Just out of curiosity, how is the location of FOSS4G determined?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Roger<br>--<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Frank Warmerdam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:warmerdam@pobox.com">warmerdam@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Folks,<br>
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FOSS4G is always the premier open source geospatial event of the<br>
year, and an important venue for MapServer and a variety of related<br>
projects. I would encourage folks to attend, and to present on<br>
GDAL related activities.<br>
<br>
Frank<br>
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2009 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G)<br>
October 20-23, Sydney, Australia<br>
<br>
<a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/" target="_blank">http://2009.foss4g.org/</a><br>
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Register prior to the July 31st Early Bird Deadline to<br>
save on your registration fees!<br>
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Join 500 other geospatial professionals in<br>
exploring and explaining the world of<br>
OPEN SOURCE geospatial software.<br>
<br>
Workshops, labs, presentations, and networking,<br>
all in beautiful Sydney, Australia.<br>
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SUBMIT A PRESENTATION<br>
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Submit a presentation online at<br>
<a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/" target="_blank">http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/</a><br>
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The deadline for submissions is June 1st, 2009.<br>
<br>
FOSS4G presentations are 25 minute talks, with 5 minute<br>
question and answer sessions at the end. Presentations<br>
cover the use or development of open source geospatial<br>
software. Anyone can submit a presentation proposal and<br>
take part in the conference as a presenter. More<br>
information is available on the presentations page on<br>
the website.<br>
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EXHIBITOR AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES<br>
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For information on exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities,<br>
see <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/sponsorship/" target="_blank">http://2009.foss4g.org/sponsorship/</a> or contact Cameron Shorter,<br>
Conference Chair via email at <a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>.<br>
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We hope to see you in Sydney, Australia in October!<br>
<br>
Yours,<br>
<br>
The FOSS4G 2009 Conference Committee<br>
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