[Foss4g2010] Re: FOSS4G 2010 Call for Abstract

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

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Tyler

Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
> FOSS4G 2010 Press Release #4
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> Please, spread this Press Release to the mailing lists you are
> responsible for.
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> We will appreciate if you can confirm witch mailing lists has been targeted.
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> thanks 
> 
> Lorenzo
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> Subject: FOSS4G 2010 Call for Abstract
> 
> 
> We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstract for the FOSS4G (Free
> and Open Source Software for Geospatial) 2010 conference, being held
> September 6-9, in beautiful Barcelona, Spain.
> 
> Held annually, FOSS4G is the premier conference for the open source
> geospatial community, providing a full-immersion experience in
> established and leading edge geospatial technologies for developers,
> users, and people new to open source geospatial.
> 
> http://2010.foss4g.org
> 
> FOSS4G 2010 presentations are 25 minute talks, with 5 minute question
> and answer sessions at the end. Presentations cover the use or
> development of open source geospatial software. Anyone can can submit a
> presentation proposal and take part in the conference as a presenter.
> 
> Some topics of interest for this year are:
> 
>     * Case Studies: Relate the experiences of you and your organization
>       using open source geospatial. Where do things work well? Poorly?
>       What problems did you solve, and at what cost? What do you
>       recommend for others? Why?
>     * Benchmarks: Comparisons between pieces of geospatial software. How
>       do features compare? Speed? Ease of use? What do you recommend for
>       others?
>     * Visualization: Tell about your tips and tricks for effective
>       visualization. How do you present information in a compelling way?
>       3D? Cartographic tricks? Labelling and naming ideas? Graphs and
>       hybrid map/data combinations?
>     * Development: What are the new developments in your open source
>       geospatial software product? How does it work, how do people use
>       it, what are the technical issues you are running into?
>     * Hacks and Mashing: Have you put together something novel or cool
>       this year? What did you stick together, how did it work, show us
>       your gizmo!
>     * Collaboration: What techniques are you using to improve
>       collaboration between organizations and between individuals.
>       Public geodata, collaborative data collection, data sharing, open
>       standards, de facto standards, and more!
> 
> If you have an open source geospatial story to tell, we want to hear it!
> 
> For more information, see the FOSS4G site:
> 
> http://2010.foss4g.org/presentations.php
> 
> The deadline for abstract submissions is April 1, 2010. Submit early,
> submit often!
> 
> 
>     Academic Track
> 
> The FOSS4G 2010 academic track aims to bringing together researchers,
> developers, users and practitioners carrying out research and
> development in the geospatial and the free and open source fields and
> willing to share original and recent research developments and experiences.
> 
> The academic track will act as an inventory of current research topics,
> but the major goal is to promote cooperative research between OSGeo
> developers and the academia. The academic track is the right forum to
> highlight the most important research challenges and trends in the
> domain, and let them became the basis for an informal OSGeo research
> agenda. It will foster interdisciplinary discussions in all aspects of
> the geospatial and free and open source domains. It will be organized in
> a way to promote networking between the participants, to initiate and
> favour discussions regarding cutting-edge technologies in the field, to
> exchange research ideas and to promote international collaboration.
> 
> 
>       Submission guidelines
> 
> All submissions to the academic track must be original unpublished work
> written in English. Papers should not exceed the 6000 words limit.
> Formatting guidelines will be available soon. Submitted papers will be
> thoroughly reviewed by three members of the international scientific
> committee and refereed for their quality, originality and relevance.
> 
> 
>       Submission deadline (full paper for the academic track) - May,
>       31th, 2010
> 
> 
>     upcoming milestones
> 
>     * 15 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials opens
>     * 30 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials closes
>     * 1 Feb 2010, Call for Abstracts opens
>     * 16 Feb 2010, Notification of acceptance for workshops/tutorials
>     * 22 Feb 2010, Registration for workshop and tutorials opens
>     * 1 Apr 2010, Abstract submission deadline
>     * 1 May 2010, Presenters notified of acceptance for talks
>     * 15 Jun 2010, Author/Early registration deadline
>     * 15 Jul 2010 Full article submission deadline
>     * Aug 2010, Completed program available
>     * 6-7 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Workshops
>     * 7-9 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
>     * 10 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Code Sprint
>