May 30th, and awardees will be notified mid-June.

Our travel grants are community funded; your donations help bring more
of your colleagues to the conference. Consider an additional donation
when you register for the conference or as a stand-alone contribution.
If every attendee gave just $20, we could bring an additional 20
people to the conference.


** Volunteer Discounts
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We will also have a limited number of volunteer positions available;
in exchange for a full day of work, volunteers will be eligible for a
discounted rate of $125. Students will be given preference for these
volunteer positions until July 1st. More details on the volunteer
program and travel grants.


** Important Conference Dates
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See the full calendar (https://2014.foss4g.org/about/calendar/) for
more details.
* June 15th: Early bird registration ends
* Sept 8th-9th: Workshops
* Sept 10th-12th: Main Conference
* Sept 13th: Code Sprint