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Hi David,<br>
You might want to reach out directly to some of the people from the
OSGeo Advocate List who live nearby.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Advocates_Map">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Advocates_Map</a><br>
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Others, if you are not on this list, but would like to be, feel free
to sign yourself up:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Process_for_becoming_an_OSGeo_Advocate">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Process_for_becoming_an_OSGeo_Advocate</a><br>
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If you are introducing a new community to OSGeo, you might want to
have a speaker (maybe yourself), give a variant on the OSGeo-Live
presentation:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/index.html#/">http://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation/index.html#/</a><br>
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Warm regards, Cameron<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/01/2016 9:01 am, David William
Bitner wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">For those folks in the Upper Midwest, there's a
great conference coming up May 25-26 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.
It's an event that is being put together by the Statewide GIS
organizations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa along with the
non-profits ASPRS, GITA, and SharedGeo.
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<div>This event offers a great opportunity for presenters and
sponsors to reach out to folks who do not normally see much of
what is happening in OSGeo and the broader Open Source
communities. The event planning committee has shown a keen
interest in trying to bring in folks from the Open Source
community as part of the program.</div>
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<div>Coming so soon after FOSS4G North America in Raleigh, NC at
the beginning of May, this would be a great opportunity for
those already pulling together a presentation to get
double-duty out of all of their work. It would also be a great
opportunity for those in the region who may find it hard to
travel to FOSS4GNA to get together!</div>
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<div>Lacrosse in May should be a gorgeous time to come spend
some time in the Mississippi River Bluffs! I hope to see some
of you there.</div>
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<div>The call for presentations closes NEXT WEEK January 18th
along with Early Bird vendor and Sponsor registration.</div>
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<div>Call for Proposals: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/geocon/present.html">http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/geocon/present.html</a></div>
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<div>Vendor/Sponsor Information: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/geocon/sponsor-vendor.html">http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/geocon/sponsor-vendor.html</a></div>
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<div>David Bitner<br clear="all">
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
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