[OSGeo-Discuss] Japan chapter receives “Japanese OSS Encouragement Award” by IPA

[maria.brovelli at diiar-topo.polimi.it]

Hi Toru. Many many congratulations!
Cheers!
Maria

Def. Quota Toru Mori（森亮） <moritoru at orkney.co.jp>:

> Hi OSGeo community,
>
> Today IPA (IT promotion agency Japan), a government agency,  
> announced that OSGeo Japan Chapter will be awarded “Japanese OSS  
> Encouragement Award” prize on 28th October 2010.
> I , as representative of the chapter, am very pleased and honored to  
> receive the prize!
>
> The Japan chapter was established in late 2006 and the local  
> community has been growing steadily and dedicating effort to  
> promoting FOSS4G.
> Please join our local conference, FOSS4G 2010 Tokyo/Osaka, held in  
> this November to celebrate it with us over bottles of beer!
> http://www.osgeo.jp/
>
>
> -- Press release by IPA (in Japanese) --
> http://www.ipa.go.jp/about/press/20101015_2.html
>
> -- About the award --
> IPA grants “Japanese OSS Contributor Award” to a developer who has  
> established and has been managing the development project which has  
> the influence, to a superior developer who takes an active role in  
> the global projects and to a contributor to spread the OSS. Also IPA  
> grants “Japanese OSS Encouragement Award” to the individual or the  
> group which has a remarkable activity to develop and/or spread OSS.
>
> -- About IPA --
> http://www.ipa.go.jp/english/about/index.html
>
> Toru Mori
> Yokohama Japan
>
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