[Aust-NZ] WALIS Forum March '08- OSGeo stand

[Cameron Shorter]

Tim,
LISAsoft is happy to share booth costs and manning the stand.

Tim Bowden wrote:
> The WALIS Forum [1] in Perth will be on soon, and Gaia Resources [2]
> have kindly offered to sponsor half the cost of an exhibitors stand for
> OSGeo.  The forum is on from 12-14 March 2008, at the Perth Convention
> Exhibition Centre.
>
> >From the WALIS site:
> "WALIS Forum is one of the premier GIS events in Australia, attracting
> over 650 participants from a diverse range of professions. Held every 18
> months, the Forum provides an opportunity to address issues related to
> the collection, management and application of geographic or spatial
> information."
>
> We'll need a few volunteers to help man the booth, and some $$ to help
> cover the rest of the booth cost ($750), and any minor incidentals.
> This is a great opportunity for business or government bodies that use
> open source GIS to step up and support the projects that support you,
> either with a cash contribution, or providing volunteer staff to man the
> booth.
>
> Autodesk has previously provided T-shirts, signage and brochures, which
> we will be able to use.  We will have net access, so if you're able to
> run a demo showing of what you're favourite OSGeo project can do, that
> would be great.
>
> I'll be manning the booth for the three days of the conf, apart from
> when I'm involved in an Open Source Workshop as part of the Forum.  I've
> put a wiki page up to organise the event at
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Aust-NZ/WALIS if you'd like to help out
> with volunteering or costs.
>
> Regards,
> Tim Bowden
>
> [1] http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/forum
> [2] Gaia Resources is a company specializing in providing technological
> solutions to the environmental industry, founded by Piers Higgs.  The
> company provides solutions in field data collection, data management,
> Geographic Information Systems (GIS), business strategy and enabling
> technology.  Over the past 18 months, Gaia Resources has grown into a
> small business with a number of employees, and part of the success of
> the business to date has been in the use of open source products,
> including open source GIS packages.  Gaia Resources has an office in
> Leederville, Western Australia, and can be found on the web at
> www.gaiaresources.com.au
>
>
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