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<td>[ica-opensource] Open Source GIS Conference - OSGIS 2012</td>
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<th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date : </th>
<td>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:44:24 +0100</td>
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<td>Suchith Anand <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk"><Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ica-opensource@lists.nottingham.ac.uk">ica-opensource@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">----------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOURTH OPEN SOURCE GIS CONFERENCE - OSGIS 2012 <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4th - 5th Sep 2012 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nottingham Geospatial Institute, University of
Nottingham <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OSGIS 2012 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/osgis/">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/osgis/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Nottingham Geospatial Institute (University of
Nottingham), Open Source Geospatial Foundation (UK chapter) , ICA
Commission on Open Source Geospatial Technologies and the Association
of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe (AGILE) are
organising the Fourth Open Source GIS Conference in the UK on 4th -
5th Sep 2012 at the University of Nottingham. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The key aims of OSGIS are:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">o hear presentations from government, academic,
industry and policy makers on open source, open standards and open data
geospatial technologies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">o To provide platform to network and develop ideas
for future collaborative work in open source GIS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">o To understand current developments in open
source GIS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">o to act as a focus for open source, open
standards, open data GIS research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The conference has very much international focus
and holistic outlook bringing together speakers and delegates from
government, academic, industry, software developers, open source
communities, geospatial researchers etc. High profile speakers from all
over the world will be giving presentations and hands on workshops for
the conference. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contributions are invited but are not limited
to the following topic areas: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->State of the Art developments in
Open Source GIS <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Open Source GIS in Education <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Interoperability and standards -
OGC, ISO/TC 211 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Open Source GIS application use
cases <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Web processing services <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Open architectures, open content,
open data <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Case studies of open source
implementations <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Open Source GIS Internationalisation
and Localisation <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Using Open Source GIS with
proprietary software <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Transition to Open Source GIS <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Open Source GIS business models <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Open Source GIS implementation and
deployment case studies <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Sensor Web enablement <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Hands-on workshops on using and
developing open source GIS tools <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abstracts (max 1500 words) are be submitted before
10 May 2012. The conference registration will be activated on May 2012.
In order to reserve your place, please register online at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/osgis/">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/osgis/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IMPORTANT DATES: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 May 2012 - Abstract submission deadline <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 May 2012 - Workshops submission deadline <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">30 May 2012 - Authors notified <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 May 2012 - Registration opens <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4-5 Sep 2012 - OSGIS 2012 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to welcoming you to the University
of Nottingham for an interesting conference and building future
research collaborations in this exciting and rapidly developing
research theme. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Suchith (on behalf of OSGIS 2012 Program Committee)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Dr Suchith
Anand</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nottingham Geospatial Institute<br>
Nottingham Geospatial Building <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Nottingham NG7 2 TU<br>
Tel: (0)115 82 32750<o:p></o:p></p>
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