[OSGeo-Discuss] Please translate the FOSS4G 2009 description

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi,
We would like to add a local language message for our key FOSS4G selling 
page, which will be copied onto our web page, and locally targeted media 
releases.

Please let us know if you can help (ideally within the upcoming week). 
We are looking for one page of translation, which is to be copied into 
subversion here:
https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/2009/documents/propaganda/What%20is%20FOSS4G%20en.doc

I've copied the text below as well:


  FOSS4G 2009 – More than an international Geospatial Open Source Conference

The conference for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) 
will be held from 20-23 October, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. 
_http://2009.foss4g.org <http://2009.foss4g.org/>_

Growing out of regional Open Source community meetings, the FOSS4G 
conference has been reborn in recent years as a meeting place for 
international geospatial experts to gather and discuss the problems and 
opportunities of the day. With themes ranging from the integration of 
Open Source with Proprietary systems to the building of Spatial Data 
Infrastructures and application of Open Geospatial Standards, the 
conference offers a unique opportunity to tap into the wealth of 
knowledge and experience available among the Open Source developers, 
sponsors and geospatial professionals of all persuasions.


    Highlights from FOSS4G 2009 include:

*The Climate Change Integration Plugfest (CCIP)*: FOSS4G will launch the 
OGC's Climate Change Integration Plugfest (CCIP), which demonstrates 
standards based interoperability between Open Source and Proprietary 
geospatial applications. It consists of servers with multiple virtual 
machines, each installed with geospatial applications offering standards 
based web services. There will be many opportunities to review SDI 
components, and talk directly to vendors and implementers about the 
effectiveness of different approaches and components.

_http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/WebHome_ 



*FOSS4G Live DVD*: Live DVDs, based on the Xubuntu operating system and 
including Geospatial Open Source Software, will be given to all 
delegates. Users can boot a Live DVD on their computer and trial the 
software without installing or affecting the existing system.

_http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_


*Installfest*: The informal Installfest pre-dinner slot will give 
delegates the opportunity to meet in a common area and install a wide 
variety of FOSS software on their laptops, EEPC or any other system they 
care to bring in. Community members will be on hand to assist with any 
troubles and provide help and insight into the software.


*Workshops and Tutorials*: Workshops and Tutorials allow presenters to 
lead attendees through applications, integration solutions, or other 
topics in an interactive environment.


*Presentations*: The meat of the conference is its presentations. 
Drawing on a huge community of local, regional and international experts 
we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics in the 
industry today. Expect to hear honest presentations discussing 
weaknesses as well as strengths, like the famous Web Map Server 
performance shootout.


*Birds of a Feather*: Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised 
meetings between like minded groups. Some prominent community 
initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.


*Code Sprint*: The weekend after FOSS4G is reserved for the Hackers' 
Code Sprint. Hackers will be locked in a basement with lots of 
bandwidth, pizzas and coke. (Well, maybe something better than that, but 
we don't want to spoil the mystical hacker image).





-- 
Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Systems Architect
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254

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