[Foss4g2009] Re: FOSS4G Conference Speakers from NZ

[Cameron Shorter]

Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Liz,
> I like the look of these presentations, and they line up with one of 
> our goals of providing a Government / Business level steam to the 
> conference.
>
> As yet, the call for papers has not been put out, and the final 
> decision about what presentations are selected will be made then.
>
> However, I encourage you to develop these ideas and I expect that 
> some, if not all of them will be selected.
>
> I would also like to encourage you to get involved with the setting of 
> the FOSS4G program and selection of papers. As a geospatial government 
> agency, you represent one of our target markets for the conference and 
> we'd love you to help make sure that the conference is attractive to 
> you as possible.
>
> liz.kolster at ssc.govt.nz wrote:
>> Hi Cameron
>>  
>> I have been working to get three talks together from the NZ 
>> Government open source implementation context -- attached please find 
>> the extremely brief listing. Please circulate to the programme 
>> committee, and feel free to comment, as we are very keen to bring our 
>> experiences to your conference.
>>  
>> Regards,
>>  
>> Liz.
>
> We have three possible talks to offer at FOSS4G 2009 regarding 
> information sharing facilities; one is from All-of-Government 
> technology infrastructure programme, and the other is from the NZ 
> Transport Sector.
>
>
> How do I contact the programme committee?
>
>
> (1) Supporting Information Communities with Open Source Culture: 
> Update on Technical Interoperability Governance in the NZ Public Sector.
>
>
> (2) Geo-Information Discovery and Reuse in the NZ Transport Sector: 
> NZTA INFOCONNECT.
>
>
> (3) Supporting Open Source Licencing in the Military Sector: NZ 
> Defense Force and GeoNetwork.
>
>
> Each talk will describe the Architecture and Business Drivers - who, 
> what and why NZ initiated the Pilot Projects. We will present 
> experiences & feedback we have to date.
>
> We will discuss our future plans. and some technical detail - in order 
> to lead a focused discussion around the technology, standards, and 
> methods utilised.
>
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>>  
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