With OGRS 2009 from 8th to 10th and State of the Map 2009 in Amsterdam from 10th to 12th....<br><br>...Looks like a full continental OSGeo symposium is going to happen !<br> <br>:)<br><br>JG<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2009/5/25 Olivier ERTZ <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olivier.ertz@heig-vd.ch">olivier.ertz@heig-vd.ch</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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OGRS2009 : pre-program is available & registration is open<br>
First International Opensource Geospatial Research Symposium 2009<br>
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Dates & place: July 8th to 10th, 2009, Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France)<br>
Website: <a href="http://www.ogrs2009.org" target="_blank">http://www.ogrs2009.org</a><br>
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First international Open source Geospatial Research Symposium (OGRS2009), that will be in Nantes, France 8-10 July, 2009, is now open for registration and the pre-progam is available. See <a href="http://www.ogrs2009.org" target="_blank">http://www.ogrs2009.org</a><br>
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During the tenth edition of Libre Software Meeting (RMLL - <a href="http://www.rmll.info" target="_blank">http://www.rmll.info</a>), the Research Institute on Urban Sciences and Techniques (IRSTV) in partnership with the University Of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Prefecture and Council of Region Pays de La Loire will organize a Research and Innovation Symposium about free and open source geospatial methods and technologies.<br>
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Main goals of this symposium are :<br>
* to build a panel of new scientific works built on open source models or using open source tools<br>
* to build and discuss a scientific framework about open source technology usage (benefits and limitations)<br>
* to provide a platform to network and develop ideas for future collaborative works between the academic research world and the everyday operational world (companies, local authorities ...)<br>
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The symposium is composed of scientific presentations, companies and authority testimonies (showcases) and training sessions (labs).<br>
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Thus, we invite you to go to <a href="http://www.ogrs2009.org" target="_blank">http://www.ogrs2009.org</a> where you will find :<br>
* a pre-program containing talks from 3 keynote speakers, 20 scientific talks, 14 showcases and 12 lab sessions<br>
* a registration form to fill in so as to attend to this unique event : fees are about 50€, one price for one, two or three days including an access badge to attend all presentations and labs, a conference bag, proceedings, coffee breaks and lunch for each day.<br>
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Get more information on our website and if you want a direct contact, use :<br>
* <a href="mailto:registration@ogrs2009.org" target="_blank">registration@ogrs2009.org</a> for specific questions concerning your attending<br>
* <a href="mailto:info@ogrs2009.org" target="_blank">info@ogrs2009.org</a> for all other questions<br>
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We would appreciate if you could kindly distribute this announcement to other interested parties of your acquaintance.<br>
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Hope to see you soon in Nantes for this event.<br>
OGRS2009 organizing committee.<br>
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HEIG-VD, University Of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland<br>
IICT, Institute for Information and Communication Technologies<br>
Olivier ERTZ<br>
Avenue des Sports 20<br>
CH-1401 Yverdon-les-Bains<br>
<a href="mailto:olivier.ertz@heig-vd.ch" target="_blank">olivier.ertz@heig-vd.ch</a><br>
+41 24 55 77570<br>
-> <a href="http://www.heig-vd.ch" target="_blank">http://www.heig-vd.ch</a><br>
-> <a href="http://geosysin.iict.ch" target="_blank">http://geosysin.iict.ch</a><br>
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