[GRASS-user] Fwd: [OSGeo-Announce] Top 10 Reasons to Attend FOSS4G 2011 in Denver

[Markus Neteler]

FYI - not to forget about the FOSS4G Denver 2011 OSGeo conference
in September!

Markus

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From: Tyler Mitchell <tmitchell at osgeo.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 5:45 PM
Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] Top 10 Reasons to Attend FOSS4G 2011 in Denver
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Top 10 Reasons to Attend FOSS4G 2011 in Denver
The Event Presents Great Value and Rare Opportunity

DENVER, July 27, 2011 -- The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
(FOSS4G) conference is the premier international conference focused on open
source geospatial software. The event presents a number of unique learning
opportunities at a great value compared to similar professional conferences.

Following are the Top 10 reasons to consider attendance at this event.

   1. Open source software for geospatial is gaining strong momentum with
   high performance and high-profile use cases, and you need to know what's
   available. If you are currently using closed source commercial software,
   you owe it to yourself and your organization to understand the capabilities,
   cost justifications, and the community of open source geospatial software
   developers.
   2. Location: Denver is the recognized geospatial hub of the United States
   with many commercial geospatial data providers, commercial software
   companies, engaged software developers, and a wide array of federal agencies
   that create and manage geospatial data and applications. Coming to this hub
   will expose attendees to an engaged and vibrant community to interact and
   learn from.
   3. Location: This is the first of these global gatherings to take place
   in North America in the past four years, and will likely not be repeated
   soon. The event makes its way around the world on a yearly basis, and if you
   live and work in North America, this is a chance to catch it while it’s
   close.
   4. Location: The weather and touring possibilities make it an excellent
   draw for global participants. The timing coincides with peak golden aspen
   viewing in the mountains, with typically clear and crisp autumn weather.
   Denver is also a key jumping off point for tours of the scenic American
   west, including many of the large national parks that are within a day’s
   drive.
   5. Gain a global perspective with presentations from speakers from around
   the world.
   6. An introductory immersion welcomes newcomers with concentrated content
   to get you up to speed. With an all-day planned as an introduction, it’s a
   prime opportunity to understand what’s available and at a very low cost of
   only $149 for the day.
   7. This is the top educational event for detailed workshops and sessions
   on tools, custom development, and applications. Again, there is great value
   here with Monday workshops at only $149 each, and one-day registration at
   only $349.
   8. Evening social gatherings, big party night, and informal meetings make
   this a prime event to meet peers and extend your social network.
   9. The event draws top developers in the community who are developing the
   next-generation tools. If you are looking for top talent to act as
   consultants in creating custom tools or to integrate FOSS solutions with
   your commercial implementations, this is the marketplace to meet them.
   10. It’s rare to encounter such a dedicated group of individuals on a
   mission to change the world with software. Be part of the movement to
   extend the reach and possibilities of Open Source Software for Geospatial
   and put a little passion in your work.

If you still aren’t convinced, you can watch this video
http://vimeo.com/osgeo/foss4g2011 from the local committee with a personal
appeal, and insistence, that you come to FOSS4G in Denver.


About FOSS4G
FOSS4G is the global conference focused on Free and Open Source Software for
Geospatial that is organized by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
(OSGeo) with support from an all-volunteer organizing committee and
professional conference management from the Geospatial Information
Technology Association (GITA). The 2011 FOSS4G event in Denver marks the
first North American event in four years, with the prior three events taking
place in Barcelona, Sydney and Cape Town.

SOURCE: FOSS4G Organizing Committee

RELATED LINKS:
http://2011.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G Denver 2011
http://www.osgeo.org/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://stateofthemap.org/ State of the Map Conference
http://www.gita.org/ Geospatial Information Technology Association

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