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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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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We’ve extended the exhibitor early bird deadline
because of mailing list hitches, so<b><font color="#ff6600"><span
style='color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'> Reserve your stand by July 7 to get
early bird rates</span></font></b><font color="#ff6600"><span style='color:
#FF6600'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Commercial
Exhibitors<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Booth size (3mX3m) Early i.e.
reservation by July 7 is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>R17 500 (~$2270 USD)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Government/Non-profit/Universities
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Booth size (3mX3m) Early i.e.
reservation by July 7 is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>R12 500 (~$1620 USD)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h2 style='margin-top:0cm'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Exhibitors to date (4 July) include</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>: Autodesk; SITA; Google; GIMS; Geograph; Borealis; Open Spatial
Solutions; GIS Global Image; CDSM (Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping);
Eskom ESI; MapWindow; United Nations; OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium); CSIR,
Camptocamp, 52North, SAEON, Optron<o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>There are still <font
color="#ff6600"><span style='color:#FF6600'>sponsorship</span></font>
opportunities available</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. Sponsors to date (20 June) are:
Platinum: Autodesk; Gold: SITA; Silver: Google and GIMS; Bronze: WhereGroup,
MapGears, LatLon, GeoTerraImage, DM Solutions Group and Mintek.<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'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Conference registration is 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. <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'>By 26 June we had 300 delegates from over 40 countries.
Register at </span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href="http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration">http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration</a>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'><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'>Content<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have been overwhelmed with quality submissions in our
academic and presentation tracks. You will be able to choose from among 60
academic papers and 140 presentations, that will run in parallel with the labs.
For a taste of the content to expect and to get your mouth watering, use
the ‘Browse’ tools on the right panel of the conference website: <a
href="http://www.foss4g2008.org/">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><b><font size=2 color=green face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'>Hands-on
workshops and labs<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At an additional cost, 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. <font color=green><span
style='color:green'>Get a feel for the workshops and labs here: <a
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Labs">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_Workshops_and_Labs</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></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
speaker<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></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 a
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'>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 under 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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