[foss4g2014] FOSS4G Workshop Proposal Reminder and Opening Keynote

[Eli Adam at FOSS4G]

Please pass this press release on to any relevant lists or individuals.

Thanks, Eli



[image: FOSS4G] <https://2014.foss4g.org/>

March 13, 2014

Portland, Oregon, USA



 FOSS4G announces Mike Bostock as keynote speaker

We are pleased to announce that Mike Bostock (http://bost.ocks.org/mike/)
will be featured as the opening keynote speaker for FOSS4G 2014.

Bostock designs interactive graphics for The New York Times. He is also the
author of D3.js (http://d3js.org) , a popular open-source library for
visualizing data using web standards, and TopoJSON (
https://github.com/mbostock/topojson) , an extension to GeoJSON that
encodes topology.

D3.js is one of the most exciting visualization technologies to appear
recently, and we're very excited to have Mike at FOSS4G. You can see some
of his work at his website (http://bost.ocks.org/mike/) and be sure to
check out his numerous elegant D3.js examples at http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock
.

Workshop proposal reminder
Workshop Proposals are due March 15th, just a couple of days away. We've
had lots of great submissions, but would love to have yours, too. Workshops
are always very popular, and are a great way to introduce people to your
work. No project or idea is too small to be worth submitting.

Read the Call for Workshops (
https://2014.foss4g.org/calls-for-papers/workshop-proposals/)  or go right
to the submission page (https://2014.foss4g.org/submit-workshop/)

About FOSS4G

The annual FOSS4G conference is the largest global gathering focused on
open source geospatial software. FOSS4G brings together developers, users,
decision-makers and observers from a broad spectrum of organizations and
fields of operation. Through six days of workshops, presentations,
discussions, and cooperation, FOSS4G participants create effective and
relevant geospatial products, standards, and protocols.

FOSS4G has been held all over the world and draws attendees from over 40
countries. Nottingham, England hosted the conference in 2013. In 2014,
Portland, Oregon, USA will host FOSS4G's tenth year.

2014 Conference Dates

Sep 8th-9th: Workshops

Sep 10th-12th: Main Conference

Sep 13th: Code Sprint
About OSGeo

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) was founded in 2006 to
support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. The
foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of
community-led projects, data development and education. Many projects live
under the OSGeo umbrella, including FOSS4G. http://osgeo.org
About PDX OSGeo - Portland Area and Oregon OSGeo Chapter

The PDX-OSGeo chapter of OSGeo has been meeting, discussing and promoting
the use of open source geospatial technology since 2009. Chapter members
often organize or present on open source software at regional geospatial
conferences. PDX is the airport code and like the PDX airport, the group
has a wide catchment area.

Sponsors Silver Level Sponsors [image:
boundless_logo]<http://boundlessgeo.com/>        [image:
esri_logo.png] <http://www.esri.com/> Bronze Level Sponsors [image:
azavea]<http://www.azavea.com/>
[image: logo_klein_foss4g] <http://www.sourcepole.ch/>
Supporters [image:
AppGeoFOSS4G2014] <http://www.appgeo.com/>      [image:
camptocamp_logo]<http://www.camptocamp.com/en>      [image:
locate-press-150] <http://locatepress.com/>        [image:
mapgears_rgb_transparent_nb_150x81] <http://www.mapgears.com/>  [image:
logo_terrestris_150x60] <http://www.terrestris.de/en/>

 Media Partners

These leading geospatial media organizations have partnered with FOSS4G to
keep their readers informed.


[image: http://www.directionsmag.com/] <http://www.directionsmag.com/>
[image: http://www.geoconnexion.com/] <http://www.geoconnexion.com/>
    [image:
http://www.geoinformatics.com/] <http://www.geoinformatics.com/>      [image:
http://geospatialworld.net/?utm_source=FOSS4G2014&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Geospatial-World-FOSS4G2014-Media-Partner]<http://geospatialworld.net/?utm_source=FOSS4G2014&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Geospatial-World-FOSS4G2014-Media-Partner>
   [image: http://www.gim-international.com/]<http://www.gim-international.com/>
[image:
bciiajfc.gif] <http://gis-news.de/>       [image:
http://gisuser.com/]<http://gisuser.com/>
[image: http://www.lbxjournal.com/] <http://www.lbxjournal.com/>      [image:
http://www.sensorsandsystems.com/] <http://www.sensorsandsystems.com/>
     [image:
http://www.slashgeo.org/] <http://www.slashgeo.org/>       [image:
http://veryspatial.com/] <http://veryspatial.com/>        [image:
http://www.3dvisworld.com/] <http://www.3dvisworld.com/>

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For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organizing
Committee, follow @foss4g <https://twitter.com/foss4g> on Twitter, subscribe
to our announcements list <http://eepurl.com/N5Q6X>, or contact:
foss4g2014-info at osgeo.org

Darrell Fuhriman, Chair of the FOSS4G Organizing Committee, email:
darrell at garnix.org
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