From jsanz at osgeo.org Fri Aug 3 00:40:37 2018 From: jsanz at osgeo.org (Jorge Sanz) Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 09:40:37 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] 14th International gvSIG Conference: Registrations are now open In-Reply-To: <5f56bc7e-231e-d349-1d9e-a0998c57fe1d@gvsig.com> References: <5f56bc7e-231e-d349-1d9e-a0998c57fe1d@gvsig.com> Message-ID: The registration period for the 14th International gvSIG Conference [1] is now open. The conference will be held from October 24th to 26th at School of Engineering in Geodesy, Cartography and Surveying (Universitat Polit?cnica de Val?ncia, Spain). Registrations are free of cost (limited capacity) and must be done through the application form on the Conference web page [2]. The conference program and all the information about registration for workshops, and about the conference rooms will be available at the event website soon. We also remind you that we have extended the deadline for submitting communication proposals. The extended deadline is September 11th. You can find all the information about communication sending in [3]. We expect your participation! [1] http://jornadas.gvsig.org [2] http://www.gvsig.com/en/events/gvsig-conference/14th-international-gvsig-conference/registration [3] http://www.gvsig.com/en/events/gvsig-conference/14th-international-gvsig-conference/communications -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From astrid_emde at osgeo.org Sat Aug 4 03:46:51 2018 From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo)) Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2018 12:46:51 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] =?utf-8?q?FOSS4G_2018_=E2=80=93_OSGeo_events_you?= =?utf-8?q?_should_not_miss!?= Message-ID: 2018-08-04 Link to the OSGeo Foundation News: https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/foss4g-2018-osgeo-events-you-should-not-miss/ We are all looking forward to the upcoming FOSS4G 2018 in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). https://2018.foss4g.org Things are coming together very nicely (a huge thank you to the Dar local committee DLOC for their endless efforts. You are great!). With this news we would like to mention some OSGeo events during the conference. And maybe we need your input and help for the AGM, Member Meeting, Sol Katz Award or the OSGeo Booth. You can find all necessary information in the excellent FOSS4G program in the section ?OSGeo Events? at https://2018.foss4g.org/programme/list-of-presentations/ and in the event?s Attendify app (search for event FOSS4G 2018) and at OSGeo Wiki https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018 OSGeo Booth ------------------- And of course there will be an OSGeo Booth at FOSS4G. With the OSGeo booth we want to welcome newcomers, provide information by flyers, brochures, stickers, provide space to ask questions, get involved in OSGeo, make contacts & get connections to projects & local chapter, meet friends & more. So feel invited to come to the OSGeo booth or sign up for a shift at the booth. https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_OSGeo_Booth OSGeo Member Meeting ---------------------------------- On Tuesday 28 August from 6pm-8pm in the evening we will have the 4th OSGeo Member Meeting. We started with this concept in March in Bonn and want to bring OSGeo members together to discuss and get to know each other. At FOSS4G 2018 the member meeting will be part of the Icebreaker event. It will take place at the Badminton Institute. https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Member_Meeting_FOSS4G_2018 OSGeo Sponsors & Partners breakfast (only by invitation) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 29 August from 7.00-8.00am We arranged an OSGeo Sponsors and partners breakfast on Wednesday morning 29th August 7:00 at Serena Hotel (only by invitation). OSGeo AGM Annual General Meeting -------------------------------------------------- Thursday 30 August from 8:00-9:00am The Annual General Meeting for OSGeo is open to everybody. The goal is to give an overall status of the organization, informing the members of previous and future activities from committees and local chapters and to discuss important issues and take decisions. We need your help for the meeting! So if you are part of a project, committee, initiative, or OSGeo local chapter we need your input for the meeting agenda. https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2018 OSGeo Student Awards at FOSS4G 2018 -------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 30 August 6:30-8:00 pm GeoForAll student awards for the best contribution as poster and as oral presentation. If you are a student presenting a poster or presentation at FOSS4G 2018, you are eligible to participate in the award competition. The awards will be given during the Sundowner Cocktails. Read more about the OSGeo Student Award and how to participate: https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/osgeo-student-awards-at-foss4g-2018/ Sol Katz Award --------------------- Thursday 30 August 6:30-8:00 pm As at every FOSS4G event, we will grant the 2018 Sol Katz Award. The Sol Katz Award for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) will be given to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the FOSS4G community. Nominations are accepted until end-of-day August 10th Anywhere on Earth. The awards will be given during the Sundowner Cocktails - Thursday 30/8/2018 (6:30-8:00 pm). Read more at https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/call-for-nominations-for-the-2018-sol-katz-award/ GeoForAll Meeting ----------------- Friday 31 August from 8:00am-9:00am in room GOMBE at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) GeoForAll is the Research and Education Outreach of OSGeo. At the meeting, GeoForAll activities will be introduced, new potential members (e.g. new geospatial labs at universities) will be welcomed and we will discuss relevant international calls and projects which could be of interest to our activities. Due to your experience and activities, you are cordially invited to participate in the meeting. Read more about GeoForAll and the meeting https://2018.foss4g.org/geoforall/ FOSS4G 2018 Community Sprint --------------------------------------------- Saturday 1 September from 8:00am-5:00pm and Sunday from 8:00am-5:00pm at DLab will be the FOSS4G Community Sprint after the global conference. It is a great opportunity to meet other OSGeo members and get involved and learn about other projects! Or get started with OSGeo ? learn about OSGeo structure, mailing lists, projects & local chapters .Or maybe just get connected. Everyone is welcome. You should not miss the event. Read more and register at: https://www.osgeo.org/events/foss4g-2018-community-sprint-2018/ We are looking forward to see you at FOSS4G 2018 in Dar es Salaam! From astrid_emde at osgeo.org Wed Aug 15 05:37:00 2018 From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo)) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:37:00 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] Join us at the FOSS4G 2018 Community Sprint 1.-2.9.2018 dLAB Dar es Salaam Message-ID: <8a5294997a951bd46ac3ffe34ee5f7cc@posteo.de> Hello, the FOSS4G Community Sprint [1] will be right after the global FOSS4G conference [2] and has the aim to bring people together. The Sprint takes place from Saturday till Sunday. September 1 to 2, 2018 in the Tansania Data Lab in Dar Es Salaam (dLAB, Tansania) [3] from 8AM - 5PM. It offers a great opportunity to meet other OSGeo member and get involved and learn about other projects! Or you can get started with OSGeo ? learn about OSGeo structure, mailing lists, projects & local chapters or maybe just get connected. Our aim is also to bring together project members to make decisions and tackle larger geospatial problems. We follow this tradition since 2009. We expect about 100 community members from all over the world to come from various OSGeo projects & also people from the OSM Community. Whether desktop application, geospatial library, metadata catalog or web mapping. The Community Sprint is an opportunity for developers and non developers to meet with the core team of the projects, get a deeper insight into the software and participate in development, testing or documentation. Everyone is welcome. You should not miss the event. Please register soon (important for better planning) [4] Thanks to our Sponsors dLab and OSGeo! See you in a few days at FOSS4G 2018! The FOSS4G Community Sprint Team [1] Read more: https://www.osgeo.org/events/foss4g-2018-community-sprint-2018/ [2] FOSS4G 2018 Dar es Salaam https://2018.foss4g.org/ [3] Tansania Data Lab in Dar Es Salaamhttps://dlab.or.tz/ [4] Register (important for better planning): https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Community_Sprint -- ************************************************************************** See you in Dar Es Salaam at the FOSS4G Community Sprint 2018 1. to 2. September 2018 https://www.osgeo.org/events/foss4g-2018-community-sprint-2018/ **************************************************************************