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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><!--ppd1000033--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>While Tyler Mitchell is working hard to wrap up the work and publish Volume 8 of the OSGeo Journal, I’ve started work with some of our other volunteers on Volume 9. We hope to publish Volume 9 at the beginning of April.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you are interested in contributing an article to Volume 9, or if you can volunteer to help put it together. We need authors, reviewers, editors, and LaTex handlers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a reminder, you can also submit articles for publication in the peer-review section of the Journal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Volume 9 will also be filling the role of our annual report. So I’ll be asking each OSGeo Project and OSGeo Chapter for a brief report about last year’s activities. We’d like to get all articles and reports for Volume 9 submitted by the end of February so our volunteer team will have time to review and request revisions from the authors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to help or submit material for Volume 9, please e-mail me (<a href="mailto:sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com">sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com</a>) or let us know on the Journal mailing list:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can find the wiki page for Volume 9 here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Journal_Volume_9">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Journal_Volume_9</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Landon Blake<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Project Land Surveyor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KSN Incorporated – Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mobile: (209) 992-0658<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: (209) 946-0268<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E-Mail: lblake@ksninc.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><BR><BR><P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=1><STRONG>Warning:<BR></STRONG>Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. </FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=1>If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately.</FONT></FONT></P></body></html>